Costa Rican general election, 1998
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 February 1998.[1] Miguel Ángel Rodríguez of the Social Christian Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 70%, the lowest since the 1950s.[2]
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Miguel Ángel Rodríguez |
Social Christian Unity Party |
652,160 |
47.0 |
| José Maria Corrales |
National Liberation Party |
618,834 |
44.6 |
| Vladimir De la Cruz De Lemos |
Democratic Force |
41,710 |
3.0 |
| Walter Muñoz Céspedes |
National Integration Party |
19,934 |
1.4 |
| Sherman Thomas Jackson |
Costa Rican Renovation Party |
19,313 |
1.4 |
| Álvaro González Espinoza |
Democratic Party |
12,952 |
0.9 |
| Federico Malavassi Calvo |
Movimiento Libertario |
5,874 |
0.4 |
| Jorge González Martén |
National Independent Party |
4,218 |
0.3 |
| Alejandro Madrigal Benavides |
Christian National Alliance |
3,545 |
0.3 |
| Norma Vargas Duarte |
United People |
3,075 |
0.2 |
| Rodrigo Gutiérrez Schwanhäuser |
New Democratic Party |
3,025 |
0.2 |
| Yolanda Gutiérrez Ventura |
Independent Party |
1,377 |
0.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
43,715 |
- |
| Total |
1,431,913 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Social Christian Unity Party |
569,792 |
41.2 |
27 |
+2 |
| National Liberation Party |
481,933 |
34.8 |
23 |
-5 |
| Democratic Force |
79,826 |
5.8 |
3 |
+1 |
| Movimiento Libertario |
42,640 |
3.1 |
1 |
New |
| National Integration Party |
34,408 |
2.5 |
1 |
New |
| Costa Rican Renovation Party |
27,892 |
2.0 |
1 |
New |
| Democratic Party |
17,060 |
1.2 |
0 |
New |
| Agrarian Labour Action Party |
16,955 |
1.2 |
1 |
+1 |
| United People |
15,028 |
1.2 |
0 |
New |
| National Independent Party |
12,794 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
| Generaleña Union |
12,583 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
| New Democratic Party |
12,476 |
0.9 |
0 |
New |
| National Rescue Party |
9,588 |
0.7 |
0 |
New |
| Christian National Alliance |
9,176 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
| Cartago Agrarian Union Party |
7,138 |
0.5 |
0 |
-1 |
| Partido Agrario Nacional |
7,497 |
0.5 |
0 |
-1 |
| Alajuelense Democratic Action |
6,614 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
| Independent Party |
6,025 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
| Cambio Ya |
2,223 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
| Convergencia Nacional |
2,197 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
| Limonese Authentic Party |
2,167 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
| Cartago Agrarian Force |
1,892 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Independent Guanacaste Party |
1,623 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
47,052 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
1,430,579 |
100 |
57 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, pp156-157