1949 Costa Rican general election
# 1949 Costa Rican general election

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 October 1949. They followed the introduction of a new constitution after the Costa Rican Civil War. Voters elected a Vice-President (as none had been chosen in the 1948 elections) and the Legislative Assembly. The result was a victory for the National Unity Party, which received 72% of the vote. Voter turnout was 44% in the vice-presidential election and 49% in the parliamentary election.

## Results

### Vice president

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alberto Oreamuno Flores Alfredo Volio Mata | National Union Party | 69,228 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 69,228 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 158,210 | – |
| Source: TSE, Nohlen |||||

### Legislative Assembly

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Union Party | 55,804 | 71.69 | 35 |
| | Constitutional Party | 12,254 | 15.74 | 6 |
| | Social Democratic Party [es] | 5,169 | 6.64 | 3 |
| | Cortesist Democratic Party | 1,931 | 2.48 | 1 |
| | Cartaginese Union Party | 1,383 | 1.78 | 0 |
| | Alajuelan Cortesist Democrat Party | 1,305 | 1.68 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 77,846 | 100.00 | 45 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 77,846 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 77,846 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 158,224 | 49.20 | |
| Source: Nohlen, TSE |||||
