1994 Costa Rican general election

1994 Costa Rican general election
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Presidential election
Turnout81.11% (Decrease0.70pp)
 
Candidate José María Figueres Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Party PLN PUSC
Popular vote 739,339 711,328
Percentage 49.62% 47.74%
Results by canton
President before election

Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
PUSC

Elected President

José María Figueres
PLN

Parliamentary election
All 57 seats in the Legislative Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PLN José María Figueres 44.61 28 +3
PUSC Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 40.38 25 −4
PFD Vladimir de la Cruz [es] 5.32 2 +2
PUAC Juan Guillermo Brenes [es] 1.11 1 0
PAN Víctor Hugo Núñez Torres 0.92 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 1994.[1][2] José María Figueres of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81%.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Lehoucq, Fabrice Edouard (1995). "The Costa Rican general elections of 6 February 1994". Electoral Studies. 14 (1): 69–72. doi:10.1016/0261-3794(95)95770-b. ISSN 0261-3794.
  3. ^ Nohlen, p157