General elections were held in
Honduras in October 1915.
[Elections and Events 1900-1924]
The Library, UC San Diego Francisco Bertrand
Francisco Bertrand Barahona (9 October 1866 – 15 July 1926) was a Honduran politician. He was a two-term President of Honduras, first from 28 March 1911 to 1 February 1912, and then again between 21 March 1913 and 9 September 1919. His su ...
of the
National Party was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed.
[ Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p413 ] As the incumbent, Bertrand had been constitutionally barred from contesting the elections, but had avoided the rule by resigning in favour of his vice president
Alberto Membreño three months before the election.
[Wright, TP (1960) "Honduras: a case study of United States support of free elections in Central America" ''Hispanic American Historical Review'' 40, 2:212-223, pp 214]
Results
President
References
Bibliography
*Durón, Rómulo. Bosquejo histórico de Honduras. Tegucigalpa: Baktun Editorial. Third edition. 1982.
*Stokes, William S. Honduras: an area study in government. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. 1950.
*Zúñiga Huete, José Angel. Presidentes de Honduras. México. Two volumes. 1987.
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