Costa Rican general election, 1970

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 February 1970.^[1] José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 83.3%.^[2]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
José Figueres Ferrer	National Liberation Party	295,883	54.8
Mario Echandi Jiménez	National Unification Party	222,372	41.2
Virgilio Calvo Sánchez	National Front	9,554	1.8
Lisímaco Leiva Cubillo	Socialist Action Party	7,221	1.3
Jorge Arturo Monge Zamora	Christian Democratic Party	5,015	0.9
Invalid/blank votes		22,721	-
Total		562,766	100
Source: Nohlen

Parliament

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
National Liberation Party	269,038	50.7	32	+3
National Unification Party	190,387	35.9	22	-4
Socialist Action Party	29,133	5.5	2	New
National Front	16,392	3.1	0	New
Christian Democratic Party	13,489	2.5	1	New
National Unity Party	6,105	1.2	0	New
Costa Rican Revolutionary Movement	3,297	0.6	0	New
Cartago Agrarian Union Party	2,394	0.5	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	32,253	-	-	-
Total	562,678	100	57	0
Source: Nohlen

References

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