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Partial researchResearch snapshot 2026-09-13. Evidence gaps remain; see Coverage for requirements.

Election / event

2016-02-07

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · Unknown

MERCEDES — Syndic and district council — shared ballot · Costa Ricaevent-3c29a4b3108ed1a248a85a79

Vote basis
list votes
Share unit
percent 0 100
Electoral system
One party/list ballot; syndic and district councillors share the district ballot; seats exclude substitutes; includes one syndic plus four district councillors
Comparability
New cantons and districts kept separate; replacement-election and boundary audit pending
Selected-history role
selected
History key
CR-D-ALAJUELA-ATENAS-MERCEDES|CR-D-ALAJUELA-ATENAS-MERCEDES-2016||332

Candidate and list results

  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA39.2%
  • ACCIÓN CIUDADANA29.4%
  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL15.0%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO10.0%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO3.5%
  • MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO2.9%
Full results for event-3c29a4b3108ed1a248a85a79
Label / candidatePartyVotesShareSeatsElectedSubstituteStatus
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA41039.2%3UnknownNoRecorded
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA30729.4%2UnknownNoRecorded
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL15715%0 (recorded zero)UnknownNoRecorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO10410%0 (recorded zero)UnknownNoRecorded
FRENTE AMPLIO373.5%0 (recorded zero)UnknownNoRecorded
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO302.9%0 (recorded zero)UnknownNoRecorded

Proceedings

A recount is a result version, not an extra election. Annulments remain evidence without becoming valid completed cycles.

No proceedings attached.

Sources

Cite this record

Center for Digital Democracy. “MERCEDES — Syndic and district council — shared ballot, 2016-02-07.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/elections/event-3c29a4b3108ed1a248a85a79.