Costa Rican Constitutional Assembly election, 1948

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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 December 1948,^[1] following the Costa Rican Civil War. The result was a victory for the National Unity Party, which won 34 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 47.5%.^[2] The assembly drew up the 1949 constitution.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Unity Party	62,300	74.2	34
Constitutional Party	10,815	12.9	6
Social Democratic Party	6,415	7.6	4
National Fellowship Party	2,439	2.9	1
Civic Action Party	844	1.0	0
People's Republican Movement	749	0.9	0
Liberal Party	448	0.5	0
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total	84,010	100	45
Source: Nohlen

References

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