1919 Costa Rican parliamentary election

none Mid-term parliamentary elections were held in Costa Rica on 2 March 1919. They were held under the 1917 constitution drawn up during the authoritarian regime of Federico Tinoco Granados, who had come to power in a coup that year. The constitution provided for a bicameral parliament with a 29-seat Chamber of Deputies and 14-seat Senate. At the time, the Peliquista Party was the only legal party. It won all seats in both chambers. Voter turnout was 54%.Iván Molina Jiménez 2001 http://historia.fcs.ucr.ac.cr/bases/elecciones.htm Estadísticas Electorales de Costa Rica (1897-1948): Una contribution documental Revista Parlamentaria 9 2 345–435 2016-03-06 2023-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306004126/http://historia.fcs.ucr.ac.cr/bases/elecciones.htm dead Tinoco resigned in August 1919 and parliament was dissolved shortly afterwards. Elections for a new president and parliament were held in December. References Costa Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Costa Rica Category:One-party elections