1915 Peruvian presidential election

1915 Peruvian presidential election

16–17 May 1915

Presidential election

Candidate José Pardo y Barreda Carlos de Piérola Party Civilista Party Democratic Popular vote 131,289 13,151 Percentage 90.90% 9.10%

President before election Óscar R. Benavides Military Elected President José Pardo y Barreda Civilista Party

Presidential elections were held in Peru on 16 and 17 May 1915. They followed a coup in January 1914 that overthrew the government of Guillermo Billinghurst.

José Pardo y Barreda of the Civilista Party was elected president with 91% of the vote. Ricardo Bentín Sánchez was elected first vice president and Melitón Carvajal second vice president.

Background

A new electoral law was approved in February, which abolished the previous electoral register.

Coup leader Óscar R. Benavides hoped to avoid a repeat of the highly partisan politics that preceded the coup and called for parties to work together. As a result, in March 1915 the Civilista Party, Constitutional Party and Liberal Party held a joint convention, with 418 members in attendance. The parties agreed to support a common presidential candidate, selecting former president José Pardo y Barreda on 28 March. On 25 April the convention selected Ricardo Bentín Sánchez and Melitón Carvajal as candidates for the vice presidencies.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	José Pardo y Barreda	Civilista Party	131,289	90.90
	Carlos de Piérola	Democratic Party	13,151	9.10
Total			144,440	100.00
Total votes			144,712	–
Source: Basadre

First vice president

Candidate	Votes	%
Ricardo Bentín Sánchez	127,459
Total
Total votes	146,523	–
Source: Basadre

Second vice president

Candidate	Votes	%
Melitón Carvajal	134,077
Total
Total votes	146,237	–
Source: Basadre