1958 Costa Rican general election Presidential election
Results by canton
Parliamentary election
All 45 seats in the Legislative Assembly 23 seats needed for a majority This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Ballot paper General elections were held in Costa Rica on 2 February 1958.[1] Mario Echandi Jiménez of the National Union Party won the presidential election, whilst the National Liberation Party won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 64.7%.[2]
Echandi was the only deputy for the National Union Party fraction for the 1953-1958 period, and he was in open opposition to the National Liberation Party (PLN) legislative fraction and the executive power presidency of Figueres Ferrer, also of PLN. During the tense invasion of 1955 when former president Rafael Angel Calderon 's supporters and their international allies tried to invade Costa Rica's territory and were successfully repelled by Figueres Ferrer ’ government, Echandi was accused of been Calderonista and been offered an office as minister from Calderón.[3] Echandi denied it but was put under investigation by the Legislative Assembly .[3] The opposition, encompassed by both Echandi's party National Union and Calderón's Independent Republican left the Assembly in protest.[3] Still Echandi was acquitted and the old loyalties before the war were starting to switch. Echandi as candidate from National Union promised to allow Calderón and family (then exiled in Mexico ) to return to Costa Rica and give a general amnesty for all of Calderón's supporters. This gained him the support of the Calderonism, still a powerful political base.[3]
But, whilst PLN's opposition was closing lines, PLN was splitting. After a primary election that was won by Francisco José Orlich (one of PLN's founders and one of the leaders of the 1948 Revolution) his opponent Jorge Rossi left the party and founded a new one called Independent Party.[3] As expected, Rossi's departure and his new party caused a spoiler effect dividing the Social Democratic vote and Echandi won the election with the support of Calderonists.[3]
Echandi did fulfill his promise and allowed Calderón and family to return and passed a general amnesty for all factions.[3]
Results [ edit ] President [ edit ] By province [ edit ] By canton [ edit ] Parliament [ edit ] Party Votes % Seats +/– National Liberation Party 86,081 41.68 20 –10 Republican Party 46,171 22.36 11 +8 National Union Party 44,125 21.37 10 +9 Independent Party 20,314 9.84 3 New Revolutionary Civic Union 6,855 3.32 1 New Democratic Opposition Movement 1,417 0.69 0 New Democratic Party 939 0.45 0 –11 National Republican Party 614 0.30 0 New Total 206,516 100.00 45 0 Valid votes 206,516 89.98 Invalid/blank votes 22,991 10.02 Total votes 229,507 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 358,661 63.99 Source: TSE , Election Resources
By province [ edit ] Province PLN PR PUN PI UCR MDO PD PRN % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S San José 37.2 6 26.7 4 19.6 3 10.1 2 5.2 1 0.8 0 0.4 0 - - Alajuela 50.3 4 17.1 2 24.2 2 6.0 0 1.6 0 0.4 0 0.4 0 - - Cartago 40.2 3 13.9 1 17.3 1 20.1 1 4.8 0 0.7 0 0.5 0 2.5 0 Heredia 44.0 1 24.7 1 19.1 1 9.5 0 1.5 0 0.9 0 0.4 0 - - Puntarenas 39.2 2 26.9 2 24.9 1 6.5 0 1.2 0 0.7 0 0.7 0 - - Limón 40.7 1 25.5 0 26.3 1 5.4 0 1.1 0 0.7 0 0.4 0 - - Guanacaste 46.4 3 17.8 1 25.0 1 8.8 0 0.9 0 0.5 0 0.6 0 - - Total 41.7 20 22.4 11 21.4 10 9.8 3 3.3 1 0.7 0 0.5 0 0.3 0
