Costa Rica · ALAJUELA
CANDELARIA — Syndic and district council — shared ballot
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.
Historical competition
Competitiveness index for a verified actual-event sequence withheld. Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete.
Provisional imported-series CI: 22.3/100. 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 68.8 points; earlier interval 50.5 points; two-interval mean 59.6 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; includes one syndic plus four district councillors
Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.
| Party or list | Candidate | Votes or marks | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMARES PRIMERO | 265 | 42.00% | 4 | |
| UNIDOS PODEMOS | 215 | 34.07% | 0 | |
| LIBERAL PROGRESISTA | 64 | 10.14% | 1 | |
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | 35 | 5.55% | 0 | |
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | 32 | 5.07% | 0 | |
| REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO | 13 | 2.06% | 0 | |
| NUEVA REPÚBLICA | 7 | 1.11% | 0 |
Result source · PDF page 494; district 5 · 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.
| Name | Office | Party or list | Substitute | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDITH ESQUIVEL CHAVARRIA | SINDICATURA PROPIETARIA | PALMARES PRIMERO | No | Declaration |
| BERNARDO CHAVARRIA CHAVARRIA | SINDICATURA SUPLENTE | PALMARES PRIMERO | Yes | Declaration |
| YORDAN ISIDRO SANCHEZ CAMBRONERO | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | PALMARES PRIMERO | No | Declaration |
| YULIANA AVILA CHAVARRIA | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | PALMARES PRIMERO | No | Declaration |
| VICTOR EMILIO CHAVARRIA ROJAS | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | PALMARES PRIMERO | No | Declaration |
| MARIA SOFIA ESQUIVEL GONZALEZ | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | LIBERAL PROGRESISTA | No | Declaration |
| LUIS FELIPE QUIROS QUIROS | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | PALMARES PRIMERO | Yes | Declaration |
| YORLENY RAMIREZ CHAVARRIA | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | PALMARES PRIMERO | Yes | Declaration |
| LUIS ALBERTO HERNANDEZ MOYA | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | PALMARES PRIMERO | Yes | Declaration |
| MARIA ELENA HERNANDEZ SANCHEZ | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | LIBERAL PROGRESISTA | Yes | Declaration |
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; includes one syndic plus four district councillors
Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.
| Party or list | Candidate | Votes or marks | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | 331 | 51.56% | 1 | |
| ALIANZA POR PALMARES | 120 | 18.69% | 2 | |
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | 109 | 16.98% | 2 | |
| RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL | 30 | 4.67% | 0 | |
| NUEVA REPÚBLICA | 27 | 4.21% | 0 | |
| ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | 20 | 3.12% | 0 | |
| NUEVA GENERACIÓN | 5 | 0.78% | 0 |
Result source · Sheet 4.35; district 5 · 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.
| Name | Office | Party or list | Substitute | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA ISABEL CORDERO AVILA | SÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIA | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | No | Declaration |
| WAGNER GERARDO ZUÑIGA SOTO | SÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | Yes | Declaration |
| VICTOR GERARDO MIRANDA ZUMBADO | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | No | Declaration; inferred party-code join |
| NIXA HIYARIS MOLINARES RIVAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | No | Declaration; inferred party-code join |
| ANTONIO MENA JIMENEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | No | Declaration |
| FABIOLA DE MARIA SANCHEZ SANCHEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | No | Declaration |
| MARIA FELICIA RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | Yes | Declaration; inferred party-code join |
| LUIS GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | Yes | Declaration; inferred party-code join |
| MARILYN CHAVARRIA CORRALES | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | Yes | Declaration |
| LUIS ANDREY CAMBRONERO CAMPOS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | Yes | Declaration |
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; includes one syndic plus four district councillors
Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.
| Party or list | Candidate | Votes or marks | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIANZA POR PALMARES | 204 | 33.39% | 3 | |
| ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | 148 | 24.22% | 1 | |
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | 134 | 21.93% | 1 | |
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | 61 | 9.98% | 0 | |
| RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE | 20 | 3.27% | 0 | |
| FRENTE AMPLIO | 19 | 3.11% | 0 | |
| NUEVA GENERACIÓN | 16 | 2.62% | 0 | |
| REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO | 9 | 1.47% | 0 |
Result source · Sheet 4.35; district 5 · 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.
| Name | Office | Party or list | Substitute | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FRANCISCO ESQUIVEL RODRIGUEZ | SÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIO | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | No | Declaration |
| JKZEL DARIELA ARAUZ CHARPANTIER | SÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | Yes | Declaration |
| LUIS ALBERTO HERNANDEZ MOYA | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | No | Declaration |
| OFELIA MARIA SEGURA CHAVES | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | No | Declaration |
| NURIA CAMPOS VARGAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | No | Declaration |
| BERNARDO CHAVARRIA CHAVARRIA | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | No | Declaration |
| NIXA HIYARIS MOLINARES RIVAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | Yes | Declaration |
| FRANCISCO EXTARLEN ABARCA RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | Yes | Declaration |
| ANGELICA MARIA LOPEZ RUIZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | Yes | Declaration |
| HELEN STEFANI GONZALEZ CHAVARRIA | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | Yes | Declaration |
Snapshot 13 September 2026. Fixed election window 8 September 2026 to 8 March 2028. Record CR-D-ALAJUELA-PALMARES-CANDELARIA.