1949 Costa Rican general election
4 October 1949
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All 45 seats in the Legislative Assembly 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 49.20% ( 5.20pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 received 72% of the vote. Voter turnout was 44% in the vice presidential election and 49% in the parliamentary election.[2]
Results
Vice president
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Alberto Oreamuno Flores Alfredo Volio Mata | National Union Party | 69,228 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 69,228 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 158,210 | – | ||
| Source: TSE,[3] Nohlen | ||||
Legislative Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| National Union Party | 55,804 | 71.69 | 35 | |
| Constitutional Party | 12,254 | 15.74 | 6 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,169 | 6.64 | 3 | |
| Cortesist Democratic Party | 1,931 | 2.48 | 1 | |
| Cartaginese Union Party | 1,383 | 1.78 | 0 | |
| Alajuelan Cortesist Democrat Party | 1,305 | 1.68 | 0 | |
| Total | 77,846 | 100.00 | 45 | |
| Valid votes | 77,846 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 77,846 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 158,224 | 49.20 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, TSE | ||||