Costa Rican general election, 1936
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 9 February 1936.[1] León Cortés Castro of the Independent National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 59.4% of the vote.[2] Voter turnout was 68.8% in the presidential election and 68.9% in the parliamentary election.[3]
Results
President
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
León Cortés Castro | Independent National Republican Party | 52,924 | 60.2 |
Octavio Beeche Argüello | National Party | 30,331 | 34.5 |
Carlos Luis Saénz | Workers and Farmers Party | 4,594 | 5.3 |
Invalid/blank votes | 0 | - |
Total | 75,897 | 100 |
Source: Nohlen |
Parliament
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
Independent National Republican Party | 53,047 | 59.4 |
National Party | 30,815 | 34.5 |
Workers and Farmers Party | 5,448 | 6.1 |
Invalid/blank votes | 0 | - | - |
Total | 89,310 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p167
- ↑ Nohlen, p156