Costa Rican general election, 1958
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General elections were held in Costa Rica
on 2 February 1958. Mario Echandi Jiménez
of the National Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst the National Liberation Party won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 64.7%.
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on 2 February 1958. Mario Echandi Jiménez
Mario Echandi Jiménez
Mario José Echandi Jiménez was President of Costa Rica from 1958 to 1962.- As diplomat :Mario Echandi was a career diplomat....
of the National Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst the National Liberation Party won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 64.7%.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Echandi Jiménez Mario Echandi Jiménez Mario José Echandi Jiménez was President of Costa Rica from 1958 to 1962.- As diplomat :Mario Echandi was a career diplomat.... |
National Unity Party | 102,851 | 46.4 |
| Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich was President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966.He also ran for the presidency in 1958, but lost to Mario Echandi. His grandfather on the Orlich side and his mother came to Costa Rica from the town of Punat on the island of Krk, Croatia... |
National Liberation Party | 94,788 | 42.8 |
| Jorge Rossi Chavarría Jorge Rossi Chavarría Jorge Rossi Chavarría was a Costa Rican politician. He was a lawyer, businessman. He co-founded the National Liberation Party with Jose Figueres. He was Vice-President of the Republic of Costa Rica from 1970 to 1974 and representative from 1986 to 1990.Rossi was the son of José Monge and... |
National Independent Party | 23,910 | 10.8 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,994 | ||
| Total | 229,543 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Party | 86,081 | 41.7 | 20 | |
| Republican Party | 46,171 | 22.4 | 11 | New |
| National Unity Party | 44,125 | 21.4 | 10 | |
| Independent Party | 20,314 | 9.8 | 3 | New |
| Revolutionary Civic Union | 6,855 | 3.3 | 1 | New |
| Democratic Opposition Movement | 1,417 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| Democratic Party | 939 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Democratic Action Party | 614 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 22,991 | |||
| Total | 229,507 | 100 | 45 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||