1825 Central American federal election

1825 Central American federal election

21 April 1825 1830 →

Nominee Manuel José Arce José Cecilio del Valle Party Liberal Conservative Home state El Salvador Honduras Electoral college 34 41 Congressional vote 22 5

Elected President Manuel José Arce Liberal

General elections were held in the Federal Republic of Central America in 1825 to elect the President of Central America, a post established by the 1824 Central American constitution. The Liberal-dominated Federal Congress called the election, which was held in all five member states; Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.^[1] The two main parties were the Liberals and the Conservatives.

In order to win, a candidate had to receive a majority of the votes in the 82-member electoral college. If no candidate received a majority, Congress would elect the president. Conservative candidate José Cecilio del Valle received 41 votes, one short of a majority. As a result, a vote in Congress was held between del Valle the liberal Manuel José Arce. Despite del Valle receiving the most votes in the electoral college, the Liberal-led Congress elected Arce by 22 votes to five, much to the outrage of Valle and his supporters.