Costa Rican general election, 1953
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 26 July 1953.[1] José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 67.2% in the presidential election and 67.5% in the parliamentary election.[2]
Results
President
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| National Liberation Party |
114,043 |
64.7 |
30 |
| Democratic Party |
67,324 |
21.2 |
11 |
| Independent National Republican Party |
12,696 |
7.2 |
3 |
| National Unity Party |
12,069 |
6.9 |
1 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
22,140 |
- |
- |
| Total |
198,270 |
100 |
45 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p156