1958 Costa Rican general election

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1958 Costa Rican general election
← 1953 2 February 1958 1962 →
Presidential election
 
Nominee Mario Echandi Jiménez Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich Jorge Rossi Chavarría
Party PUN PLN PI
Popular vote 102,851 94,788 23,910
Percentage 46.42% 42.78% 10.79%
Results by canton
President before election

José Figueres

PLN

Elected President

Mario Echandi

PUN

Parliamentary election
All 45 seats in the Legislative Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PLN Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich 41.68 20 −10
PRN Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia 22.36 11 +8
PUN Mario Echandi Jiménez 21.37 10 +9
PI Jorge Rossi Chavarría 9.84 3 New
UCR Frank Marshall Jiménez 3.32 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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

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

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

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Mario Echandi JiménezNational Union Party102,85146.42
Francisco Orlich BolmarcichNational Liberation Party94,78842.78
Jorge Rossi ChavarríaIndependent Party [es]23,91010.79
Total221,549100.00
Valid votes221,54996.52
Invalid/blank votes7,9943.48
Total votes229,543100.00
Registered voters/turnout358,66164.00
Source: Nohlen, Election Resources

By province

Province Echandi % Orlich % Rossi %
 San José 49.0 39.6 11.5
 Alajuela 43.0 50.7 6.3
 Cartago 37.1 40.5 22.4
 Heredia 45.6 44.9 9.5
 Puntarenas 54.2 39.2 6.6
 Limón 54.1 38.9 7.0
 Guanacaste 44.8 46.7 8.5
Total 46.4 42.8 10.8

By canton

 San José
Canton Echandi Orlich Rossi
% % %
San José
 57.37 32.29 10.35
Escazú
 38.04 47.62 14.35
Desamparados
 38.06 49.34 12.59
Puriscal
 33.57 57.46 8.97
Tarrazú 34.92 50.68 14.40
Aserrí
 43.09 46.96 9.95
Mora
 40.72 54.81 4.47
Goicoechea
 53.78 35.65 10.57
Santa Ana
 41.76 50.39 7.85
Alajuelita
 51.82 38.67 9.62
Vázquez de Coronado
 39.62 50.06 10.32
Acosta
 34.40 57.74 7.87
Tibás
 53.93 34.55 11.52
Moravia
 46.71 37.13 16.16
Montes de Oca
 55.74 34.30 9.96
Turrubares
 48.13 46.26 5.60
Dota
 32.67 50.31 17.02
Curridabat
 37.83 44.93 17.24
Pérez Zeledón
 20.89 54.35 24.75
Total 48.99 39.55 11.46
 Alajuela
Canton Orlich Echandi Rossi
% % %
Alajuela
 43.04 49.88 7.08
San Ramón
 62.13 32.81 5.06
Grecia
 50.46 45.82 3.72
San Mateo
 54.37 35.35 10.28
Atenas
 41.91 48.20 9.88
Naranjo
 57.71 36.35 5.94
Palmares
 48.31 46.24 5.45
Poás
 56.89 37.63 5.48
Orotina
 41.78 54.22 4.00
San Carlos
 55.65 35.95 8.40
Alfaro Ruiz 58.19 34.24 7.57
Valverde Vega 60.90 34.49 4.61
Total 50.75 42.96 6.29
 Cartago
Canton Orlich Echandi Rossi
% % %
Cartago
 42.15 35.07 22.77
Paraíso
 42.05 40.88 17.06
La Unión
 47.25 40.97 11.78
Jiménez
 43.93 39.92 16.15
Turrialba
 28.12 41.82 30.06
Alvarado
 44.93 26.22 28.85
Oreamuno
 49.12 25.64 25.24
El Guarco
 58.08 30.58 11.35
Total 40.51 37.11 22.37
 Heredia
Canton Echandi Orlich Rossi
% % %
Heredia
 48.64 40.91 10.45
Barva
 48.72 38.38 12.90
Santo Domingo
 47.27 42.58 10.15
Santa Bárbara
 39.48 53.79 6.73
San Rafael
 39.84 52.00 8.15
San Isidro
 32.74 62.14 5.12
Belén
 43.91 50.19 5.90
Flores
 47.11 41.93 10.96
Total 45.58 44.90 9.52
 Guanacaste
Canton Orlich Echandi Rossi
% % %
Liberia
 44.19 45.40 10.41
Nicoya
 49.68 39.13 11.20
Santa Cruz 37.02 54.78 8.20
Bagaces
 56.80 37.53 5.67
Carrillo
 46.19 44.30 9.50
Cañas
 44.49 45.68 9.84
Abangares
 50.11 46.84 3.04
Tilarán
 56.59 40.40 2.91
Total 46.70 44.82 8.48
 Puntarenas
Canton Echandi Orlich Rossi
% % %
Puntarenas
 50.97 40.46 8.58
Esparza
 50.66 45.16 4.19
Buenos Aires
 27.31 54.21 18.48
Montes de Oro
 38.45 56.53 5.02
Osa
 67.60 29.48 2.92
Aguirre 55.33 37.82 6.85
Golfito
 64.44 31.59 3.97
Total 54.20 39.22 6.58
 Limón
Canton Echandi Orlich Rossi
% % %
Limón
 49.57 44.13 6.30
Pococí
 65.23 28.62 6.14
Siquirres
 55.52 33.21 11.27
Total 54.07 38.90 7.02

Parliament

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Liberation Party86,08141.6820–10
Republican Party46,17122.3611+8
National Union Party44,12521.3710+9
Independent Party20,3149.843New
Revolutionary Civic Union6,8553.321New
Democratic Opposition Movement1,4170.690New
Democratic Party9390.450–11
National Republican Party6140.300New
Total206,516100.00450
Valid votes206,51689.98
Invalid/blank votes22,99110.02
Total votes229,507100.00
Registered voters/turnout358,66163.99
Source: TSE, Election Resources

By province

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

 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
 Puntarenas
Canton PLN PR PUN PI UCR MDO PD
% % % % % % %
Puntarenas
 40.40 22.73 25.88 8.19 1.62 0.63 0.54
Esparza
 44.13 33.55 16.19 4.06 0.58 0.39 1.10
Buenos Aires
 50.94 4.61 21.80 19.71 2.31 0.21 0.42
Montes de Oro
 55.21 9.75 28.47 5.69 0.29 0.19 0.39
Osa
 29.24 31.64 34.13 2.16 1.15 0.86 0.82
Aguirre 39.02 35.06 16.12 7.02 0.74 0.99 1.04
Golfito
 32.10 35.42 26.13 4.13 0.85 0.94 0.43
Total 39.21 26.90 24.89 6.48 1.18 0.69 0.66
 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

PartyVotes%Seats
Alderpeople+/–Municipal
syndicates		+/–
National Liberation Party88,89342.53125–38263–47
National Union Party50,40024.1170+653232
Republican Party43,71520.9147+422323
Independent Party21,41910.2512New2New
Revolutionary Civic Union3,8341.830New0New
Cartago National Republican Party7200.340New0New
Limonense Independent Party490.020New0New
Total209,030100.00254+17320–4
Valid votes209,03090.90
Invalid/blank votes20,9279.10
Total votes229,957100.00
Registered voters/turnout354,96264.78
Source: TSE[4]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p156
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Hernández Naranjo, Gerardo. "Reseña de las elecciones presidenciales de 1958" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Elecciones Regidurías 1953". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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