1897 Costa Rican general election
(Redirected from 1897–1898 Costa Rican general election)
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General elections were held in Costa Rica in 1897.[1] Voters elected members of the electoral college on 14–16 November,[2] who in turn elected the president on 12 December.[1]
The elections were held under questionable conditions. Consecutive re-election was forbidden by the constitution. However, incumbent president Rafael Yglesias Castro forced a constitutional amendment allowing him to be a candidate.[3] He was also the only candidate, as Yglesia's main opposition, the Republican Party, called for abstention.[3]
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Yglesias Castro | Civil Party | 657 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 657 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: TSE | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
- ^ Molina, Iván. "Estadísticas Electorales de Costa Rica (1897-1948) Una contribución documental". Revistas UCR.
- ^ a b Molina, Iván (2001). "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 70: 41-57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
