Costa Rican general election, 1913

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 December 1913,^[1] the first direct elections since 1844. They were also the first elections to have universal male suffrage, after economic and educational requriements were eliminated.^[2] Máximo Fernández Alvarado of the Republican Party won the presidential election, but both him and runner-up Carlos Durán Cartín later resigned and Alfredo González Flores was appointed president by Congress on 8 May 1914.^[3] The Republican Party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 78.0% in the presidential election and 78.6% in the parliamentary election.^[4]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Máximo Fernández Alvarado	Republican Party	26,989	42.1
Carlos Durán Cartín	National Union	19,818	30.9
Rafael Yglesias Castro	Civil	17,340	27.0
Invalid/blank votes		6	-
Total		64,153	100
Source: Nohlen

Parliament

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Republican Party	27,094	42.3
National Union	19,747	30.8
Civil	17,215	26.9
Invalid/blank votes	543	-	-
Total	64,599	100
Source: Nohlen

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
2. ^ Nohlen, p151
3. ^ Nohlen, p186
4. ^ Nohlen, p156