General elections were held in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

 on 4 October 1949. They followed the introduction of a new constitution after the Costa Rican Civil War

Costa Rican Civil War

The Costa Rican Civil War was the bloodiest event in 20th century Costa Rican history. It lasted for 44 days , during which approximately 2,000 people are believed to have died...

. Voters elected a Vice-President (as none had been chosen in the 1948 elections

Costa Rican general election, 1948

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 February 1948. Otilio Ulate Blanco of the National Unity Party won the presidential election with 55.3% of the vote, although the elections were deemed fraudulent and annulled by Congress, leading to the Costa Rican Civil War later that year. Following...

 and the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica

The Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica. The national congress building is located in the city capital, San José, specifically in El Carmen District in San José Canton.-Composition:...

. 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.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Unity Party	55,804	71.7
Constitutional Party	12,254	15.7
Social Democratic Party	5,169	6.6
Demócrata cortesista	1,931	2.5
Unión Cataginesa	1,383	1.8
Demócrata alajuelense	1,305	1.7
Invalid/blank votes	0
Total	77,846	100
Source: Nohlen