Costa Rican general election, 1958
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 2 February 1958.[1] Mario Echandi Jiménez of the National Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst the National Liberation Party won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 64.7%.[2]
Results
President
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| National Liberation Party |
86,081 |
41.7 |
20 |
-10 |
| Republican Party |
46,171 |
22.4 |
11 |
New |
| National Unity Party |
44,125 |
21.4 |
10 |
+9 |
| Independent Party |
20,314 |
9.8 |
3 |
New |
| Revolutionary Civic Union |
6,855 |
3.3 |
1 |
New |
| Democratic Opposition Movement |
1,417 |
0.7 |
0 |
New |
| Democratic Party |
939 |
0.5 |
0 |
-11 |
| Democratic Action Party |
614 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
22,991 |
- |
- |
| Total |
229,507 |
100 |
45 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p156