2006 Costa Rican municipal elections

2006 Costa Rican municipal elections
← 2002 3 December 2006 2010 →
81 mayors, 469 syndics, 1844 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillors and their alternates[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Francisco Antonio Pacheco Fernández Luis Fishman Zonzinski
Party PLN PUSC
Mayors 59 12
Mayors +/– Increase 11 Decrease 3
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Epsy Campbell Barr Otto Guevara Guth
Party PAC PML
Mayors 5 1
Mayors +/– Increase 4 Increase 1

The 2006 Costa Rica local elections were held on December 3, 2006. In the February 2006 general elections, Costa Rica elected president, vice-presidents, deputies of the Legislative Assembly and municipal councilors in the general elections. The December 2006 elections were held to elect cantonal mayors, members of the District Councils of each of the nation’s districts and intendants of eight special autonomous districts and islands.

The ruling National Liberation Party won most of the seats and mayors with 59 as the seven provincial capitals. The main opposition party, Citizens' Action Party, was unsuccessful in keep the support it had in the presidential election. In the February 2006 elections, this party had almost tied the PLN. The Social Christian Unity Party become the second largest force at municipal level. Libertarian Movement achieved it first ever municipal government. Additionally, three local parties were successful in Curridabat, Aguirre and Siquirres.

Results

Mayors

List of elected mayors by canton
Cantons Population Incumbent mayor Party Elected mayor Party
San José 309,672 Johnny Araya PLN Johnny Araya PLN
Escazú 52,372 Marco Antonio Segura PLN Marco Antonio Segura PLN
Desamparados 193,478 Carlos Alberto Padilla PLN Maureen Fallas PLN
Puriscal 29,407 Carlos Araya PUSC Jorge Luis Chaves PLN
Tarrazú 14,160 José Rodolfo Naranjo PUSC Iván Saurez PLN
Aserrí 57,892 Mario Morales PLN Mario Morales PLN
Mora 21,666 Alcides Ovidio Araya PLN Gilberto Monge PLN
Goicoechea 117,532 Carlos Luis Murillo PUSC Óscar Enrique Figueroa PLN
Santa Ana 48,879 Rónald Octavio Traña PUSC Gerardo Oviedo PLN
Alajuelita 70,297 Víctor Hugo Echavarría PUSC Tomás Poblador PLN
Vázquez de Coronado 55,585 Rolando Méndez PUSC Leonardo Herrera PLN
Acosta 18,661 Rónald Ricardo Durán PLN Rónald Ricardo Durán PLN
Tibás 72,074 Percy Kenneth Rodríguez PUSC Jorge Antonio Salas PAC
Moravia 50,419 Alejandro Hidalgo PLN Edgar Vargas PAC
Montes de Oca 50,433 Sonia María Montero PAC Fernando Trejos UpC
Turrubares 4,877 Roberto González PUSC Rafael Vindas PUSC
Dota 6,519 Mario Enrique Umaña PLN José Valverde PLN
Curridabat 60,889 Luz de los Ángeles Retana CSXXI Edgar Eduardo Mora CSXXI
Pérez Zeledón 122,187 Rosibel Ramos PUSC Rosibel Ramos PUSC
León Cortés 11,696 Sergio Picado PUSC Leonardo Quesada PLN
Alajuela 222,853 Fabio Molina PLN Joyce Mary Zurcher PLN
San Ramón 67,975 Osvaldo Vargas PUSC Raúl Antonio Gómez PLN
Grecia 65,119 Freddy Barrantes PUSC Giovanny Arguedas PLN
San Mateo 5,343 Erwen Yanán Masís PUSC Erwen Yanán Masís PUSC
Atenas 22,479 Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC
Naranjo 37,602 Mario Bolívar Solís PLN Eugenio Padilla PLN
Palmares 29,766 Mario Alberto Rojas PUSC Luis Carlos Castillo PLN
Poás 24,764 Carlos Eduardo Soto PUSC José Joaquín Brenes PLN
