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PÉREZ ZELEDÓN — Municipal council
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PÉREZ ZELEDÓN — 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: 20.7/100. 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 32.6 points; earlier interval 33.5 points; two-interval mean 33.1 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
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA14,35138.31%3
NUESTRO PUEBLO10,55328.17%3
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL4,55812.17%1
FRENTE AMPLIO3,2568.69%1
PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO2,9787.95%1
NUEVA REPÚBLICA1,2963.46%0
LIBERAL PROGRESISTA4641.24%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
RUNNY MONGE ZUÑIGAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
ANAIS BARRANTES MORAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
CARLOS ZUÑIGA MONTEROREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
MARVIN ARIAS RETANAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASNUESTRO PUEBLONoDeclaration
MILENA ELIZONDO SEGURAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASNUESTRO PUEBLONoDeclaration
WILBER UREÑA BONILLAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASNUESTRO PUEBLONoDeclaration
EDGAR MENA RODRIGUEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
ANDREA HERRERA CHAVESREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASFRENTE AMPLIONoDeclaration
MARIA JOSEFA FALLAS UREÑAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASPROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICONoDeclaration
ANDRES VEGA SOLISREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
MARIA ALEJANDRA ARIAS CALVOREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
CARLOS ANDRES MORA NAVARROREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
ALVARO NAVARRO NAVARROREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESNUESTRO PUEBLOYesDeclaration
DIGNORA ALVARADO ROQUETTREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESNUESTRO PUEBLOYesDeclaration
JOSE FRANCISCO CALDERON FERNANDEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESNUESTRO PUEBLOYesDeclaration
HENRY ALBERTO MORA ESPINOZAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
LUZ MARIA GODINEZ MENDEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESFRENTE AMPLIOYesDeclaration
WESLYN DAHIANNA MENA RIOSREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESPROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOYesDeclaration
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
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA21,14650.47%5
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL7,68318.34%2
NUEVA REPUBLICA4,0479.66%1
FRENTE AMPLIO3,2267.70%1
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL2,1025.02%0
NUESTRO PUEBLO1,8654.45%0
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA8882.12%0
UNIDOS PODEMOS5301.27%0
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO4090.98%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
GERARDO GODINEZ ARROYOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
CARMEN LIDIA MOYA RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
HANZ CRUZ BENAMBURGREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
MARIA DEL CARMEN MORA INFANTEREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
RUNNY MONGE ZUÑIGAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
RAFAEL ZUÑIGA ARIASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MAYRA CALDERON NAVARROREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
JOSE LUIS OROZCO PEREZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)NUEVA REPÚBLICANoDeclaration
OLDIN QUIROS GONZALEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)FRENTE AMPLIONoDeclaration
MARIA ISABEL JIMENEZ JIMENEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
CARLOS ZUÑIGA MONTEROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
ANA YANSY ALVARADO GRANADOSREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
JOSE LEONARDO ALVARADO GARCIAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
SUSANA MARIA SOLIS CASTROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
GISELLE CORRALES GONZALEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
DAVID DE LOS ANGELES FALLAS VARGASREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
ILEANA HIDALGO SOMARRIBASREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESNUEVA REPÚBLICAYesDeclaration
ILIETT BARBOZA GAMBOAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESFRENTE AMPLIOYesDeclaration
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
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA11,98230.22%3
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL11,46328.91%3
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA4,40211.10%1
NUEVA GENERACIÓN2,5786.50%1
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL2,5056.32%1
JUSTICIA GENERALEÑA2,2655.71%0
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO1,6894.26%0
FRENTE AMPLIO1,6264.10%0
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO7651.93%0
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN3750.95%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
GERARDO GODINEZ ARROYOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
CARMEN LIDIA MOYA RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
HANZ CRUZ BENAMBURGREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
LUIS ENRIQUE BRENES NAVARROREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MIRNA MUÑOZ FALLASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
RAFAEL ANGEL CALDERON ORTIZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
ANTONIO MORA NAVARROREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ACCIÓN CIUDADANANoDeclaration
ENRIQUE GIOVANNI FALLAS GAMBOAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)NUEVA GENERACIÓNNoDeclaration
JUAN RAFAEL HERRERA DIAZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)RESTAURACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration; inferred party-code join
JAIME ROJAS MENAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
MARIA VITA MONGE GRANADOSREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
RONY PIZARRO PIÑARREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
MARIANELA MONGE CHINCHILLAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
ELADIO SANCHO BLANCOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
VIRGINIA VARELA CASTROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
ADA ISABEL GAMBOA MARINREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESACCIÓN CIUDADANAYesDeclaration
MARIANELA LOPEZ MOLINAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESNUEVA GENERACIÓNYesDeclaration
MARIBEL MORA ARAYAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESRESTAURACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration; inferred party-code join

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