Costa Rican general election, 1953
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 26 July 1953.[1] José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 67.2% in the presidential election and 67.5% in the parliamentary election.[2]
Results
President
Parliament
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
National Liberation Party | 114,043 | 64.7 | 30 |
Democratic Party | 67,324 | 21.2 | 11 |
Independent National Republican Party | 12,696 | 7.2 | 3 |
National Unity Party | 12,069 | 6.9 | 1 |
Invalid/blank votes | 22,140 | - | - |
Total | 198,270 | 100 | 45 |
Source: Nohlen |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p156