Costa Rican general election, 1962

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 February 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

References

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