Orotina 15,705 José Joaquín Peraza PUSC Emilio Jesús Rodríguez PLN
San Carlos 127,140 Alfredo Córdoba PLN Alfredo Córdoba PLN
Alfaro Ruiz 10,845 Manuel Enrique Durán PUSC Marco Vinicio Rodríguez PLN
Valverde Vega 16,239 Víctor Manuel Rojas PUSC Víctor Manuel Rojas PUSC
Upala 37,679 Juan Bosco Acevedo PLN Juan Bosco Acevedo PLN
Los Chiles 19,732 Santiago Millón PLN Santiago Millón PLN
Guatuso 13,045 Carlos Luis Corrales PUSC Fidel Condega PLN
Cartago 132,057 Harold Humberto Góngora PUSC Rolando Alberto Rodríguez PLN
Paraíso 52,393 Marvin Solano PAPAR Marvin Solano ML
La Unión 80,279 Guillermo Arturo Zúñiga PIO Julio Antonio Rojas PLN
Jiménez 14,046 Jorge Humberto Solano PLN Jorge Humberto Solano PLN
Turrialba 68,510 Marvin Gerardo Orocú PUSC Luis Alfonso Pérez PLN
Alvarado 12,290 Ángel Raquel López PLN Ángel Raquel López PLN
Oreamuno 39,032 Gerardo Walter Granados PUSC Marco Vinicio Redondo PAC
El Guarco 33,788 Luis Rafael Flores PUSC William Adolfo Cerdas PLN
Heredia 103,894 Javier Carvajal PUSC José Manuel Ulate PLN
Barva 32,440 Omar Enrique Trigueros PUSC Mercedes Hernández PLN
Santo Domingo 34,748 Erika Lizette Linares PLN Raúl Isidro Bolaños PLN
Santa Bárbara 29,181 Luis Paulino Rodríguez PUSC Rolando Hidalgo PLN
San Rafael 37,293 Jorge Isaac Herrera PLN Alberto Vargas PAC
San Isidro 16,056 Elvia Dicciana Villalobos PLN Elvia Dicciana Villalobos PLN
Belén 19,834 Víctor Manuel Víquez PLN Horacio Alvarado PUSC
Flores 15,038 Marvin Murillo PUSC Jenny Alfaro PAC
San Pablo 20,813 Aracelly Salas PUSC Aracelly Salas PUSC
Sarapiquí 57,147 Pedro Rojas PLN Pedro Rojas PLN
Liberia 46,703 Ricardo Adolfo Samper PLN Carlos Luis Marín PLN
Nicoya 42,189 Bernardo Vargas PLN Lorenzo Rosales PLN
Santa Cruz 40,821 Pastor Gómez PUSC Jorge Enrique Chavarría PLN
Bagaces 15,972 Guillermo Aragón PUSC Luis Ángel Rojas PLN
Carrillo 27,306 José María Guevara PUSC Carlos Gerardo Cantillo PLN
Cañas 24,076 Gilberto Jerez PLN Katia María Solórzano PLN
Abangares 16,276 Víctor Julio Cabezas PUSC Jorge Calvo PLN
Tilarán 17,871 Jovel Arias PUSC Jovel Arias PUSC
Nandayure 9,985 Luis Gerardo Rodríguez PGI Luis Gerardo Rodríguez PUN
La Cruz 16,505 Junnier Alberto Salazar PUSC Carlos Matías Gonzaga PLN
Hojancha 6,534 Juan Rafael Marín PLN Juan Rafael Marín PLN
Puntarenas 102,504 Omar Obando PUSC Agne Gómez PLN
Esparza 23,963 Dagoberto Venegas PUSC Dagoberto Venegas PUSC
Buenos Aires 40,139 Giovanni Fallas PUSC Primo Feliciano Álvarez PLN
Montes de Oro 11,159 Álvaro Jiménez PLN Álvaro Jiménez PLN
Osa 25,861 José Gabriel Villachica PUSC Jorge Alberto Cole PLN
Aguirre 20,188 Alex Max Contreras PUSC Óscar Octavio Monge OLA
Golfito 33,823 Mauricio Alvarado PUSC Jimmy José Cubillo PLN
Coto Brus 40,082 Gerardo Wilson Chaves PUSC Rafael Ángel Navarro PUSC
Parrita 12,112 Ramón Fernando Rodríguez PUSC Gerardo Roger Acuña PLN
Corredores 37,274 Augusto César Moya PUSC Gerardo Ramírez PLN
Garabito 10,378 Luis Fernando Villalobos PUSC Marvin Elizondo PLN
Limón 89,933 Róger Mainor Rivera PUSC Eduardo Barboza PLN
Pococí 103,121 Manuel Hernández PUSC Enrique Alfaro PLN
Siquirres 52,409 Miguel Gerardo Quirós PUSC Edgar Cambronero PACSI
Talamanca 25,857 Rugeli Morales PUSC Rugeli Morales PUSC
Matina 33,096 Rodrigo Gómez PRC Lorenzo Colphan PLN
Guácimo 34,879 Gerardo Fuentes PLN Gerardo Fuentes PLN

