Costa Rican general election, 1962
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 February 1962.[1] Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 80.9%.[2]
Results
President
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| National Liberation Party |
184,135 |
48.9 |
29 |
+9 |
| Republican Party |
126,249 |
33.5 |
18 |
+8 |
| National Unity Party |
50,021 |
13.3 |
8 |
-2 |
| Popular Democratic Action |
9,256 |
2.5 |
2 |
New |
| Partido Acción Solidarista |
3,358 |
0.9 |
0 |
New |
| Partido Alajuelense |
1,698 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
| Movemento Depuración Nacional |
1,192 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Unión Guanacasta Independiente |
903 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
| Partido Renovación Nacional |
125 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
14,563 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
391,500 |
100 |
57 |
+12 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p156