Costa Rican general election, 1994
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General elections were held in Costa Rica
on 6 February 1994. José María Figueres
of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.1%.
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on 6 February 1994. José María Figueres
José María Figueres
José María Figueres Olsen , is a Costa Rican politician, businessman and international expert on Sustainable Development and Technology...
of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.1%.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| José María Figueres José María Figueres José María Figueres Olsen , is a Costa Rican politician, businessman and international expert on Sustainable Development and Technology... |
National Liberation Party | 739,339 | 49.6 |
| Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría is a Costa Rican economist, lawyer, businessman, and politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1998 to 2002 and was briefly Secretary General of the Organization of American States in 2004, before stepping down and returning to his country to face... |
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:... |
711,328 | 47.7 |
| Miguel Zúñiga Díaz | Democratic Force Democratic Force (Costa Rica) Democratic Force is a political party in Costa Rica.The party was founded in 1994 by Gerardo Trejos and other new left-wing Costa Rican leaders.... |
28,274 | 1.9 |
| Rafael Ángel Matamoros Mesén | Christian National Alliance | 4,980 | 0.3 |
| Jorge González Mesén | National Independent Party | 2,426 | 0.2 |
| Norma Vargas Duarte | Generaleña Union | 2,159 | 0.1 |
| Holman Esquivel Garrote | Independent Party | 1,600 | 0.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 35,882 | ||
| Total | 1,525,979 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Party | 658,258 | 44.6 | 28 | |
| 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:... |
595,802 | 40.4 | 25 | |
| Democratic Force Democratic Force (Costa Rica) Democratic Force is a political party in Costa Rica.The party was founded in 1994 by Gerardo Trejos and other new left-wing Costa Rican leaders.... |
78,454 | 5.3 | 2 | New |
| Generaleña Union | 25,420 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Christian National Alliance | 21,064 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| People's Vanguard Party | 20,026 | 1.4 | 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,... |
16,336 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Partido Agrario Nacional | 13,589 | 0.9 | 1 | New |
| National Independent Party | 1,767 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 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,... |
11,630 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Independent Party | 9,213 | 0.6 | 0 | 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... |
5,468 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Agrarian Labour Action Party | 3,859 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Guanacaste Party Independent Guanacaste Party The Independent Guanacaste Party is a political party in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Its president is José Angel Jara Chavarría, and the General Secretary Luis Eduardo Arata Herrero.... |
2,843 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Convergencia Nacional | 864 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 50,031 | |||
| Total | 1,525,624 | 100 | 57 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||