General elections were held in
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
on 28–30 December 1924.
Miguel Paz Barahona
Miguel Paz Barahona (3 September 1863 – 11 November 1937) was President of Honduras from 1 February 1925 to 1 February 1929. Barahona was a member of the National Party of Honduras (PNH).
The PNH nominated Barahona as their presidential can ...
was elected president and his
National Party won all but one of the seats in Congress.
Background
National Party candidate
Tiburcio Carías Andino emerged as the leading candidate in the
October 1923 presidential elections with 47% of the vote, but failed to win a majority, meaning Congress would have to confirm the winner. Congress, which was controlled by liberals, refused to confirm Carías as the winner. In a Congress vote, 18 voted for
Juan Ángel Arias
Juan Ángel Arias (1800–1842) served as the acting ''Head of state, Supremo Director'' of Honduras (24 December 1829 – 22 April 1830).
When the general Francisco Morazán arrives to take possession as the Head of State, December 4, 1829, the ...
(who had finished third in the popular vote), 15 for Carías and nine for the runner-up
Policarpo Bonilla
José Policarpo Bonilla Vasquez (1858–1926) was Dictator of Honduras between 22 February 1894 and 1 February 1895. Then elected as President for the period between 1 February 1895 and 1 February 1899.
Biography
He was born on 17 March 185 ...
. This led to a two-month civil war starting in February, referred to as the War of Revindication. As a result, American marines were sent into
Tegucigalpa to restore peace.
[Elections and Events 1900-1924]
The Library, UC San Diego
An agreement was signed on the
USS Milwaukee on 3 May, which provided for a provisional government led by
Vicente Tosta
Vicente Tosta Carrasco (27 October 1886 – 7 August 1930) was provisional President of Honduras for ten months, from 30 April 1924 through 1 February 1925.
In 1919, Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized gro ...
to hold power until fresh elections were held. Participants in the civil war were banned from contesting the presidential election.
[ A new constitution was subsequently drafted and promulgated in September. It introduced residency requirements for Congressional candidates and required presidential candidates to be aged between 30 and 65.][
]
Presidential candidates
While Miguel Paz Barahona
Miguel Paz Barahona (3 September 1863 – 11 November 1937) was President of Honduras from 1 February 1925 to 1 February 1929. Barahona was a member of the National Party of Honduras (PNH).
The PNH nominated Barahona as their presidential can ...
was nominated as the National Party candidate, with the United States objecting to the candidacy of Tiburcio Carías Andino, who had won the 1923 elections.
The Liberal Party did not put forward a candidate.[Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. xford .a.: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.414.]
Results
President
Congress
References
Bibliography
*Argueta, Mario. Tiburcio Carías: anatomía de una época, 1923-1948. Tegucigalpa: Editorial Guaymuras. 1989.
*Bardales B., Rafael. Historia del Partido Nacional de Honduras. Tegucigalpa: Servicopiax Editores. 1980.
*Political handbook of the world 1928. New York, 1929.
*Stokes, William S. Honduras: an area study in government. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. 1950.
{{Honduran elections
Elections in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
1924 in Honduras
Presidential elections in Honduras
December 1924 events