Costa Rican general election, 1936

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Costa Rican general election, 1936
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  1932 9 February 1936 1940  
Turnout 75,897

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Nominee León Cortés Castro Octavio Beeche Argüello Manuel Mora Valverde
Party National Republican National Party Workers and Farmers
Home state Alajuela San José San José
Popular vote52,924 30,331 4,594
Percentage60.2% 34.5% 5.3

President before election

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
National Republican

Elected President

León Cortés Castro
National Republican

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 9 February 1936. [1] León Cortés Castro of the Independent National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 59.4% of the vote. [2] Voter turnout was 68.8% in the presidential election and 68.9% in the parliamentary election. [3]

Costa Rica country in Central America

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León Cortés Castro President of Costa Rica

León Cortés Castro was a Costa Rican politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940. During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific region, and established ports at Quepos and Golfito. His administration is often referred to as the "iron bars and cement administration" because of the various construction projects undertaken during his presidency, including the construction of the former International Airport of La Sabana. He was the last of a series of relatively conservative Presidents. He considered changes to allow him to pursue re-election as President, but ultimately backed down due to a Constitutional ban on consecutive terms. He was succeeded by Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, who ultimately broke with tradition and substantially increased the scope of the social state.

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
León Cortés Castro Independent National Republican Party 52,92460.2
Octavio Beeche Argüello National Party 30,33134.5
Manuel Mora Valverde Workers and Farmers Party 4,5945.3
Invalid/blank votes0-
Total75,897100
Source: Nohlen
Popular Vote
National Republican
60.2%
National
34.5%
Workers' and Farmers'
5.3%

Parliament

PartyVotes%Seats
Independent National Republican Party 53,04759.4
National Party 30,81534.5
Workers and Farmers Party 5,4486.1
Invalid/blank votes0--
Total89,310100
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p167
  3. Nohlen, p156