1949 Costa Rican general election

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 October 1949. [1] They followed the introduction of a new constitution after the Costa Rican Civil War. Voters elected a vice president (as none had been chosen in the 1948 elections) and the Legislative Assembly. The result was a victory for the National Unity Party, which received 72% of the vote. Voter turnout was 44% in the vice presidential election and 49% in the parliamentary election. [2]

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Results

Vice president

CandidatePartyVotes%
Alberto Oreamuno Flores
Alfredo Volio Mata
National Union Party 69,228100.00
Total69,228100.00
Registered voters/turnout158,210
Source: TSE, [3] Nohlen

Legislative Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats
National Union Party 55,80471.6935
Constitutional Party 12,25415.746
Social Democratic Party  [ es ]5,1696.643
Cortesist Democratic Party 1,9312.481
Cartaginese Union Party1,3831.780
Alajuelan Cortesist Democrat Party1,3051.680
Total77,846100.0045
Valid votes77,846100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes77,846100.00
Registered voters/turnout158,22449.20
Source: Nohlen, TSE

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p156
  3. TSE