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DESAMPARADOS — Municipal council
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DESAMPARADOS — Municipal council

All 1,973 imported 2016/2020/2024 returns now reconcile seats against 18,155 named elected people, including vice-officers and substitutes. The missing Cartagena 2020 result and eight spelling joins are recovered. Final proclamations replace 17 initial seat allocations. Fifty-two party-acronym joins are explicitly inferred and documented. New-canton predecessors stay separate; replacements, the 2028 call and current incumbents remain to be verified.

Election expectation2028-02-06
Imported event records3
Usable vote comparison cycles3 of 3
Seat comparison cycles3 of 3

Historical competition

Competitiveness index for a verified actual-event sequence withheld. Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete.

Provisional imported-series CI: 26.9/100. This uses the three displayed comparison cycles and retains the open event/boundary audit. It does not confirm the latest three actual completed elections.

Grouped party-share volatility: latest interval 40.4 points; earlier interval 29.1 points; two-interval mean 34.8 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

Current government and control: Unverified. Local government-risk forecast: unassessed.

Polling: no vetted current evidence included for this office.

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.

Registry and evidence links: Source 1, Source 2, Source 3

Electoral event evidence

Separate source records can belong to the same election cycle. Recounts, runoffs and void returns do not create additional cycles.

2024-02-04 · ordinary

Coverage: Official final vote book and independently reconciled certified titular roster

Basis: One party/list ballot; syndic and district councillors share the district ballot; seats exclude substitutes

Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.

Party or listCandidateVotes or marksVote shareSeats
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL9,32626.31%3
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA6,48818.30%2
PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO4,29012.10%1
LIBERAL PROGRESISTA3,4359.69%1
NUESTRO PUEBLO2,4126.80%1
NUEVA REPÚBLICA2,2256.28%1
FRENTE AMPLIO2,0435.76%1
ECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSE1,6944.78%1
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO1,6764.73%0
LA ESPERANZA DESAMPARADEÑA7152.02%0
NUEVA GENERACIÓN5221.47%0
JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE3200.90%0
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA3000.85%0

Result source · PDF page 263–264 · Seat source

Named elected members and substitutes

Vice-officers and substitutes are listed where declared. They are not added to titular seat totals. Inferred party-code joins are labelled.

NameOfficeParty or listSubstituteEvidence
GABRIEL GUSTAVO PICADO OVIEDOREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
KARLA VANESSA MORA RODRIGUEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
JUAN CHACON CASTILLOREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
JONATAN MAURICIO CHAVARRIA SIBAJAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
MARIA ISABEL LLAMAS ECHEVERRIAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
RICARDO ANTONIO ARCE DIAZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASPROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICONoDeclaration
LUIS GUILLERMO GOMEZ GODINEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERAL PROGRESISTANoDeclaration
LUIS JOSE FLORES JIMENEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASNUESTRO PUEBLONoDeclaration
CRISTIAN ARTURO CHACON UREÑAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASNUEVA REPÚBLICANoDeclaration
EDUARDO GUILLEN GARDELAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASFRENTE AMPLIONoDeclaration
JESUS RODRIGUEZ GUTIERREZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSENoDeclaration
VINICIO ALBERTO VALVERDE CHACONREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
ZAIRA ELENA ROMERO FALLASREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
MANUEL ARAYA BADILLAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
RANDALL SIBAJA MIRANDAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
CARMEN MARTINEZ JACKSONREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
WILLIAM SOLERA ALFAROREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESPROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOYesDeclaration
JAVIER UMAÑA VALENCIANOREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERAL PROGRESISTAYesDeclaration
ADRIAN EDUARDO MONGE MONGEREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESNUESTRO PUEBLOYesDeclaration
WALTER JESUS GARRO ARAYAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESNUEVA REPÚBLICAYesDeclaration
MARIO ESTEBAN RAITT NUÑEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESFRENTE AMPLIOYesDeclaration
JOSE MARCIAL RODRIGUEZ CARVAJALREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSEYesDeclaration
2020-02-02 · ordinary

Coverage: Official final vote book and independently reconciled certified titular roster

Basis: One party/list ballot; syndic and district councillors share the district ballot; seats exclude substitutes

Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.

Party or listCandidateVotes or marksVote shareSeats
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL18,44241.79%5
NUESTRO PUEBLO7,08616.06%2
UNIDOS PODEMOS4,3839.93%2
NUEVA REPUBLICA3,0957.01%1
ECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSE2,2855.18%1
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA1,7423.95%0
FRENTE AMPLIO1,6343.70%0
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA1,5383.49%0
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL1,1362.57%0
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO8771.99%0
NUEVA GENERACIÓN8301.88%0
INTEGRACIÓN NACIONAL4741.07%0
COMUNAL UNIDO3820.87%0
LIBERAL PROGRESISTA2220.50%0

Result source · Sheet 3.2 · Seat source

Named elected members and substitutes

Vice-officers and substitutes are listed where declared. They are not added to titular seat totals. Inferred party-code joins are labelled.

