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DESAMPARADOS — Syndic and district council — shared ballot

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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
DESAMPARADOS / ALAJUELA
Next election
2028-02-06
Linked upcoming event
next-baf8c2b26649138e8e79bd3c
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 NACIONAL26.6%
  • RENOVEMOS ALAJUELA11.6%
  • PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO10.9%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA9.9%
  • DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSE9.6%
  • AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA7.1%
  • NUESTRO PUEBLO6.8%
  • LIBERAL PROGRESISTA4.9%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO3.4%
  • NUEVA REPÚBLICA3.4%
  • UNIDOS PODEMOS3.0%
  • NUEVA GENERACIÓN2.6%
Results for event-cce2f6ebbd8ffcccdf8a68b7
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,52926.6%3Recorded
RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/202466911.6%1Recorded
PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/202462610.9%1Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20245709.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSEcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20245509.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20244067.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUESTRO PUEBLOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20243916.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
LIBERAL PROGRESISTAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20242814.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241983.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA REPÚBLICAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241973.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDOS PODEMOScosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241753%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA GENERACIÓNcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241512.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-02-02

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL33.0%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA15.6%
  • NUEVA REPÚBLICA11.4%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO11.1%
  • DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSE10.2%
  • ACCIÓN CIUDADANA8.4%
  • NUEVA GENERACIÓN3.9%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO2.5%
  • RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL2.5%
  • UNIDOS PODEMOS1.3%
Results for event-ac7b028d04d30bd1456d63ea
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,76233%3Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/202083315.6%2Recorded
NUEVA REPÚBLICAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/202060911.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/202059311.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSEcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/202054610.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ACCIÓN CIUDADANAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20204508.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA GENERACIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20202073.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201342.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201342.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDOS PODEMOScosta-rica/Sfa91292290/2020681.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-02-07

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL38.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO13.7%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA13.0%
  • RENOVEMOS ALAJUELA8.8%
  • ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN7.9%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO6.8%
  • ACCIÓN CIUDADANA5.4%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO3.0%
  • RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE2.5%
  • RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL0.9%
Results for event-869c2a3fa0af92695fc50034
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161,96038%3Recorded
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/201670713.7%1Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/201666913%1Recorded
RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20164548.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20164107.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20163526.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ACCIÓN CIUDADANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162805.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161573%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSEcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161282.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016470.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Provisional imported-series CI

16.830–100 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=14.974751871843983, oldest_gap=24.264136328427576, previous_gap=17.410044977511248

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

42.12percentage 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=[[26.623715827964478,9.92512624064078,0,3.447675430959429,0,3.430262928782866,0,0,0,0,4.892913111614139,10.900226362528295,40.78008009751001],[33.02098950524738,15.610944527736132,8.433283358320839,2.5112443778110944,2.5112443778110944,11.41304347826087,0,0,0,11.11319340329835,0,0,15.386056971514241],[37.955073586367156,12.955073586367158,5.4221533694810224,3.0402788536018592,0.9101471727343144,0,13.690937257939582,0,7.939581719597212,6.816421378776143,0,0,11.270333075135554]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

27.09percentage 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=[[26.623715827964478,9.92512624064078,0,3.447675430959429,0,3.430262928782866,0,0,0,0,4.892913111614139,10.900226362528295,40.78008009751001],[33.02098950524738,15.610944527736132,8.433283358320839,2.5112443778110944,2.5112443778110944,11.41304347826087,0,0,0,11.11319340329835,0,0,15.386056971514241],[37.955073586367156,12.955073586367158,5.4221533694810224,3.0402788536018592,0.9101471727343144,0,13.690937257939582,0,7.939581719597212,6.816421378776143,0,0,11.270333075135554]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

34.61percentage 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=[[26.623715827964478,9.92512624064078,0,3.447675430959429,0,3.430262928782866,0,0,0,0,4.892913111614139,10.900226362528295,40.78008009751001],[33.02098950524738,15.610944527736132,8.433283358320839,2.5112443778110944,2.5112443778110944,11.41304347826087,0,0,0,11.11319340329835,0,0,15.386056971514241],[37.955073586367156,12.955073586367158,5.4221533694810224,3.0402788536018592,0.9101471727343144,0,13.690937257939582,0,7.939581719597212,6.816421378776143,0,0,11.270333075135554]]

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?
HUGO ANDRES BARQUERO SUAREZSINDICATURA PROPIETARIO2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
CYNTHIA VILLALTA ALFAROSINDICATURA SUPLENTE2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
ELSIE MARIA SANTAMARIA STELLERCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
LUIS FABIAN BARRANTES SANCHEZCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
ANA CECILIA AVILA PARAJELESCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2024RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAprincipal
SERGIO EDUARDO DIAZ MARINCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2024PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOprincipal
LYNDA MILAGRO CASTILLO HURTADOCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
LUIS DIEGO BRAVO ROJASCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
FRANCINE VEGA CARVAJALCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2024RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAsubstitute
ISAI ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ MARINCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2024PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOsubstitute
JOSE ANTONIO BARRANTES SANCHEZSÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIO2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
CYNTHIA VILLALTA ALFAROSÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
JOSE ANTONIO FERNANDEZ LORIACONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
ANA CECILIA SALAS ALFAROCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
ADINA SANCHEZ CHACONCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
JUAN RAFAEL BRENES BONILLACONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
SUGEY VILLALOBOS ZUMBADOCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
NATHANAEL MEJIA ZAMORACONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
SERGIO GARCIA SABORIOCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
ANDREA MELISSA PICADO ALFAROCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
JOSE ANTONIO BARRANTES SANCHEZSÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIO2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
LYNDA MILAGRO CASTILLO HURTADOSÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MYNOR SANDOVAL VARGASCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
LUISA MARIA SOTO MORERACONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
RODRIGO RAMIREZ JARQUINCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOprincipal
ANA YURI BRENES CHACONCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
ELSIE MARIA SANTAMARIA STELLERCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
RANDALL OVIEDO ARCECONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
TATIANA JIMENEZ PEREZCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2016MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOsubstitute
MICHAEL VARGAS SAENZCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute

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. “DESAMPARADOS — Syndic and district council — shared ballot.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CR-D-ALAJUELA-ALAJUELA-DESAMPARADOS. Sources: costa-rica--url-ae6cfb21525f974d8912a00e, costa-rica--url-9b0bf8940eb485b811da317e, costa-rica--url-f8a1e09c9e89a7e5e9c55114, costa-rica--Sc1df243471, costa-rica--Sab9efc3b85, costa-rica--Sfa91292290, costa-rica--S9a52b0016f, costa-rica--S79669f3e5d, costa-rica--S437da93588.