General elections in Honduras were held from February 1, 1881. They elected the president and deputies of the National Congress of Honduras . Marco Aurelio Soto was re-elected as president. [1]
← 1877  1883 → | |||
| Presidential elections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | |||
| 1st of February | |||
 |  | ||
| Candidate | Marco Aurelio Soto | Carlos Seleo Arias | |
| The consignment | Liberals | Liberals | |
| Votes | 24 521 (82%) | 5,274 (18%) | |
| Election result | Marco Aurelio Soto re-elected Honduras President. | ||
Elections were held under the new scheme. The president became the head of the executive branch. At the end of 1880, Marco Aurelio Soto left the presidency in order to nominate his candidacy for the presidency. The Conservative Party did not stand as a candidate. Liberals nominated Seleo Arias, a lawyer, [2] who was the president of Honduras in 1872-1874. Soto received 82% of the vote and was re-elected president.
Presidential Election
| Candidate | Political preference | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Aurelio Soto | Liberals | 24 521 | 82 |
| Carlos Seleo Arias | Liberals | 5,274 | 18 |
| Total | 29,795 | 100 | |
| Source: Euraque | |||
Notes
- ↑ Darío A Euraque (1996) Reinterpreting the Banana Republic: Region and State in Honduras, 1870–1992 University of North Carolina Press, p46
- ↑ Latin American Elections Statistics / Honduras / Universidad de San Diego. (www.libraries.ucsd.edu) Zúñiga Huete 1987, Página 23. (En idioma inglés)
Links
- Latin American Elections Statistics / Honduras / University of San Diego. Elections and Events 1875-1899 . University of San Diego. The date of appeal is November 25, 2017.