1891 Brazilian presidential election
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Presidential election |
| | | Candidate | Deodoro da Fonseca | Prudente de Morais | Electoral vote | 129 | 97 | Percentage | 55.60% | 41.81% | |
President before election Deodoro da Fonseca (Provisional) | Elected President Deodoro da Fonseca | |
Vice-Presidential election |
| | | Candidate | Floriano Peixoto | Eduardo Wandenkolk | Electoral vote | 153 | 57 | Percentage | 65.95% | 24.57% | |
Vice president before election None | Elected Vice president Floriano Peixoto | |
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Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 25 February 1891. They were the first presidential elections in the country following the overthrow of the monarchy, with the president and vice president elected by members of Congress. Under the constitution promulgated by Congress on 24 February 1891, the elections were held the following day and the winners took office on 26 February.
Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (who had been Head of the Provisional Government since 15 November 1889, when the monarchy was overthrown) was elected president, while Floriano Vieira Peixoto was elected vice president.[1]
Results
President
Vice President
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Floriano Vieira Peixoto | 153 | 65.95 |
Eduardo Wandenkolk | 57 | 24.57 |
Prudente de Morais | 12 | 5.17 |
Coronel Piragibe | 5 | 2.16 |
José de Almeida Barreto | 4 | 1.72 |
Custódio de Mello | 1 | 0.43 |
Total | 232 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 232 | 99.15 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 2 | 0.85 |
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Total votes | 234 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 268 | 87.31 |
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Source: Migalhas |
References
- ^ O Congresso Nacional Constituinte de 1890 Prefeitura de Marechal Deodoro