1923 Honduran general election

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General elections were held in Honduras between 27 and 29 October 1923. Tiburcio Carías Andino received the highest number of votes, with 47% of the ballots cast. However, as no candidate had received an absolute majority in the public vote, Congress would vote on the candidates. However, Congress did not meet again until 1 January the following year. In December President Rafael López Gutiérrez declared a state of siege, suspended the constitution, and announced that he would remain in office in order to keep the peace. Although Congress was dominated by the two liberal parties, they did not want Carías, but also could not agree on a common candidate.

As a result, Carías started a civil war in February, known as the War of Revindication. López Gutiérrez lost the support of his party in several provinces. Scattered fighting took place over two months, with 400 American marines occupying Tegucigalpa.

Background

In April 1923 Carías was selected by the National Party's Central Committee as the party's candidate for president, with Miguel Paz Barahona as his running mate.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tiburcio Carías Andino	National Party	49,541	47.13
	Policarpo Bonilla	Liberal Constitutionalist Party	35,160	33.45
	Juan Ángel Arias Boquín	Liberal Party	20,424	19.43
Total			105,125	100.00

Source: Nohlen

Congress


Party		Seats
	Liberal Constitutionalist Party	18
	National Party	15
	Liberal Party	9
Total		42

Source: UCSD

References

Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p414
Stokes, WS (1950) Honduras: an area study in government Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, p247
Dodd, TJ (2005) Tiburcio Carías: portrait of a Honduran political leader Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, p34
Euraque, DA (1996) Reinterpreting the banana republic: region and state in Honduras, 1870-1972 Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, p55
Dodd, p35
Dunkerley, J (1988) Power in the isthmus: a political history of modern Central America London: Verso, p67
Dodd, pp32-33

Bibliography

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Bulmer-Thomas, Victor. “Honduras since 1930.” Bethell, Leslie, ed. 1991. Central America since independence. New York: Cambridge University Press.
García Laguardia, Jorge Mario. Honduras: evolución político constitucional 1824-1936. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala. 1999.
Mahoney, James. The legacies of liberalism: path dependence and political regimes in Central America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2001.
Mariñas Otero, Luis. “La evolución del estado liberal: de la guerra civil a la crisis del 30.” Yankelevich, Pablo, ed. 1990. Honduras. México: Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Mora, Universidad de Guadalajara, Nueva Imagen.
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