1919 Costa Rican general election

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]

1919 Costa Rican general election
7 December 1919
Turnout49,099
 
Nominee Julio Acosta García José María Soto
Party Constitutional Democratic
Home state Alajuela San José
Popular vote 43,832 5,260
Percentage 89.3% 10.7%
President before election

Francisco Aguilar Barquero
Republican

 Elected President

Julio Acosta García
Constitutional

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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 GarcíaConstitutional Party42,31989.1
José María SotoJosé María Soto5,17810.9
Invalid/blank votes7-
Total47,504100
Registered voters/turnout84,28356%
Source: Nohlen;[4]

By province

Province Acosta % Soto %
 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 Party26,75174.9
Democratic Party3,0148.4
Acostista2,1836.1
Constitucional1,9115.3
Unión provincial1,1233.1
Obrero acostista6161.7
Constitucional obrero1060.3
Acostista conciliador200.1
Invalid/blank votes190--
Total35,743100
Source: Nohlen
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References
  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
  4. Oconitrillo García, Eduardo. Cien años de política costarricense: 1902-2002, de Ascensión Esquivel a Abel Pacheco. EUNED.
  5. Salazar Mora, Jorge Mario. Crisis liberal y estado reformista: análisis político-electoral (1914-1949).
  6. Salazar, J. (2003) Crisis Liberal y Estado Reformista, p 90 ISBN 9977-67-290-3
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