Costa Rican general election, 1994
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 1994.[1] José María Figueres of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.1%.[2]
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| José María Figueres |
National Liberation Party |
739,339 |
49.6 |
| Miguel Ángel Rodríguez |
Social Christian Unity Party |
711,328 |
47.7 |
| Miguel Zúñiga Díaz |
Democratic Force |
28,274 |
1.9 |
| Rafael Ángel Matamoros Mesén |
Christian National Alliance |
4,980 |
0.3 |
| Jorge González Mesén |
National Independent Party |
2,426 |
0.2 |
| Norma Vargas Duarte |
Generaleña Union |
2,159 |
0.1 |
| Holman Esquivel Garrote |
Independent Party |
1,600 |
0.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
35,882 |
- |
| Total |
1,525,979 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| National Liberation Party |
658,258 |
44.6 |
28 |
+3 |
| Social Christian Unity Party |
595,802 |
40.4 |
25 |
-4 |
| Democratic Force |
78,454 |
5.3 |
2 |
New |
| Generaleña Union |
25,420 |
1.7 |
0 |
-1 |
| Christian National Alliance |
21,064 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
| People's Vanguard Party |
20,026 |
1.4 |
0 |
New |
| Cartago Agrarian Union Party |
16,336 |
1.1 |
1 |
0 |
| Partido Agrario Nacional |
13,589 |
0.9 |
1 |
New |
| National Independent Party |
1,767 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
| Alajuelense Democratic Action |
11,630 |
0.8 |
0 |
New |
| Independent Party |
9,213 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
| Limonese Authentic Party |
5,468 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
| Agrarian Labour Action Party |
3,859 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
| Independent Guanacaste Party |
2,843 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
| Convergencia Nacional |
864 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
50,031 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
1,525,624 |
100 |
57 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p157