Vote percentage

  PLN (45.87%)
  PUSC (17.68%)
  PAC (14.64%)
  ML (5.63%)
  Cantonal parties (5.29%)
  PUN (2.66%)
  UpC (2.50%)
  PRC (1.63%)
  PIN (1.41%)
  Other (2.69%)
Party Mayors Popular vote
Number Change Votes %
National Liberation Party 59 Increase31 277,589 45.87
Social Christian Unity Party 11 Decrease36 107,007 17.68
Citizens' Action Party 5 Increase4 88,630 14.64
Libertarian Movement 1 Increase1 34,073 5.63
Total cantonal parties 3 Increase1 31,408 5.19
National Union Party 1 New 16,101 2.66
Union for Change Party 1 New 15,107 2.50
Costa Rican Renewal Party 0 Decrease1 9,883 1.63
National Integration Party 0 Steady 8,516 1.41
Independent Guanacaste Party 0 Decrease1 6,925 1.14
Green Ecologist Party 0 New 3,265 0.54
Democratic Force 0 Steady 2,827 0.47
National Rescue Party 0 Steady 1,609 0.27
Democratic Nationalist Alliance 0 New 1,132 0.19
Broad Front 0 New 502 0.08
Homeland First Party 0 New 297 0.05
People's Vanguard Party 0 New 245 0.04
Agrarian Labour Action Party 0 Steady 79 0.01
Total 81 Steady 602,755 100%
Source[2]

By province

Province PLN % PUSC % PAC % ML % Reg. % PUN % UpC % PRC % PIN % FD % PRESNA % ADN % PPP % PVP %
 San José Province 45.59 16.64 16.60 2.95 9.62 1.75 2.26 0.32 4.27 - - - - -
 Alajuela 55.41 11.17 17.77 4.60 5.32 1.49 3.65 0.59 - - - - - -
 Cartago Province 44.06 18.04 12.47 11.32 6.32 5.60 2.19 - - - - - - -
 Heredia 43.76 20.88 21.49 2.23 4.54 0.75 3.82 1.93 0.46 - - - - 0.14
 Guanacaste 43.19 14.69 9.54 2.98 11.41 8.41 4.03 0.71 - 2.41 0.76 1.87 - -
 Puntarenas 43.30 27.03 8.76 6.19 3.70 1.50 - 8.45 0.63 - - - 0.44 -
 Limón 34.93 24.46 9.07 16.50 4.06 1.53 0.87 2.83 0.30 2.77 2.34 - - 0.34
Total 45.87 17.68 14.64 5.63 6.95 2.66 2.50 1.64 1.41 0.47 0.27 0.19 0.05 0.04
Source: TSE

Alderpeople

The elections of municipal councilors of Costa Rica in 2006 were an electoral process held in parallel with the presidential and legislative elections. In them the 495 tenure aldermen and the 495 alternates that conform the 81 Municipal Councils were chosen.

