Costa Rican general election, 1974
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 3 February 1974.[1] Daniel Oduber Quirós of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 79.9%.[2]
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Daniel Oduber Quirós |
National Liberation Party |
294,609 |
43.4 |
| Fernando Trejos Escalante |
National Unification Party |
206,149 |
30.4 |
| Jorge Gonzáles Martén |
National Independent Party |
73,788 |
10.9 |
| Rodrigo Carazo Odio |
Democratic Renovation Party |
61,820 |
9.1 |
| Gerdo Villalobos Garita |
Democratic Party |
18,832 |
2.8 |
| Manuel Mora |
Socialist Action Party |
16,081 |
2.4 |
| Jorge Arturo Monge Zamora |
Christian Democratic Party |
3,461 |
0.5 |
| José Francisco Auilar Bulgarelli |
Costa Rican Socialist Party |
3.417 |
0.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
21,183 |
- |
| Total |
699,340 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| National Liberation Party |
271,867 |
40.9 |
27 |
-5 |
| National Unification Party |
164,323 |
24.7 |
16 |
-6 |
| National Independent Party |
66,222 |
10.0 |
6 |
New |
| Democratic Renovation Party |
51,083 |
7.7 |
3 |
New |
| Independent National Republican Party |
32,475 |
4.9 |
1 |
New |
| Socialist Action Party |
29,310 |
4.4 |
2 |
0 |
| Democratic Party |
14,161 |
2.1 |
1 |
New |
| Christian Democratic Party |
13,688 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Cartago Agrarian Union Party |
8,074 |
1.2 |
1 |
+1 |
| Costa Rican Socialist Party |
6,032 |
0.9 |
0 |
New |
| Costa Rican People's Front |
4,448 |
0.7 |
0 |
New |
| Independent Party |
3,282 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
34,078 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
699,042 |
100 |
57 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p157