Costa Rican general election, 1970
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General elections were held in Costa Rica
on 1 February 1970. José Figueres Ferrer
of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 83.3%.
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 1 February 1970. José Figueres Ferrer
José Figueres Ferrer
José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer , served as President of Costa Rica on three occasions:1948–1949, 1953–1958, and 1970–1974....
of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 83.3%.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Figueres Ferrer José Figueres Ferrer José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer , served as President of Costa Rica on three occasions:1948–1949, 1953–1958, and 1970–1974.... |
National Liberation Party | 295,883 | 54.8 |
| Mario Echandi Jiménez Mario Echandi Jiménez Mario José Echandi Jiménez was President of Costa Rica from 1958 to 1962.- As diplomat :Mario Echandi was a career diplomat.... |
National Unification Party National Unification Party (Costa Rica) The National Unification Party was a political party in Costa Rica from 1966 to 1978. It was founded by Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia and Otilio Ulate Blanco, and espoused social welfare and a free market.... |
222,372 | 41.2 |
| Virgilio Calvo Sánchez | National Front | 9,554 | 1.8 |
| Lisímaco Leiva Cubillo | Socialist Action Party | 7,221 | 1.3 |
| Jorge Arturo Monge Zamora | Christian Democratic Party | 5,015 | 0.9 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 22,721 | ||
| Total | 562,766 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Party | 269,038 | 50.7 | 32 | |
| National Unification Party National Unification Party (Costa Rica) The National Unification Party was a political party in Costa Rica from 1966 to 1978. It was founded by Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia and Otilio Ulate Blanco, and espoused social welfare and a free market.... |
190,387 | 35.9 | 22 | |
| Socialist Action Party | 29,133 | 5.5 | 2 | New |
| National Front | 16,392 | 3.1 | 0 | New |
| Christian Democratic Party | 13,489 | 2.5 | 1 | New |
| National Unity Party | 6,105 | 1.2 | 0 | New |
| Costa Rican Revolutionary Movement | 3,297 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Cartago Agrarian Union Party Cartago Agrarian Union Party The Cartago Agrarian Union Party is a political party in Cartago, Costa Rica.The party was founded in 1969 by Juan Guillermo Brenes Castillo. It first contested a general election in 1970, but received only 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In 1974 support for the party more than doubled,... |
2,394 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 32,253 | |||
| Total | 562,678 | 100 | 57 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||