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1958 Costa Rican general election

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]

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.
Ballot paper

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

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 edit

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 edit

  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 edit

 
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 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
  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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 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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