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LA UNIÓN — Municipal council

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Costa Rica · LA UNIÓN / CARTAGO · municipal · Municipal councilCR-C-CARTAGO-LA-UNION

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TSE vote books joined to official elected-member declarations where geographic and total checks reconcile. Substitutes retained separately. Subsequent replacements and current officeholder status require review.

1. What office, where, and when is the next election?

Geography
LA UNIÓN / CARTAGO
Next election
2028-02-06
Linked upcoming event
next-33ec2d8c5840bdfb7c9ea13b
Registry qualification
Unknown

2. How certain is that date?

2028-02-06 is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.

3. Who won earlier selected elections?

2024-02-04

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL29.4%
  • LIBERAL PROGRESISTA16.1%
  • AGENDA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL11.1%
  • UNIDOS PODEMOS7.8%
  • ACTUEMOS YA7.7%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA7.1%
  • NUESTRO PUEBLO6.8%
  • AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA5.4%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO4.8%
  • NUEVA REPÚBLICA2.9%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO0.9%
Results for event-8803d9f14d11a77ebcc1324f
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20245,62329.4%3Recorded
LIBERAL PROGRESISTAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20243,06816.1%1Recorded
AGENDA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONALcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20242,11911.1%1Recorded
UNIDOS PODEMOScosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,4997.8%1Recorded
ACTUEMOS YAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,4647.7%1Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,3607.1%1Recorded
NUESTRO PUEBLOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,2936.8%1Recorded
AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,0355.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20249104.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA REPÚBLICAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20245552.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241710.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-02-02

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL19.9%
  • INTEGRACIÓN NACIONAL17.0%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA9.7%
  • RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓN9.2%
  • ALIANZA SOCIAL POR LA UNIÓN8.3%
  • ACCIÓN CIUDADANA7.5%
  • NUEVA REPUBLICA7.0%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO4.4%
  • ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA3.8%
  • ACTUEMOS YA3.7%
  • NUEVA GENERACIÓN2.8%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO2.5%
  • RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL1.9%
  • LA FUERZA DE LA UNIÓN0.9%
  • VERDE ECOLOGISTA0.8%
  • UNIDOS PODEMOS0.6%
Results for event-60ce55512a3e30823a2249bd
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20204,55919.9%2Recorded
INTEGRACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20203,88017%2Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20202,2259.7%1Recorded
RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20202,0969.2%1Recorded
ALIANZA SOCIAL POR LA UNIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,8948.3%1Recorded
ACCIÓN CIUDADANAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,7217.5%1Recorded
NUEVA REPUBLICAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,5897%1Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,0004.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20208633.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ACTUEMOS YAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20208503.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA GENERACIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20206502.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20205792.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20204291.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
LA FUERZA DE LA UNIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20202010.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VERDE ECOLOGISTAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201860.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDOS PODEMOScosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201400.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-02-07

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL23.2%
  • RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓN16.0%
  • ALIANZA SOCIAL POR LA UNIÓN15.3%
  • ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA9.7%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA9.3%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO5.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO5.7%
  • ACCIÓN CIUDADANA4.4%
  • VERDE4.2%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO3.0%
  • NUEVA GENERACIÓN2.1%
  • ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN1.5%
Results for event-fd2774b2df9b266dce90b37f
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20164,36923.2%2Recorded
RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓNcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20163,02416%2Recorded
ALIANZA SOCIAL POR LA UNIÓNcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162,88415.3%1Recorded
ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161,8229.7%1Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161,7529.3%1Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161,0885.8%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161,0685.7%1Recorded
ACCIÓN CIUDADANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20168384.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VERDEcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20167864.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20165643%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA GENERACIÓNcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20163882.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162741.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Provisional imported-series CI

51.840–100 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=13.379064774571923, oldest_gap=7.132629792649944, previous_gap=2.969993876301288

