Costa Rican general election, 1970

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on February 1, 1970.[1] José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 83.3%.[2]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
José Figueres FerrerNational Liberation Party295,88354.8
Mario Echandi JiménezNational Unification Party222,37241.2
Virgilio Calvo SánchezNational Front9,5541.8
Lisímaco Leiva CubilloSocialist Action Party7,2211.3
Jorge Arturo Monge ZamoraChristian Democratic Party5,0150.9
Invalid/blank votes22,721-
Total562,766100
Source: Nohlen

Parliament

Party Votes % Seats +/-
National Liberation Party269,03850.732+3
National Unification Party190,38735.922-4
Socialist Action Party29,1335.52New
National Front16,3923.10New
Christian Democratic Party13,4892.51New
National Unity Party6,1051.20New
Costa Rican Revolutionary Movement3,2970.60New
Cartago Agrarian Union Party2,3940.50New
Invalid/blank votes32,253---
Total562,678100570
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p156