1949 Costa Rican general election

none Costa Rica state 4 October 1949 yes Vice-Presidential election presidential 1948 Costa Rican general election 1948 1953 Costa Rican general election 1953 Noimage.png Alberto Oreamuno FloresAlfredo Volio Mata National Union Party (Costa Rica) #104AAE 69,228 100% yes Legislative election 1948 1953 All 45 seats in the Legislative Assembly 23 49.20% ( 5.20pp) National Union Party (Costa Rica) #104AAE Otilio Ulate Blanco 71.69 35 9 Constitutional Party (Costa Rica) #00308A – 15.74 6 new Social Democratic #542073 José Figueres Ferrer 6.64 3 new Democratic Party (Costa Rica) #1C8814 Fernando Castro Cervantes 2.48 1 9 Vice Presidents Alberto Oreamuno FloresAlfredo Volio Mata National Union Party (Costa Rica) General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 October 1949.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 978-0-19-928357-6 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.Nohlen, p156 Results Vice president Alberto Oreamuno FloresAlfredo Volio Mata National Union Party 69228 #104AAE 158210 TSE,TSE Nohlen Legislative Assembly File:Costa Rica Legislative Assembly 1949.svg National Union Party 55804 35 #104AAE Constitutional Party 12254 6 #00308A Social Democratic Party (Costa Rica) Social Democratic Party es Partido Social Demócrata (Costa Rica) 5169 3 #542073 Cortesist Democratic Party 1931 1 #1C8814 Cartaginese Union Party 1383 0 #AD8FED Alajuelan Cortesist Democrat Party 1305 0 #1C8814 0 158224 Nohlen, TSE References Costa General Category:Parliamentary elections in Costa Rica