1949 Costa Rican general election

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 won 71.7% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43.8% in the vice-presidential election and 49.2% in the parliamentary election.[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Union Party	55,804	71.7	34
	Constitutional Party	12,254	15.7	6
	Social Democratic Party	5,169	6.6	3
	Cortesist Democrat Party^es	1,931	2.5	1
	Cartaginese Union Party	1,383	1.8	0
	Alajuelan Cortesist Democrat Party	1,305	1.07	1
Invalid/blank votes		0	–	–
Total		77,846	100	45
Registered voters/turnout		158,224	49.2	–
Source: TSE; Nohlen

Popular Vote National Union   71.7% Constitucional   15.7% Social Democratic   6.6% Cortesist Democrat   2.5% Cartaginese Union   1.8% Alajuelan Cortesist Democrat   1.7%

Seats National Union   75.5% Constitucional   13.3% Social Democratic   6.6% Cortesist Democrat   2.3% Alajuelan Cortesist Democrat   2.3%

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p156