NameOfficeParty or listSubstituteEvidence
CARLOS ALBERTO PADILLA CORELLAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MARIA ANTONIETA NARANJO BRENESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
JORGE ARTURO MONGE VARGASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
EUGENIA VANESSA MORA SEGURAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
ALVARO ANTONIO FALLAS SEGURAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
JONATAN MAURICIO CHAVARRIA SIBAJAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)NUESTRO PUEBLONoDeclaration
JACQUELINE SALAZAR QUESADAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)NUESTRO PUEBLONoDeclaration
LUIS CARLOS NUÑEZ HERRERAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDOS PODEMOSNoDeclaration
LEIDY PRISCILLA JIMENEZ LEITONREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDOS PODEMOSNoDeclaration
MARIO ALBERTO ALVARADO JIMENEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)NUEVA REPÚBLICANoDeclaration
JOSE OLDEMAR HERNANDEZ PEREZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSENoDeclaration; inferred party-code join
ALFREDO ERNESTO SALAZAR GOMEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
EVANGELINA CHAVERRI PEREZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
HERNAN MARCHENA SERRANOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
KAROL MARIA BARRIOS HERNANDEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
LUIS FERNANDO MORA GARCIAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES HERNANDEZ ROJASREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESNUESTRO PUEBLOYesDeclaration
LUIS EDUARDO GAMBOA GUERREROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESNUESTRO PUEBLOYesDeclaration
FREDDY GUTIERREZ UMAÑAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDOS PODEMOSYesDeclaration
MARIA GABRIELA GONZALEZ BERMUDEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDOS PODEMOSYesDeclaration
HUMBERTO IVAN CAMPOS PANIAGUAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESNUEVA REPÚBLICAYesDeclaration
JORGE ARTURO VALVERDE CORDEROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSEYesDeclaration; inferred party-code join
2016-02-07 · ordinary

Coverage: Official final vote book and independently reconciled certified titular roster

Basis: One party/list ballot; syndic and district councillors share the district ballot; seats exclude substitutes

Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.

Party or listCandidateVotes or marksVote shareSeats
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL11,68131.26%4
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA3,82610.24%2
ECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSE3,6449.75%1
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO3,2858.79%1
FRENTE AMPLIO2,5006.69%1
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL2,4486.55%1
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA2,2205.94%1
DESAMPARADOS UNIDO1,5834.24%0
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO1,4033.75%0
FUERZA DEMOCRÁTICA DESAMPARADEÑA1,2373.31%0
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN1,0742.87%0
PROGRESO COMUNAL DESAMPARADEÑO1,0432.79%0
RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE7181.92%0
NUEVA GENERACIÓN7031.88%0

Result source · Sheet 3.2 · Seat source

Named elected members and substitutes

Vice-officers and substitutes are listed where declared. They are not added to titular seat totals. Inferred party-code joins are labelled.

NameOfficeParty or listSubstituteEvidence
MARIA ANTONIETA NARANJO BRENESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
CARLOS ALBERTO PADILLA CORELLAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MARIA GABRIELA GONZALEZ BERMUDEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
ALLAN ALFARO CASTILLOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
ALEJANDRA MARIA AGUILAR ZAMORAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
RIGOBERTO PEREZ PEREZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
JOSE OLDEMAR HERNANDEZ PEREZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSENoDeclaration; inferred party-code join
HERNAN MORA AGUILARREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANONoDeclaration
SUSAN MAYELA CAMPOS ORTEGAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)FRENTE AMPLIONoDeclaration
VICTOR MANUEL DELGADO ESPINOZAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)RESTAURACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration; inferred party-code join
PAOLA MARIA JARA FALLASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ACCIÓN CIUDADANANoDeclaration
EVELIO SEGURA CHACONREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
EUGENIA VANESSA MORA SEGURAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
ALFREDO ERNESTO SALAZAR GOMEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
JENNY MILENA NUÑEZ MONTOYAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
JORGE LUIS DELGADO MONGEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
FIORELLA DANIELA ARTAVIA BRENESREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
JUANA PEREZ HIDALGOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESECOLÓGICO COMUNAL COSTARRICENSEYesDeclaration; inferred party-code join
DANIELLA MORA GAMBOAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESREPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOYesDeclaration
EDUARDO GUILLEN GARDELAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESFRENTE AMPLIOYesDeclaration
YEIMMY VANESSA OBANDO CHACONREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESRESTAURACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration; inferred party-code join
MARIA GRACE ALVAREZ CASTILLOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESACCIÓN CIUDADANAYesDeclaration

Snapshot 13 September 2026. Fixed election window 8 September 2026 to 8 March 2028. Record CR-C-SAN-JOSE-DESAMPARADOS.