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Costa Rica 1982 Presidential
Election
|
Date of Election
|
February
2, 1982
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Luis
Alberto Monge Alvarez (PLN - National Liberation Party) |
-
|
57.3%
|
| Rafael
Angel Calderon Fournier (Unity Coalition) |
-
|
32.7%
|
| Mario
Echandi Jiménez (National Movement) |
-
|
3.7%
|
| Rodrígo
Roberto Gutierrez Sáenz (People United) |
-
|
3.2%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1982-83, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1983.
# Source: Keesing's Contemporary Archives Vol XXVIII (1982): 31499.
| Population
Size |
2
324 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
1
261 127
|
|
Total Votes
|
991
679
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
78.6%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
2.5%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Costa Rica. [Internet]. International IDEA. 23 October 2001.
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