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

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
2. ^ Nohlen, p156