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

34.67percentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Twelve explicitly named standalone national parties; accent variants normalized. Local parties and coalitions remain Other. No alliance votes are attributed to individual member parties. 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=["PLN","PUSC","PAC","Frente Amplio","PRN","Nueva Republica","PML","PIN","PASE","PRSC","PLP","PPSD","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[29.44441535319684,7.121537414253548,0,4.765146358066712,0,2.906215635963764,0,0,0,0.8954286013509976,16.065350578624916,0,38.80190605854323],[19.941387455165778,9.732306884786983,7.527775347738605,4.3740705100166215,1.8764762487971307,6.950398040416411,0,16.97139357886449,0,2.532586825299624,0,0,30.09360510891435],[23.169114917537254,9.29097947711725,4.443973060401973,5.769740679853635,0,0,5.663679270297502,0,1.4530413109190221,2.9909317494829506,0,0,47.21853953439041]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

29.32percentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Twelve explicitly named standalone national parties; accent variants normalized. Local parties and coalitions remain Other. No alliance votes are attributed to individual member parties. 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=["PLN","PUSC","PAC","Frente Amplio","PRN","Nueva Republica","PML","PIN","PASE","PRSC","PLP","PPSD","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[[29.44441535319684,7.121537414253548,0,4.765146358066712,0,2.906215635963764,0,0,0,0.8954286013509976,16.065350578624916,0,38.80190605854323],[19.941387455165778,9.732306884786983,7.527775347738605,4.3740705100166215,1.8764762487971307,6.950398040416411,0,16.97139357886449,0,2.532586825299624,0,0,30.09360510891435],[23.169114917537254,9.29097947711725,4.443973060401973,5.769740679853635,0,0,5.663679270297502,0,1.4530413109190221,2.9909317494829506,0,0,47.21853953439041]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

32percentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Twelve explicitly named standalone national parties; accent variants normalized. Local parties and coalitions remain Other. No alliance votes are attributed to individual member parties. 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=["PLN","PUSC","PAC","Frente Amplio","PRN","Nueva Republica","PML","PIN","PASE","PRSC","PLP","PPSD","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[29.44441535319684,7.121537414253548,0,4.765146358066712,0,2.906215635963764,0,0,0,0.8954286013509976,16.065350578624916,0,38.80190605854323],[19.941387455165778,9.732306884786983,7.527775347738605,4.3740705100166215,1.8764762487971307,6.950398040416411,0,16.97139357886449,0,2.532586825299624,0,0,30.09360510891435],[23.169114917537254,9.29097947711725,4.443973060401973,5.769740679853635,0,0,5.663679270297502,0,1.4530413109190221,2.9909317494829506,0,0,47.21853953439041]]

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.

