1916 Guatemalan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Guatemala on 17 January 1916. For the second successive election, Manuel Estrada Cabrera was re-elected unopposed.^[1]^[2] Despite there only being one candidate, voters were rounded up by the military and taken to polling stations, where they could only vote for Cabrera.^[3] Cabrera assumed the presidency on 15 March 1911.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Manuel Estrada Cabrera	Liberal Party	415,052	100.00
Total			415,052	100.00

Source: Information Annual, 1916

References

^ Calvert, Peter (1985) Guatemala : a nation in turmoil Boulder: Westview Pres p69
^ Information Annual, 1916: A Continuous Cyclopedia and Digest of Current Events. 1917, p297
^ Munro, Dana G (1967) The five republics of Central America New York: Russell & Russell, pp. 55–56

Bibliography

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González Davison, Fernando. El régimen Liberal en Guatemala (1871–1944). Guatemala: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 1987.
Dosal, Paul J. Power in transition: the rise of Guatemala's industrial oligarchy, 1871–1994. Westport: Praeger. 1995.
Holden, Robert H. Armies without nations: public violence and state formation in Central America, 1821–1960. New York: Oxford University Press. 2004.
Taracena Arriola, Arturo. "Liberalismo y poder político en Centroamérica (1870–1929).” Historia general de Centroamérica . 1994. San José: FLACSO. Volume 4.
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[1] Calvert, Peter (1985) Guatemala : a nation in turmoil Boulder: Westview Pres p69

[2] Information Annual, 1916: A Continuous Cyclopedia and Digest of Current Events. 1917, p297

[3] Munro, Dana G (1967) The five republics of Central America New York: Russell & Russell, pp. 55–56

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