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El Jardin — Municipal council
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Argentina · El Jardin / Salta / LA CANDELARIA · municipal · Municipal councilAR-SA-C-46
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Final province archive, including 2017 Coronel Moldes, 2021 Aguaray and 2025 Rivadavia Banda Norte replacements. Council renewal size changed after the constitutional/charter transition; the elected cohort is preserved. Future formal call and independently verified current control remain open.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- El Jardin / Salta / LA CANDELARIA
- Next election
- 2027; formal call pending
- Linked upcoming event
- next-f1b77e360071ae9cf21d9237
- Registry qualification
- Unknown
2. How certain is that date?
2027; formal call pending is expected (not formally called). Year precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2023-05-14
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR17.7%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA16.9%
- FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA14.3%
- FRENTE SALTEÑO13.7%
- PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA12.1%
- PARTIDO FE11.0%
- FRENTE AVANCEMOS6.8%
- JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO5.8%
- ENTRE TODOS1.8%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR · OLAZO, MONICA GABRIELA | 32argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 251 | 17.7% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · QUISPE ROMANO, OMAR ARIEL | 4argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 240 | 16.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA · RODRIGUEZ, ARNALDO REYES | 3744argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 203 | 14.3% | 1 | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTEÑO · PADILLA, ARMANDO NARCISO | 460argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 194 | 13.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA · CARDOZO, SERGIO EDUARDO | 15argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 172 | 12.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FE · AGUILERA, DOMINGA EUGENIA | 1873argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 156 | 11% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE AVANCEMOS · OLAZO, SERGIO | 3739argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 96 | 6.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO · FLORES, MARCELO ALBERTO | 3746argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 83 | 5.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ENTRE TODOS · SEQUEIRA, CINTHIA MARIBEL | 3741argentina/S7cc9a2c3400c/2023 | 26 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2021-08-15
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA22.2%
- MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR21.2%
- PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA19.6%
- FRENTE DE TODOS17.1%
- PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD6.7%
- SALTA PARA TODOS4.6%
- PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE4.4%
- JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO +4.1%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · ARIAS, MANUEL ANGEL | 4argentina/S6c4e2b7dcc2d/2021 | 261 | 22.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR · ZERDA, ARIEL ALBERTO | 32argentina/S6c4e2b7dcc2d/2021 | 249 | 21.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA · FLORES, MARCELO ALBERTO | 15argentina/S6c4e2b7dcc2d/2021 | 230 | 19.6% | 1 | Recorded |
| FRENTE DE TODOS · BATALLA, ZUNILDA ARGENTINA | 3646argentina/S6c4e2b7dcc2d/2021 | 201 | 17.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD · FIGUEROA, ALDO HORACIO | 1861argentina/S6c4e2b7dcc2d/2021 | 79 | 6.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALTA PARA TODOS · ZARATE, DAVID EMILIO | 3641argentina/S6c4e2b7dcc2d/2021 | 54 | 4.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE · GARCIA, ALICIA DEL VALLE | 12argentina/S6c4e2b7dcc2d/2021 | 52 | 4.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO + · MOYA, HUGO ENRIQUE | 3640argentina/S6c4e2b7dcc2d/2021 | 48 | 4.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-11-10
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR31.3%
- PARTIDO FE27.7%
- PRIMERO SALTA13.6%
- SAENZ GOBERNADOR9.7%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA8.9%
- PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA4.0%
- SALTA NOS UNE3.1%
- KOLINA1.6%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR · VILLARREAL, RICARDO DANIEL | 32argentina/S594c1e101794/2019 | 458 | 31.3% | 2 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FE · ARIAS, MANUEL "TORO" | 1873argentina/S594c1e101794/2019 | 405 | 27.7% | 1 | Recorded |
| PRIMERO SALTA · FIGUEROA, ALDO HORACIO | 1862argentina/S594c1e101794/2019 | 199 | 13.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SAENZ GOBERNADOR · RAMOS, PASCUALA TERESITA | 3432argentina/S594c1e101794/2019 | 142 | 9.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · PEREZ, LUIS ROBERTO | 4argentina/S594c1e101794/2019 | 130 | 8.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA · SANGUINO, CRISTIAN DAVID | 1053argentina/S594c1e101794/2019 | 59 | 4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALTA NOS UNE · APAZA, ANDRES HECTOR | 1869argentina/S594c1e101794/2019 | 45 | 3.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| KOLINA · NUÑEZ LEVY, SUSANA SILVINA | 459argentina/S594c1e101794/2019 | 23 | 1.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI94.330–100 historical closeness
Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Provisional imported-series comparison; actual-event review open
Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=0.7741027445460951, oldest_gap=3.6276522929500317, previous_gap=1.022146507666097
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility5.34percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Nine exact standalone party-name categories in the archived returns; accents normalized. Provincial alliances and renamed coalitions remain Other. A category records its published name, not a verified legal succession or inferred allocation of alliance votes. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Latest interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA","UNION CIVICA RADICAL","PARTIDO SOCIALISTA","PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA","COALICION CIVICA - AFIRMACION PARA UNA REPUBLICA IGUALITARIA","GEN","PARTIDO OBRERO","PARTIDO DE LOS TRABAJADORES SOCIALISTAS","MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[16.889514426460238,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.11048557353976],[22.23168654173765,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,77.76831345826236],[8.898015058179329,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,91.10198494182066]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility13.33percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Nine exact standalone party-name categories in the archived returns; accents normalized. Provincial alliances and renamed coalitions remain Other. A category records its published name, not a verified legal succession or inferred allocation of alliance votes. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Previous interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA","UNION CIVICA RADICAL","PARTIDO SOCIALISTA","PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA","COALICION CIVICA - AFIRMACION PARA UNA REPUBLICA IGUALITARIA","GEN","PARTIDO OBRERO","PARTIDO DE LOS TRABAJADORES SOCIALISTAS","MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[[16.889514426460238,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.11048557353976],[22.23168654173765,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,77.76831345826236],[8.898015058179329,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,91.10198494182066]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility9.34percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Nine exact standalone party-name categories in the archived returns; accents normalized. Provincial alliances and renamed coalitions remain Other. A category records its published name, not a verified legal succession or inferred allocation of alliance votes. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Both intervals mean
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA","UNION CIVICA RADICAL","PARTIDO SOCIALISTA","PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA","COALICION CIVICA - AFIRMACION PARA UNA REPUBLICA IGUALITARIA","GEN","PARTIDO OBRERO","PARTIDO DE LOS TRABAJADORES SOCIALISTAS","MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[16.889514426460238,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.11048557353976],[22.23168654173765,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,77.76831345826236],[8.898015058179329,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,91.10198494182066]]
Source-reported control: Unverified. Current tenure requires separate dated evidence.
