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 received 72% of the vote. Voter turnout was 44% in the vice presidential election and 49% in the parliamentary election.[2]
Results
Vice president
Legislative Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| National Union Party | 55,804 | 71.69 | 35 |
| Constitutional Party | 12,254 | 15.74 | 6 |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,169 | 6.64 | 3 |
| Cortesist Democratic Party | 1,931 | 2.48 | 1 |
| Cartaginese Union Party | 1,383 | 1.78 | 0 |
| Alajuelan Cortesist Democrat Party | 1,305 | 1.68 | 0 |
| Total | 77,846 | 100.00 | 45 |
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| Valid votes | 77,846 | 100.00 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
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| Total votes | 77,846 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 158,224 | 49.20 | |
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| Source: Nohlen, TSE |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p156