1928 Honduran general election

General elections were held in Honduras on 28 October 1928. Vicente Mejía Colindres of the Liberal Party was re-elected as president, becoming the first incumbent to be re-elected in peaceful and contested elections.[1]

Politics of Honduras
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Political parties
Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Eduardo Enrique Reina

Results

President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Vicente Mejía ColindresLiberal Party62,31956.62
Tiburcio Carías AndinoNational Party47,74543.38
Total110,064100.00
Source: Nohlen

Congress
PartySeats+/–
National Party26–10
Liberal Party21+15
Vacant1–
Total48+2
Source: Political Handbook of the World[2]

References
  1. Victor Bulmer-Thomas (1991) Central America since independence, p195
  2. Political Handbook of the World 1929, p88

Bibliography
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