Costa Rican general election, 1986
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General elections were held in Costa Rica
on 2 February 1986. Óscar Arias
of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.8%.
¹ The People's Alliance was a coalition of the People's Vanguard Party and the Broad Democratic Front.
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on 2 February 1986. Óscar Arias
Óscar Arias
Óscar Arias Sánchez is a Costa Rican politician who was President of Costa Rica from 2006 to 2010. He previously served as President from 1986 to 1990 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to end civil wars then raging in several other Central American countries.He is also a...
of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.8%.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Óscar Arias Óscar Arias Óscar Arias Sánchez is a Costa Rican politician who was President of Costa Rica from 2006 to 2010. He previously served as President from 1986 to 1990 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to end civil wars then raging in several other Central American countries.He is also a... |
National Liberation Party | 620,314 | 52.3 |
| Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier served as President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994. He was the presidential candidate of the Social Christian Unity Party for the national elections held in February 2010, but resigned his candidacy on 5 October 2009, when he was sentenced to five years in prison... |
Social Christian Unity Party Social Christian Unity Party The Social Christian Unity Party is a political party in Costa Rica.PUSC considers itself a Christian Democratic Party and, as such, is a member of the Centrist Democrat International.-2002 election:... |
542,434 | 45.8 |
| Rodrigo Gutiérrez Sáenz | People's Alliance¹ | 9,099 | 0.8 |
| Alvaro Montero Mejía | United People United People (Costa Rica) United People is a left-wing political alliance, registered as a political party, in Costa Rica.The alliance was founded ahead of the 1978 elections by the Popular Vanguard Party , the Costa Rican Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Movement of the People , and won three seats. In 1982 it... |
6,599 | 0.6 |
| Alejandro Madrigal Benavides | Christian National Alliance | 5,647 | 0.5 |
| Eugenio Jiménez Sancho | Independent Party | 1,129 | 0.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 31,078 | ||
| Total | 1,216,300 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
¹ The People's Alliance was a coalition of the People's Vanguard Party and the Broad Democratic Front.
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Party | 560,694 | 47.8 | 29 | |
| Social Christian Unity Party Social Christian Unity Party The Social Christian Unity Party is a political party in Costa Rica.PUSC considers itself a Christian Democratic Party and, as such, is a member of the Centrist Democrat International.-2002 election:... |
485,860 | 41.4 | 25 | New |
| United People United People (Costa Rica) United People is a left-wing political alliance, registered as a political party, in Costa Rica.The alliance was founded ahead of the 1978 elections by the Popular Vanguard Party , the Costa Rican Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Movement of the People , and won three seats. In 1982 it... |
31,865 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| People's Alliance | 28,551 | 2.4 | 1 | New |
| Christian National Alliance | 19,972 | 1.7 | 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,... |
13,575 | 1.2 | 1 | |
| Independent National Republican Party | 10,598 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
| Generaleña Union | 4,402 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Alajuelense Democratic Action Alajuelense Democratic Action Alajuelense Democratic Action is a political party in Costa Rica.The first general elections contested by the party were in 1982, when it won a single seat. However, it won only 0.3% of the vote at the 1986 elections and lost its seat. It did not contest the 1990 elections, but returned in 1994,... |
4,324 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| Limonese Authentic Party Limonese Authentic Party The Limonese Authentic Party is a political party in Limón, Costa Rica. PAL was founded on 17 August 1976 by Marvin Wright Lindo, a radical trade union leader with links to groups such as Socialist Workers Organization and the Workers Party. It became a notable force amongst the banana plantation... |
3,813 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Partido Alajuelense Solidario | 3,604 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Independent Party | 3,067 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| National Democratic Party | 2,054 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 43,854 | |||
| Total | 1,216,053 | 100 | 57 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||