1953 Costa Rican general election

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 26 July 1953. José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 67.2 percent in the presidential election and 67.5 percent in the parliamentary election. This was Costa Rica's first election since the end of the 1948 Civil War, and democratic guarantees were not fully restored.

1953 Costa Rican general election

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 26 July 1953. José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 67.2 percent in the presidential election and 67.5 percent in the parliamentary election. This was Costa Rica's first election since the end of the 1948 Civil War, and democratic guarantees were not fully restored.