1949 Costa Rican general election

1949 Costa Rican general election
4 October 1949
Vice-Presidential election
 
Nominee Alberto Oreamuno Flores
Alfredo Volio Mata
Party PUN
Popular vote 69,228
Percentage 100%
Elected Vice Presidents

Alberto Oreamuno Flores
Alfredo Volio Mata
PUN

Legislative election
All 45 seats in the Legislative Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.20% ( 5.20pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PUN Otilio Ulate Blanco 71.69 35 +26
Constitutional – 15.74 6 New
Social Democratic José Figueres Ferrer 6.64 3 New
Democratic Fernando Castro Cervantes 2.48 1 −8
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 October 1949. 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.

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