Costa Rican general election, 1949
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 October 1949.[1] They followed the introduction of a new constitution after the Costa Rican Civil War. Voters elected a Vice-President (as none had been chosen in the 1948 elections and the Legislative Assembly. The result was a victory for the National Unity Party, which won 71.7% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43.8% in the vice-presidential election and 49.2% in the parliamentary election.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Unity Party | 55,804 | 71.7 | ||
Constitutional Party | 12,254 | 15.7 | ||
Social Democratic Party | 5,169 | 6.6 | ||
Demócrata cortesista | 1,931 | 2.5 | ||
Unión Cataginesa | 1,383 | 1.8 | ||
Demócrata alajuelense | 1,305 | 1.7 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 0 | - | - | |
Total | 77,846 | 100 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
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