1897 Costa Rican general election

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]

1897 Costa Rican general election
14–16 November 1897 (popular vote)
12 December 1897 (electoral college)
Presidential election
 
Nominee Rafael Yglesias Castro
Party Civil
Electoral vote 657
Percentage 100%
President before election

Rafael Yglesias Castro
Civil

 Elected President

Rafael Yglesias Castro
Civil

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 it to let himself became candidate.[3] He was also the only candidate, as Yglesia's main opposition, the Republican Party, called for abstention.[3]

Results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Rafael Yglesias CastroCivil Party657100.00
Total657100.00
Source: TSE

References
  1. "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
  2. Molina, Iván. "Estadísticas Electorales de Costa Rica (1897-1948) Una contribución documental". Revistas UCR.
  3. 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.
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