1919 Costa Rican general election

1919 Costa Rican general election
	7 December 1919
	7 December 1919
Turnout	49,099
President before election; Francisco Aguilar Barquero; Republican	Elected President ; Julio Acosta García; Constitutional

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 December 1919.[1] Julio Acosta García of the Constitutional Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 74.9% of the vote.[2] Voter turnout was 57.8% in the presidential election and 42.1% in the parliamentary election.[3]

These elections were held on December 7, 1919 after dictator Federico Tinoco was deposed and exiled. The winning candidate Acosta, former chancellor of the government overthrown by Tinoco, had been precisely one of his fierce opponents and leader of armed antitinoquist groups which earned him great popularity, this despite the fact that his affiliation as a Freemason and Theosophist were controversial, at least among some sectors of the Church.[4]

The tinoquismo grouped around the recently founded Democratic Party and nominates Dr. José Maria Soto Alfaro, denoted tinoquista, twice deputy and brother of former president Bernardo Soto Alfaro. Soto was also the founder of the so-called «Club 27 de Enero» whose name commemorated the Tinoquista coup on January 27, 1917 that overthrew González Flores and was one of the supporters of the Tinoquista regime.[5]

Results

President

Popular Vote

Constitutional			89.1%
Democratic			10.9%

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Julio Acosta García	Constitutional Party	42,319	89.1
	José María Soto	Democratic Party	5,178	10.9
Invalid/blank votes			7	-
Total			47,504	100
Registered voters/turnout			84,283	56%
Source: Nohlen;[4]

By province

Province	Acosta %	Soto %
Province
San José Province	93.81	6.18
Alajuela	83.83	16.16
Cartago Province	98.92	1.07
Heredia	83.85	16.17
Guanacaste	77.27	22.72
Puntarenas	85.35	14.64
Limón	97.05	2.95
Total	89.1	10.9
Source:[6]

Parliament

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Constitutional Party	26,751	74.9
Democratic Party	3,014	8.4
Acostista	2,183	6.1
Constitucional	1,911	5.3
Unión provincial	1,123	3.1
Obrero acostista	616	1.7
Constitucional obrero	106	0.3
Acostista conciliador	20	0.1
Invalid/blank votes	190	-	-
Total	35,743	100
Source: Nohlen

References

Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p164
Nohlen, p156
Oconitrillo García, Eduardo (2004). Cien años de política costarricense: 1902-2002, de Ascensión Esquivel a Abel Pacheco. EUNED. ISBN 9789968313605.
Salazar Mora, Jorge Mario (1995). Crisis liberal y estado reformista: análisis político-electoral (1914-1949). ISBN 9789977672908.
Salazar, J. (2003) Crisis Liberal y Estado Reformista, p 90 ISBN 9977-67-290-3

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[DN-1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p164

[3] Nohlen, p156

[CR-100-4] Oconitrillo García, Eduardo (2004). Cien años de política costarricense: 1902-2002, de Ascensión Esquivel a Abel Pacheco. EUNED. ISBN 9789968313605.

[Salazar-5] Salazar Mora, Jorge Mario (1995). Crisis liberal y estado reformista: análisis político-electoral (1914-1949). ISBN 9789977672908.

[6] Salazar, J. (2003) Crisis Liberal y Estado Reformista, p 90 ISBN 9977-67-290-3

Elections and referendums in Costa Rica
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Local elections	2002 2006 2010 2016 2020
Referendums	1870 2007
See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America