1948 Costa Rican Constituent Assembly election

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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 December 1948,^[1] following the Costa Rican Civil War. The result was a victory for the National Unity Party, which won 34 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 47.5%.^[2] The assembly drew up the 1949 constitution.

Results[]

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Unity Party	62,300	74.2	34
Constitutional Party	10,815	12.9	6
Social Democratic Party	6,415	7.6	4
	2,439	2.9	1
	844	1.0	0
	749	0.9	0
	448	0.5	0
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total	84,010	100	45
Source: Nohlen

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005-04-14). Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1: North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Oxford University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6.
^ Nohlen, p156

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