Costa Rican general election, 1966
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 1966.[1] José Joaquín Trejos Fernández of the National Unification Party won the presidential election, whilst the National Liberation Party won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.4%.[2]
Results
President
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| National Liberation Party |
202,891 |
48.9 |
29 |
0 |
| National Unification Party |
178,953 |
43.2 |
26 |
New |
| Revolutionary Civic Union |
22,721 |
5.5 |
2 |
New |
| Democratic Party |
8,543 |
2.1 |
0 |
New |
| Movemento Depuración Nacional |
1,529 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
36,838 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
451,475 |
100 |
57 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p156