1915 Chilean presidential election

1915 Chilean presidential election

25 June 1915
Turnout	81.28% 28 pp
Candidate Juan Luis Sanfuentes Javier Ángel Figueroa Party Liberal Democratic Liberal Alliance Coalition Liberal Alliance Electoral vote 174 173 Congress vote 77 41
President before election Ramón Barros Luco Liberal Elected President Juan Luis Sanfuentes Liberal Democratic

Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1915. They were a bitter contest between Juan Luis Sanfuentes – a Coalition candidate of the Liberal Party and Conservative Party – and Javier Ángel Figueroa – supported by the Liberal Alliance parties. Sanfuentes beat Figueroa by a single vote in the electoral vote, with numerous allegations of fraud and electoral intervention. Due to the controversy, the National Congress made a contingent vote, which Sanfuentes won by 77 votes to 41.

Results

Candidate		Party	Electoral vote		Congress vote
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Juan Luis Sanfuentes	Coalition	174	50.14	77	65.25
	Javier Ángel Figueroa	Liberal Alliance	173	49.86	41	34.75
Total			347	100.00	118	100.00
Source: Chilean Elections Database