Costa Rican general election, 1913

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 December 1913,[1] the first direct elections since 1844. They were also the first elections to have universal male suffrage, after economic and educational requirements were eliminated.[2] Máximo Fernández Alvarado of the Republican Party won the presidential election, but both he and runner-up Carlos Durán Cartín later resigned and Alfredo González Flores was appointed president by Congress on 8 May 1914.[3] The Republican Party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 78.0% in the presidential election and 78.6% in the parliamentary election.[4]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Máximo Fernández AlvaradoRepublican Party26,98942.1
Carlos Durán CartínNational Union19,81830.9
Rafael Yglesias CastroCivil17,34027.0
Invalid/blank votes6-
Total64,153100
Source: Nohlen

Parliament

Party Votes % Seats
Republican Party27,09442.3
National Union19,74730.8
Civil17,21526.9
Invalid/blank votes543--
Total64,599100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p 155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p 151
  3. Nohlen, p 186
  4. Nohlen, p 156
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