Costa Rican general election, 1974

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Costa Rican general election, 1974

← 1970 February 3, 1974 1978 →
Turnout 79%
 
Nominee Daniel Oduber Fernando Trejos
Party National Liberation National Unification
Popular vote 294,609 206,149
Percentage 43.4% 30.4%

President before election

José Figueres
National Liberation

Elected President

Daniel Oduber
National Liberation

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on February 3, 1974.[1] Daniel Oduber Quirós of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 79.9%.[2]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Daniel Oduber Quirós National Liberation Party 294,609 43.4
Fernando Trejos Escalante National Unification Party 206,149 30.4
Jorge Gonzáles Martén National Independent Party 73,788 10.9
Rodrigo Carazo Odio Democratic Renovation Party 61,820 9.1
Gerdo Villalobos Garita Democratic Party 18,832 2.8
Manuel Mora Socialist Action Party 16,081 2.4
Jorge Arturo Monge Zamora Christian Democratic Party 3,461 0.5
José Francisco Auilar Bulgarelli Costa Rican Socialist Party 3.417 0.5
Invalid/blank votes 21,183 -
Total 699,340 100
Source: Nohlen

Parliament

Party Votes % Seats +/-
National Liberation Party 271,867 40.9 27 -5
National Unification Party 164,323 24.7 16 -6
National Independent Party 66,222 10.0 6 New
Democratic Renovation Party 51,083 7.7 3 New
Independent National Republican Party 32,475 4.9 1 New
Socialist Action Party 29,310 4.4 2 0
Democratic Party 14,161 2.1 1 New
Christian Democratic Party 13,688 2.1 0 0
Cartago Agrarian Union Party 8,074 1.2 1 +1
Costa Rican Socialist Party 6,032 0.9 0 New
Costa Rican People's Front 4,448 0.7 0 New
Independent Party 3,282 0.5 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 34,078 - - -
Total 699,042 100 57 0
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p157