Costa Rican general election, 1949

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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 won 71.7% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43.8% in the vice-presidential election and 49.2% in the parliamentary election.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
National Unity Party55,80471.7
Constitutional Party12,25415.7
Social Democratic Party5,1696.6
Demócrata cortesista1,9312.5
Unión Cataginesa1,3831.8
Demócrata alajuelense1,3051.7
Invalid/blank votes0--
Total77,846100
Source: Nohlen

References

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