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Costa Rica 1986 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Legislative
Assembly
|
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Date of Election
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February
2, 1986
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Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
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Number of
Seats Available
|
57
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| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
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Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| National
Liberation Party (PLN) |
29
|
53.6%
|
| Social
Christian Unity Party (PUSC) |
25
|
45.3%
|
| People
United (PU) |
1
|
-
|
| Popular
Alliance |
1
|
-
|
| Independent
Cartago |
1
|
-
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Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1989, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1989.
# Source: Newspaper Archive.
| Population
Size |
2
716 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
1
486 474
|
|
Total Votes
|
1
216 053
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
82.0%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
3.5%
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Source: Voter
Turnout: Costa Rica. [Internet]. International IDEA. 23 October 2001.
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