Costa Rican general election, 1970
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 February 1970.[1] José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 83.3%.[2]
Results
President
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| National Liberation Party |
269,038 |
50.7 |
32 |
+3 |
| National Unification Party |
190,387 |
35.9 |
22 |
-4 |
| Socialist Action Party |
29,133 |
5.5 |
2 |
New |
| National Front |
16,392 |
3.1 |
0 |
New |
| Christian Democratic Party |
13,489 |
2.5 |
1 |
New |
| National Unity Party |
6,105 |
1.2 |
0 |
New |
| Costa Rican Revolutionary Movement |
3,297 |
0.6 |
0 |
New |
| Cartago Agrarian Union Party |
2,394 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
32,253 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
562,678 |
100 |
57 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p156