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GOICOECHEA — Municipal council
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GOICOECHEA — 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: 73.5/100. 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 26.4 points; earlier interval 39.0 points; two-interval mean 32.7 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 NACIONAL5,11824.06%2
COALICIÓN CAMBIO CIUDADANO4,14219.47%2
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA3,37215.85%2
UNIDOS PODEMOS1,5927.48%1
PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO1,4927.01%1
FRENTE AMPLIO1,2745.99%1
NUEVA REPÚBLICA1,1075.20%0
LIBERAL PROGRESISTA1,0715.03%0
NUESTRO PUEBLO1,0044.72%0
NUEVA GENERACIÓN7503.53%0
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO3541.66%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
CARMEN MARIA MARTINEZ BARAHONAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
RAFAEL ANGEL VARGAS BRENESREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MELISSA VALDIVIA ZUÑIGAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASCOALICIÓN CAMBIO CIUDADANONoDeclaration
LUIS CARLOS BARQUERO ARAYAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASCOALICIÓN CAMBIO CIUDADANONoDeclaration
CARLOS LUIS MURILLO RODRIGUEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
GRETTEL VIRGINIA AMADOR ROJASREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
WILLIAM FALLAS BOGARINREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDOS PODEMOSNoDeclaration
MARIA LORENA ORTIZ SALAZARREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASPROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICONoDeclaration
GLORIANA DIORELA CARMONA SERAVALLIREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASFRENTE AMPLIONoDeclaration
CAROLINA ARAUZ DURANREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
CHRISTIAN MUÑOZ ROJASREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
ROSAURA CASTELLON NAVARROREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESCOALICIÓN CAMBIO CIUDADANOYesDeclaration
SIXTO ARAYA ARAYAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESCOALICIÓN CAMBIO CIUDADANOYesDeclaration
EMILIO JOSE FALLAS SANDIREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
MARISOL CAMPOS ARIASREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
ALEX GERARDO ZUÑIGA MUÑOZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDOS PODEMOSYesDeclaration
GABRIELA JIMENEZ ARAYAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESPROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOYesDeclaration
JOHANNA ARLETE OVIEDO MORAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESFRENTE AMPLIOYesDeclaration
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 NACIONAL4,79819.89%2
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA3,32513.78%2
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA3,11612.92%2
TODOS POR GOICOECHEA2,2349.26%2
NUEVA GENERACIÓN1,5726.52%1
NUEVA REPUBLICA1,3135.44%0
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN1,0704.44%0
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL1,0304.27%0
FRENTE AMPLIO1,0114.19%0
UNIDOS PODEMOS8933.70%0
INTEGRACIÓN NACIONAL8703.61%0
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO6322.62%0
ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA6312.62%0
NUESTRO PUEBLO5002.07%0
GOICOECHEA EN ACCIÓN4701.95%0
COMUNAL UNIDO3841.59%0
LIBERAL PROGRESISTA2741.14%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
FERNANDO MIGUEL CHAVARRIA QUIROSREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
CAROLINA ARAUZ DURANREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
CARLOS LUIS MURILLO RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
XINIA PATRICIA VARGAS CORRALESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
LILLIAM GUERRERO VASQUEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ACCIÓN CIUDADANANoDeclaration
CARLOS ANDRES CALDERON ZUÑIGAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ACCIÓN CIUDADANANoDeclaration
LORENA MIRANDA CARBALLOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)TODOS POR GOICOECHEANoDeclaration; inferred party-code join
ANGEL RODOLFO MUÑOZ VALVERDEREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)TODOS POR GOICOECHEANoDeclaration; inferred party-code join
WILLIAM RODRIGO RODRIGUEZ ROMANREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)NUEVA GENERACIÓNNoDeclaration
WILLIAM BAEZ HERRERAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
NICOLE KARINA MESEN SOJOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
MAX ALEJANDRO ROJAS MAYKALLREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
ANDREA CHAVES CALDERONREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
JESUS MANUEL VINDAS DURANREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESACCIÓN CIUDADANAYesDeclaration
MELISSA VALDIVIA ZUÑIGAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESACCIÓN CIUDADANAYesDeclaration
JOSE ARCADIO DOMINGUEZ MONTENEGROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESTODOS POR GOICOECHEAYesDeclaration; inferred party-code join
LIA MARIA MUÑOZ VALVERDEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESTODOS POR GOICOECHEAYesDeclaration; inferred party-code join
GUSTAVO ADOLFO BRADE SALAZARREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESNUEVA GENERACIÓNYesDeclaration
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 NACIONAL5,30325.18%2
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA3,79618.02%2
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN3,43316.30%2
FRENTE AMPLIO2,22010.54%1
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA1,8548.80%1
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO1,5607.41%1
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO1,1705.55%0
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL1,0895.17%0
NUEVA GENERACIÓN6383.03%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
REINA IRENE CAMPOS JIMENEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
JOAQUIN SANDOVAL CORRALESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
ROSE MARY ARTAVIA GONZALEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
GUILLERMO ALFREDO GARBANZO UREÑAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
JULIO CESAR MARENCO MARENCOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNNoDeclaration
ROSA MARIA ALVARADO CORTESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNNoDeclaration
RONALD ARRIETA CALVOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)FRENTE AMPLIONoDeclaration
JOSE GERARDO QUESADA ARIASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ACCIÓN CIUDADANANoDeclaration
NELSON SALAZAR AGUEROREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIONoDeclaration
JOHNNY SOTO ZUÑIGAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
LIA MARIA MUÑOZ VALVERDEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
CARLOS MURILLO ARTAVIAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
PAULA SINAI MORA SOTOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
NICOLE KARINA MESEN SOJOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNYesDeclaration
LUIS ANGEL CESPEDES RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNYesDeclaration
JOSE DANIEL PEREZ CASTAÑEDAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESFRENTE AMPLIOYesDeclaration
OLGA MARTA BOLAÑOS JIMENEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESACCIÓN CIUDADANAYesDeclaration
IRENE RAMIREZ ACUÑAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESMOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOYesDeclaration

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