5. Officeholder evidence
Dated roster observations are not automatically current tenure. The source current-office flag means this office is tracked now, not that the last winner still holds it.
| Person | Role | As of | Affiliation | Principal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIAS, MANUEL "TORO" | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PARTIDO FE | unknown |
| FIGUEROA, ALDO HORACIO | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PRIMERO SALTA | unknown |
| RAMOS, PASCUALA TERESITA | Lead council candidate | 2019 | SAENZ GOBERNADOR | unknown |
| SANGUINO, CRISTIAN DAVID | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA | unknown |
| APAZA, ANDRES HECTOR | Lead council candidate | 2019 | SALTA NOS UNE | unknown |
| VILLARREAL, RICARDO DANIEL | Lead council candidate | 2019 | MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR | unknown |
| PEREZ, LUIS ROBERTO | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| NUÑEZ LEVY, SUSANA SILVINA | Lead council candidate | 2019 | KOLINA | unknown |
| ARIAS, MANUEL ANGEL | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| ZERDA, ARIEL ALBERTO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR | unknown |
| FIGUEROA, ALDO HORACIO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD | unknown |
| FLORES, MARCELO ALBERTO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA | unknown |
| BATALLA, ZUNILDA ARGENTINA | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FRENTE DE TODOS | unknown |
| ZARATE, DAVID EMILIO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | SALTA PARA TODOS | unknown |
| MOYA, HUGO ENRIQUE | Lead council candidate | 2021 | JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO + | unknown |
| GARCIA, ALICIA DEL VALLE | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE | unknown |
| OLAZO, MONICA GABRIELA | Lead council candidate | 2023 | MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR | unknown |
| QUISPE ROMANO, OMAR ARIEL | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| PADILLA, ARMANDO NARCISO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FRENTE SALTEÑO | unknown |
| CARDOZO, SERGIO EDUARDO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA | unknown |
| AGUILERA, DOMINGA EUGENIA | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO FE | unknown |
| RODRIGUEZ, ARNALDO REYES | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA | unknown |
| OLAZO, SERGIO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FRENTE AVANCEMOS | unknown |
| FLORES, MARCELO ALBERTO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO | unknown |
| SEQUEIRA, CINTHIA MARIBEL | Lead council candidate | 2023 | ENTRE TODOS | unknown |
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
National context is listed on the polling page. It is not a local forecast.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
Final province archive, including 2017 Coronel Moldes, 2021 Aguaray and 2025 Rivadavia Banda Norte replacements. Council renewal size changed after the constitutional/charter transition; the elected cohort is preserved. Future formal call and independently verified current control remain open. Missing older local results in several provincial datasets, full seat proclamations, intervened/replacement contests and dated coalition control. Many municipalities vote separately from provincial election day. Final 2027 calls remain subject to official publication. Ten Catamarca 2023 local returns now have primary provisional counts; final certification and older cycles are still missing. DINE 2015 download has no Catamarca local records. Entre Ríos final national consultation warns that foreign-voter tables are excluded. Neuquén final-file links returned access-denied responses; several older links point to private or defunct hosts.
other · open
2019 locality result empty: {"issue": "2019 locality result empty", "name": "Distrito Tala-Sarandí", "code": "0079C"}
other · open
Earlier same-election publication superseded: {"id": "AR-TU-D-OESTE", "year": 2019, "issue": "Earlier same-election publication superseded", "selected_publication": "2019-07-02", "discarded_publications": ["2019-06-15"]}
other · open
Archive navigation year differs from date printed in source: {"file": "ar_formosa_2017_archivo_542.pdf", "issue": "Archive navigation year differs from date printed in source", "navigation_year": 2017, "source_date": "2019-06-16"}
Sources
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- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2021G/7/16.46.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2019G/7/16.46.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/elecciones/definitivo-anteriores · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2023_C7_16.46.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2021_C7_16.46.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2019_C7_16.46.json · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “El Jardin — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/AR-SA-C-46. Sources: argentina--url-927a1d438da266e09e5cabd2, argentina--url-f46178f9514964b100ef54c0, argentina--url-a3d6915c76e2be6fb30c0970, argentina--url-d7f8790fc5c1bdb4230d10b7, argentina--S7cc9a2c3400c, argentina--S6c4e2b7dcc2d, argentina--S594c1e101794.