Costa Rican general election, 1962
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on February 4, 1962.[1] Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 80.9%.[2]
Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich | National Liberation Party | 192,850 | 50.3 |
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia | Republican Party | 135,533 | 35.3 |
Otilio Ulate Blanco | National Unity Party | 51,740 | 13.5 |
Enrique Obregón Valverde | Popular Democratic Action | 3,339 | 0.9 |
Invalid/blank votes | 7,944 | - | |
Total | 391,406 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
Parliament
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberation Party | 184,135 | 48.9 | 29 | +9 |
Republican Party | 126,249 | 33.5 | 18 | +8 |
National Unity Party | 50,021 | 13.3 | 8 | -2 |
Popular Democratic Action | 9,256 | 2.5 | 2 | New |
Partido Acción Solidarista | 3,358 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
Partido Alajuelense | 1,698 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
Movemento Depuración Nacional | 1,192 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
Unión Guanacasta Independiente | 903 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
Partido Renovación Nacional | 125 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 14,563 | - | - | - |
Total | 391,500 | 100 | 57 | +12 |
Source: Nohlen |
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