1949 Costa Rican general election

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 October 1949.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 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 received 72% of the vote. Voter turnout was 44% in the vice presidential election and 49% in the parliamentary election.Nohlen, p156

Results Vice president

Legislative Assembly

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