1856 Colombian Presidential Election
1856 · Election by the colleges
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez won with 46.26% against Manuel Murillo Toro on 38.01%.
The president was chosen by provincial electoral colleges and, failing a majority there, by congress; the figures are electors' votes.
President before
José Hilario López
Liberal
Elected President
José María Obando
Liberal
The result
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Colombian Conservative Party · 96.651 votes
Manuel Murillo Toro
Colombian Liberal Party · 79.411 votes
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
National Party · 32.713 votes
Patrocinio Cuéllar
6 votes
Manuel A. Murillo de Torres
6 votes
Florentino González
2 votes
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| Mariano Ospina Rodríguez | Colombian Conservative Party | 96.651 | 46.26% |
| Manuel Murillo Toro | Colombian Liberal Party | 79.411 | 38.01% |
| Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | National Party | 32.713 | 15.66% |
| Mariano Ospina | — | 83 | 0.04% |
| Patrocinio Cuéllar | — | 6 | 0.00% |
| Manuel A. Murillo de Torres | — | 6 | 0.00% |
| Vicente Cárdena | — | 4 | 0.00% |
| Juan A. Arias | — | 3 | 0.00% |
| Casto Celedón | — | 3 | 0.00% |
| José María Obando | — | 3 | 0.00% |
| Ezequiel Rojas | — | 3 | 0.00% |
| Florentino González | — | 2 | 0.00% |
| Francisco F. Martínez | — | 2 | 0.00% |
| Pedro Alcántara Herrán | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Julio Arboleda Pombo | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Benedicto Arias | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Juan Demetrio Arizabaleta | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Justo Arosemena Quesada | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| J. Antonio de la Barrera | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Martín Barros | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Simón Belacázar | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Gabriel Bermúdez Santos | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manuel José Bonilla | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Miguel Burbano | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Juan Campos | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Celedonio Castillo | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Luis Celadón Fernández | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manuel Ezequiel Corrales | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Rufino Díaz | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| José María Franco | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Luis María Galindo | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Reyes Gamboa | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Rafael María Giraldo | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Narciso Gómez | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Ramón Gómez | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manuel Góngora | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| J. María Jovane Arce | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manuel S. Jurado | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Juan Lara | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| José María Llanos | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mariano Montaña | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Joaquín Mosquera | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manuel Muriilo | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manuel Murillo Tero | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manuel U. Orna | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Juan de D. Ortiz | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Juan Oscorio Aldana | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mariano Ospina Rodríguez | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Pastor Ospina | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Emigdio Palau | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Francisco A. Palau | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Joaquín Paris | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manuel Piedrahíta | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Antonio Pinto | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Saturnino Rincón | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Manual Ma. Rodríguez Y. | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Alejandro Rubiano de Rivariv | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Rafael Salcedo | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Antonio Sánchez | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Leando Sánchez | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Proto Sandoval | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| José Manuel Suárez | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Dionisio E. Vélez | — | 1 | 0.00% |
| Marcos Veloza | — | 1 | 0.00% |