1829 Costa Rican Head of State election

1829 Costa Rican Head of State election
1 February 1829
44 members of the Electoral College
23 votes needed to win
 
Nominee Juan Mora Fernández
Party Independent
Electoral vote 38
Percentage 86.36%
Head of State before election

Juan Mora Fernández
Independent

 Elected Head of State

Juan Mora Fernández
Independent

Head of State elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 January 1829. Incumbent Juan Mora Fernández was re-elected to a second four-year term, receiving 86.4% of the electoral vote.[1]

The election was conducted under an indirect electoral system established by the 1825 Fundamental Law. Eligible citizens voted publicly to elect members of the electoral college (electores), who then chose the Head of State. Suffrage was limited to citizens meeting constitutional qualifications, including literacy and other legal requirements. The electoral college consisted of 45 electors distributed among the country's regions: 11 from San José, nine from Alajuela, eight each from Cartago and Heredia, three each from Escazú, Ujarrás, and the recently annexed Partido de Nicoya.

Mora received the unanimous support of the electors from Cartago, Escazú, Ujarrás, and Nicoya. He lost only five electoral votes overall: two from San José, two from Heredia, and one from Alajuela.[1]

Results

CandidateVotes%
Juan Mora Fernández3886.36
Other candidates613.64
Total44100.00
Source: TSE[1]

By province

Province Mora Others
San José92
Cartago80
Heredia62
Alajuela71
Escazú30
Nicoya30
Ujarrás21
Total386
Source: TSE[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.


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