The Central Canton of San José, the most populous, named 13 aldermen. Desamparados and Alajuela named 11. Others less populated (Puntarenas, Limón, Pococí, Heredia, Cartago, La Unión, San Carlos, Goicoechea, Pérez Zeledón, etc.) named 9. Others even smaller (Tibás, Grecia, Vázquez de Coronado, Montes de Oca, Siquirres, Escazú, Turrialba, etc.) appointed 7 council members. Finally, the smallest (Turrubares, San Mateo, Santa Ana, Mora, Montes de Oro, Talamanca, etc.) named 5.

Alderpeople
National Liberation
 
 45.60%
Citizens' Action
 
 27.80%
Social Christian Unity
 
 11.80%
Libertarian Movement
 
 7.20%
Regionalist
 
 6.80%
National Union
 
 0.60%
Union for Change
 
 0.20%
Parties Popular vote Alderpeople
Votes % ±pp Total +/-
National Liberation Party (PLN) 585,809 36.41 +7.20 228 +50
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 394,854 24.54 +4.10 139 +38
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 143,008 8.89 -22.03 59 -121
Libertarian Movement (ML) 135,148 8.40 +2.85 36 +49
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 50,416 3.13 -0.46 4 -3
Union for Change Party (UpC) 45,885 2.85 New 1 New
National Union Party (PUN) 42,853 2.66 New 3 New
National Restoration Party (PREN) 22,579 1.40 New 2 New
Homeland First Party (PPP) 19,326 1.20 New 0 New
Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN) 14,982 0.93 New 0 New
National Integration Party (PIN) 14,162 0.88 -0.77 0 -1
Democratic Force (FD) 13,912 0.86 -1.78 0 -4
Patriotic Union (UP) 13,075 0.81 New 0 New
Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC) 9,029 0.56 +0.56 2 +2
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) 8,979 0.56 -0.05 3 +1
Broad Front (FA) 8,068 0.50 New 0 New
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) 6,536 0.41 +0.36 2 +2
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 6,116 0.38 -0.13 2 -1
United Left Coalition (IU) 6,108 0.38 New 0 New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 5,643 0.35 +0.10 2 +1
Authentic Heredian Party (PAH) 5,479 0.34 New 0 New
Alajuelense Democratic Action (PADA) 5,357 0.33 +0.33 0 New
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal) 5,015 0.31 New 2 New
Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3) 4,425 0.28 New 0 New
Party of the Sun (PdS) 3,999 0.25 -0.07 2 0
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA) 3,536 0.22 New 0 New
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA) 3,098 0.19 New 1 New
Green Ecologist Party (PVE) 3,070 0.19 New 0 New
Progressive Moravia Party (PMP) 2,929 0.18 New 1 New
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM) 2,815 0.17 New 2 New
Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC) 2,664 0.17 New 1 New
New Alajuelita Party (PALNU) 2,076 0.13 +0.01 1 0
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 1,870 0.12 +0.05 1 +1
Cartago Agrarian Force (FAC) 1,735 0.11 -0.16 0 New
Workers' and Peasants' Movement (MTC) 1,718 0.11 New 0 New
Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD) 1,676 0.10 New 0 New
Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR) 1,460 0.09 -0.03 1 0
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 1,452 0.09 -0.04 2 0
Independent Belemite Party (PIB) 1,303 0.08 +0.04 1 +1
Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC) 1,217 0.08 New 0 New
Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her) 1,047 0.07 +0.05 0 0
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) 986 0.06 -0.02 0 -1
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO) 859 0.05 New 1 New
Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI) 830 0.05 New 0 New
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 770 0.05 -0.01 1 -2
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) 542 0.03 -0.05 0 New
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA) 505 0.03 New 0 New
New Feminist League Party (NLF) 79 0.01 New 0 New
Total 1,609,000 100.00 - 500 -3
Invalid votes 53,796 3.24
Votes cast / turnout 1,662,796 65.19
Abstentions 887,817 34.81
Registered voters 2,550,613 100%
Sources[3]