By canton [ edit ] San José Canton PLN PR PUN PI UCR MDO PD % % % % % % % San José 29.27 33.91 20.54 9.20 5.90 0.86 0.31 Escazú 48.11 18.60 16.81 13.49 1.91 0.79 0.29 Desamparados 43.35 18.01 17.63 10.34 9.27 0.80 0.59 Puriscal 57.62 10.80 20.92 8.85 0.57 0.46 0.77 Tarrazú 45.26 10.72 22.87 12.56 7.76 0.53 0.30 Aserrí 44.74 15.78 26.20 7.92 3.91 0.80 0.65 Mora 53.76 19.50 19.84 3.88 2.11 0.63 0.29 Goicoechea 33.76 31.43 18.62 9.11 5.46 1.30 0.33 Santa Ana 52.29 21.29 17.11 6.89 1.24 0.56 0.62 Alajuelita 37.17 26.54 23.68 7.89 3.29 0.88 0.55 Vázquez de Coronado 47.66 14.62 23.73 8.61 4.11 0.89 0.38 Acosta 56.62 15.88 17.60 7.26 1.32 0.68 0.64 Tibás 32.33 35.03 16.42 9.60 5.44 0.75 0.44 Moravia 35.50 29.48 14.95 12.81 5.54 0.95 0.77 Montes de Oca 33.77 27.14 24.50 8.33 5.03 0.85 0.39 Turrubares 47.77 12.76 33.09 4.75 0.89 0.59 0.15 Dota 46.68 12.86 20.16 14.06 5.44 0.80 0.00 Curridabat 41.65 21.65 14.43 14.87 5.48 1.48 0.43 Pérez Zeledón 53.55 5.77 12.08 22.79 4.79 0.42 0.60 Total 37.19 26.68 19.64 10.08 5.18 0.82 0.41
Alajuela Canton PLN PUN PR PI UCR MDO PD % % % % % % % Alajuela 41.72 23.87 25.10 6.56 1.85 0.50 0.40 San Ramón 63.57 21.06 8.92 5.33 0.48 0.28 0.35 Grecia 51.09 27.24 17.00 3.34 0.50 0.50 0.32 San Mateo 55.31 26.48 6.62 10.76 0.55 0.14 0.14 Atenas 41.91 37.06 10.35 8.71 1.17 0.15 0.66 Naranjo 59.21 19.88 13.76 5.32 0.95 0.45 0.45 Palmares 48.97 25.57 18.46 5.05 0.86 0.62 0.47 Poás 56.55 25.77 10.58 4.94 1.39 0.49 0.28 Orotina 42.25 35.12 16.97 3.94 0.86 0.43 0.43 San Carlos 50.84 18.38 16.28 7.99 5.64 0.54 0.34 Alfaro Ruiz 57.56 14.27 18.81 7.84 0.85 0.47 0.19 Valverde Vega 54.96 13.04 19.40 6.58 4.35 0.56 1.11 Total 50.33 24.22 17.05 5.97 1.58 0.44 0.41
Cartago Canton PLN PI PUN PR UCR PRN MDO PD % % % % % % % % Cartago 40.42 19.36 15.23 12.54 8.69 3.09 0.44 0.24 Paraíso 41.54 16.04 21.77 14.97 1.95 2.28 0.62 0.83 La Unión 45.61 11.27 15.30 19.84 2.59 3.59 0.85 0.95 Jiménez 48.25 13.38 24.34 10.31 1.10 1.21 0.82 0.60 Turrialba 29.16 28.14 18.14 17.99 2.60 2.59 0.94 0.44 Alvarado 46.33 27.65 9.90 11.53 1.53 2.04 0.61 0.41 Oreamuno 45.48 20.59 15.91 5.12 9.42 1.68 0.81 1.00 El Guarco 56.27 11.24 18.16 9.25 3.29 1.23 0.41 0.14 Total 40.22 20.06 17.32 13.87 4.83 2.53 0.68 0.49
Heredia Canton PLN PR PUN PI UCR MDO PD % % % % % % % Heredia 39.68 25.90 19.55 11.66 1.66 1.15 0.39 Barva 35.99 24.79 22.39 13.12 1.65 1.5 0.55 Santo Domingo 44.68 24.49 20.37 8.82 0.87 0.55 0.23 Santa Bárbara 53.13 22.29 16.56 5.34 1.83 0.46 0.38 San Rafael 51.44 22.95 15.53 8.20 1.01 0.47 0.39 San Isidro 61.94 9.42 21.29 4.26 2.32 0.65 0.13 Belén 47.71 36.01 9.00 4.83 1.55 0.57 0.33 Flores 39.85 21.33 26.66 9.73 1.31 0.56 0.56 Total 44.01 24.68 19.08 9.48 1.51 0.87 0.38
Guanacaste Canton PLN PUN PR PI UCR MDO PD % % % % % % % Liberia 44.60 27.30 15.84 10.91 0.60 0.30 0.45 Nicoya 49.83 23.02 14.58 10.72 0.66 0.50 0.70 Santa Cruz 37.61 23.25 26.10 9.40 2.47 0.43 0.74 Bagaces 55.23 19.90 16.84 6.63 0.51 0.13 0.77 Carrillo 44.74 31.84 9.95 11.68 0.81 0.56 0.41 Cañas 40.91 9.13 40.83 7.15 0.34 0.86 0.78 Abangares 50.27 33.73 11.50 3.18 0.36 0.42 0.54 Tilarán 55.03 29.27 11.42 3.19 0.05 0.54 0.49 Total 46.41 25.02 17.77 8.76 0.94 0.47 0.62
Limón Canton PLN PUN PR PI UCR MDO PD % % % % % % % Limón 46.69 19.75 27.06 4.70 0.92 0.72 0.16 Pococí 28.75 42.28 22.83 4.18 0.92 0.16 0.87 Siquirres 33.50 29.65 23.03 10.05 1.84 1.26 0.67 Total 40.72 26.28 25.52 5.37 1.05 0.67 0.39
Local governments [ edit ] Party Votes % Seats Alderpeople +/– Municipal syndicates +/– National Liberation Party 88,893 42.53 125 –38 263 –47 National Union Party 50,400 24.11 70 +65 32 32 Republican Party 43,715 20.91 47 +42 23 23 Independent Party 21,419 10.25 12 New 2 New Revolutionary Civic Union 3,834 1.83 0 New 0 New Cartago National Republican Party 720 0.34 0 New 0 New Limonense Independent Party 49 0.02 0 New 0 New Total 209,030 100.00 254 +17 320 –4 Valid votes 209,030 90.90 Invalid/blank votes 20,927 9.10 Total votes 229,957 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 354,962 64.78 Source: TSE[4]
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