Officeholder observations
PersonRoleAs ofAffiliationPrincipal?
LEDA PATRICIA HERNANDEZ CASTROREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
TOMAS FELIPE MALAVASSI RICHMONDREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
ROSA MARIA VARGAS AZOFEIFAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
ANA MARGARITA BOLAÑOS AGUILARREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERAL PROGRESISTAprincipal
CATALINA PEREZ VARGASREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024AGENDA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONALprincipal
JORGE ALFREDO CALVO CASCANTEREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024UNIDOS PODEMOSprincipal
GINETTE ALEJANDRA VARELA VILLALTAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024ACTUEMOS YAprincipal
GERMAN ROJAS QUIROSREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
MARIA GABRIELA VEGA SANCHEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024NUESTRO PUEBLOprincipal
JOHANNA MARIA MONTOYA ARAYAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
FRANCISCO CESPEDES ORTIZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARIBEL VINDAS PICADOREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
VERA VIRGINIA PICADO NAJERAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024LIBERAL PROGRESISTAsubstitute
JUANA ZENEIDA CHAVES VARGASREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024AGENDA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONALsubstitute
JOSUE MIGUER SANCHEZ OROZCOREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024UNIDOS PODEMOSsubstitute
MARIANA MARCELA BARQUERO FONSECAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024ACTUEMOS YAsubstitute
BERNAL MONTERO ARCEREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
GREICY MARIA ARGUEDAS RODRIGUEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024NUESTRO PUEBLOsubstitute
MARIO ALBERTO MORA MARINREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
KARLA ESPINOZA MAJANOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BRENES OVIEDOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020INTEGRACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
VLADIMIR MORA NAJERAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020INTEGRACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
DIANA VANESSA ANDRADE CHAVARRIAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
ALFREDO QUIROS ARAYAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓNprincipal
LEONARDO JIMENEZ CAMPOSREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020ALIANZA SOCIAL POR LA UNIÓNprincipal
JOSE OTILIO NUÑEZ MORAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020ACCIÓN CIUDADANAprincipal
OSCAR SANABRIA VILLALOBOSREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020NUEVA REPÚBLICAprincipal
LEDA PATRICIA HERNANDEZ CASTROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
RICARDO GRANADOS VALVERDEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
CARLOS ALBERTO ABARCA MONESTELREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020INTEGRACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
JUANA ZENEIDA CHAVES VARGASREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020INTEGRACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARJORIE SANCHEZ DUARTEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
MARIANA MARCELA BARQUERO FONSECAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓNsubstitute
KAREN MARIA VEGA SOTOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020ALIANZA SOCIAL POR LA UNIÓNsubstitute
GINETTE ALEJANDRA VARELA VILLALTAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020ACCIÓN CIUDADANAsubstitute
MARIA VIRGINIA PAEZ VALVERDEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020NUEVA REPÚBLICAsubstitute
BORIS EFRAIN SANCHEZ SILESKYREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BRENES OVIEDOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
GUSTAVO ADOLFO ORTIZ MESEGUERREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓNprincipal
CATALINA PEREZ VARGASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓNprincipal
GRETTEL SOLANO MORALESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016ALIANZA SOCIAL POR LA UNIÓNprincipal
MARIANA IRELA COLLADO SOLISREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANAprincipal
ALVARO GONZALEZ CHAVESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
RONALD ARTURO CORRALES LEONREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016FRENTE AMPLIOprincipal
CARLOS ALBERTO DURAN NARANJOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOprincipal
JORGE ABARCA VALVERDEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MELISSA CAROLINA ALFARO MONGEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARIA ISABEL GARITA RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓNsubstitute
RAFAEL ALEXIS CALVO ULATEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016RESCATE CANTONAL LA UNIÓNsubstitute
EGIDIO GAMBOA LEIVAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016ALIANZA SOCIAL POR LA UNIÓNsubstitute
VERA VIRGINIA PICADO NAJERAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANAsubstitute
DIEGO RODRIGUEZ PADILLAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
GEOVANA MARIA SANDOVAL CAMBRONEROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016FRENTE AMPLIOsubstitute
NOELIA ANGULO BARQUEROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOsubstitute

6. Polling context

No local poll supplied.

7. Unresolved issues and sources

  • other · open

    Published province heading correction: {"issue": "Published province heading correction", "year": 2020, "area": "Heredia", "source_id": "S41377daad8", "resolution": "The amendment corrects CARTAGO to HEREDIA in the second table heading. It changes no votes, winners or seats; the original declaration is joined to Heredia."}

Sources

Cite this record

Center for Digital Democracy. “LA UNIÓN — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CR-C-CARTAGO-LA-UNION. Sources: costa-rica--url-ae6cfb21525f974d8912a00e, costa-rica--url-9b0bf8940eb485b811da317e, costa-rica--url-f8a1e09c9e89a7e5e9c55114, costa-rica--Sc1df243471, costa-rica--Sfdb34a0455, costa-rica--Sfa91292290, costa-rica--S10ab3f0804, costa-rica--S79669f3e5d, costa-rica--S191613a2ba.