Municipal councils, syndics, district councils

Syndics
PLN
 
 72.65%
PUSC
 
 14.10%
PAC
 
 4.70%
Regionalist
 
 3.42%
ML
 
 1.92%
PUN
 
 1.92%
UpC
 
 0.64%
PIN
 
 0.43%
PRC
 
 0.21%
District councillors
PLN
 
 50.11%
PUSC
 
 19.19%
PAC
 
 14.66%
Regionalist
 
 6.29%
ML
 
 3.78%
PUN
 
 2.24%
UpC
 
 1.71%
PIN
 
 1.01%
PRC
 
 1.01%
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Syndics District Councillors
Votes % ±pp Total +/- Total +/-
National Liberation Party (PLN) 268,944 45.17 +11.36 340 +148 940 +256
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 106,488 17.89 -18.96 66 -162 360 -439
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 95,427 16.03 +3.42 22 +8 275 +93
Libertarian Movement (ML) 33,069 5.55 +2.29 9 +5 71 +45
Union for Change Party (UpC) 13,684 2.30 New 3 New 32 New
National Union Party (PUN) 12,325 2.07 New 9 New 42 New
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 9,516 1.60 -1.61 1 -3 19 -29
National Integration Party (PIN) 7,863 1.32 +0.68 2 +1 19 +13
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) 6,912 1.16 +0.92 1 -1 21 +12
Ramonense Solidarity Party (PSRa) 3,903 0.66 New 3 New 17 New
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 3,629 0.61 +0.08 1 0 5 +1
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 3,322 0.56 +0.28 4 +2 8 +4
Green Ecologist Party (PVE) 3,275 0.55 New 0 New 5 New
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal) 2,286 0.38 New 0 New 9 New
Party of the Sun (PdS) 2,059 0.35 -0.02 0 -2 6 -2
Democratic Force (FD) 1,988 0.33 -0.97 0 0 1 -7
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA) 1,936 0.33 New 0 New 4 New
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 1,914 0.32 -0.01 1 -1 7 0
Barbarenean Integration Party (PINBAR) 1,801 0.30 New 2 New 10 New
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM) 1,539 0.26 New 1 New 6 New
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) 1,490 0.25 -0.55 0 0 0 -3
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA) 1,381 0.23 New 2 New 4 New
Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC) 1,032 0.17 New 0 New 2 New
Broad Front (FA) 855 0.14 New 0 New 1 New
Belemite Independent Party (PIB) 724 0.12 +0.01 0 0 1 0
New Alajuelita Party (PANUAL) 717 0.12 New 0 New 1 New
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 676 0.11 -0.08 0 0 2 -1
Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC) 597 0.10 New 0 New 0 New
Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD) 549 0.09 New 0 New 0 New
Authentic Santaneño Party (PAUSA) 544 0.09 New 0 New 1 New
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA) 543 0.09 New 0 New 0 New
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) 539 0.09 +0.01 0 0 0 -1
Party of the People and for the People (PPPP) 521 0.09 New 0 New 0 New
National Rescue Party (PRESNA) 517 0.09 -0.38 0 -1 1 -10
Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3) 511 0.09 New 1 New 3 New
Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI) 459 0.08 New 0 New 1 New
Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN) 417 0.07 New 0 New 2 New
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO) 417 0.07 New 0 New 0 New
Homeland First Party (PPP) 268 0.05 New 0 New 0 New
Poaseña Union Party (PUNPO) 241 0.04 New 0 New 0 New
People's Vanguard Party (PVP) 198 0.03 New 0 New 0 New
Progressive Moravia Party (PMP) 169 0.03 New 0 New 0 New
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) 101 0.02 -0.09 0 New 0 -3
Total 592,927 100.00 468 +5 1876 +22
Invalid votes 17,452 2.85 -1.09
Votes cast / turnout 610,379 23.61 +0.97
Abstentions 1,983,117 76.39
Registered voters 2,593,496
Sources[4]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Declaratorias de elección 2006". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Elecciones Regidurías 2006". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Elecciones Municipales 2020". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 January 2020.