Presidential elections were held in

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on 5 April 1831.Elección Presidencial 1831
Chilean Elections Database Carried out through a system of electors, they resulted in the election of General Joaquín Prieto as president.

Background

Following the victory by the conservatives at the

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, which put an end to the

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, order was restored. A new Congress was elected, and a call for presidential elections was made. A restricted number of citizens voted for electors, who in turn voted to elect a new president. On June 2, the day following the first session of the new Congress, the vote recount took place. Joaquín Prieto was elected President, and

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Vice President. The position of

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was later abolished with the Constitution of 1833.

Results

References

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