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1891 Brazilian presidential election

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1891 Brazilian presidential election

February 1891 1894 →
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

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

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President

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CandidateVotes%
Deodoro da Fonseca12955.60
Prudente de Morais9741.81
Floriano Peixoto31.29
Saldanha Marinho20.86
José Higino Duarte Pereira10.43
Total232100.00
Valid votes23299.15
Invalid/blank votes20.85
Total votes234100.00
Registered voters/turnout26887.31
Source: Prefeitura de Marechal Deodoro

Vice President

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CandidateVotes%
Floriano Vieira Peixoto15365.95
Eduardo Wandenkolk5724.57
Prudente de Morais125.17
Coronel Piragibe52.16
José de Almeida Barreto41.72
Custódio de Mello10.43
Total232100.00
Valid votes23299.15
Invalid/blank votes20.85
Total votes234100.00
Registered voters/turnout26887.31
Source: Migalhas

References

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  1. ^ O Congresso Nacional Constituinte de 1890 Prefeitura de Marechal Deodoro