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MATINA — Syndic and district council — shared ballot

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Costa Rica · MATINA / LIMÓN · other · Syndic and district council — shared ballotCR-D-LIMON-MATINA-MATINA

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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
MATINA / LIMÓN
Next election
2028-02-06
Linked upcoming event
next-ac01112632929af77ec6edd0
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

  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA67.2%
  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL25.5%
  • NUEVA REPÚBLICA3.8%
  • AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA1.7%
  • UNIDOS PODEMOS1.1%
  • NUESTRO PUEBLO0.6%
Results for event-8744e7900b7f6653e3ffa464
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,47967.2%4Recorded
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/202456225.5%1Recorded
NUEVA REPÚBLICAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/2024833.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/2024381.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDOS PODEMOScosta-rica/Sc1df243471/2024251.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUESTRO PUEBLOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/2024140.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-02-02

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL45.5%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA24.0%
  • ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN8.4%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO4.9%
  • NUEVA REPÚBLICA4.5%
  • RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL4.0%
  • UNIDOS PODEMOS3.3%
  • AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE2.6%
  • JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE1.7%
  • NUEVA GENERACIÓN1.1%
Results for event-7d0996e78a9834f0de11ae9f
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,20345.5%3Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/202063424%2Recorded
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20202218.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201304.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA REPÚBLICAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201204.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201054%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDOS PODEMOScosta-rica/Sfa91292290/2020883.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSEcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/2020682.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSEcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/2020451.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA GENERACIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/2020301.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-02-07

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL33.0%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO16.7%
  • RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE15.2%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA14.4%
  • ACCIÓN CIUDADANA8.3%
  • ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN5.2%
  • MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO3.9%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO3.4%
Results for event-f4f5c550b655f60fa004347d
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/201681633%2Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/201641316.7%1Recorded
RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSEcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/201637515.2%1Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/201635714.4%1Recorded
ACCIÓN CIUDADANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162058.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161285.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016973.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016843.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Provisional imported-series CI

0 (recorded zero)0–100 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=41.662880508859615, oldest_gap=16.28282828282828, previous_gap=21.52042360060514

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

43.22percentage 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=[[25.533848250795092,67.1967287596547,0,0,0,3.7710131758291685,0,0,0,0,0,0,3.498409813721036],[45.49924357034796,23.978819969742815,0,0,3.9712556732223905,4.53857791225416,0,0,8.35854765506808,4.9167927382753405,0,0,8.736762481089258],[32.96969696969697,14.424242424242424,8.282828282828282,3.393939393939394,0,0,3.919191919191919,0,5.171717171717172,16.68686868686869,0,0,15.151515151515152]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

33.78percentage 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=[[25.533848250795092,67.1967287596547,0,0,0,3.7710131758291685,0,0,0,0,0,0,3.498409813721036],[45.49924357034796,23.978819969742815,0,0,3.9712556732223905,4.53857791225416,0,0,8.35854765506808,4.9167927382753405,0,0,8.736762481089258],[32.96969696969697,14.424242424242424,8.282828282828282,3.393939393939394,0,0,3.919191919191919,0,5.171717171717172,16.68686868686869,0,0,15.151515151515152]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

38.5percentage 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=[[25.533848250795092,67.1967287596547,0,0,0,3.7710131758291685,0,0,0,0,0,0,3.498409813721036],[45.49924357034796,23.978819969742815,0,0,3.9712556732223905,4.53857791225416,0,0,8.35854765506808,4.9167927382753405,0,0,8.736762481089258],[32.96969696969697,14.424242424242424,8.282828282828282,3.393939393939394,0,0,3.919191919191919,0,5.171717171717172,16.68686868686869,0,0,15.151515151515152]]

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?
GERARDO VALVERDE SANDERSSINDICATURAS PROPIETARIO2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
JEANNETTE GUTIERREZ MORALESSINDICATURAS SUPLENTE2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
ELIECER VARGAS SALASCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIAS2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
ANGIE FAJARDO ROSALESCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIAS2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
MARVIN ELIECER FAJARDO MARTINEZCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIAS2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
LENIN JAFETH BLANDON PEREZCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
ELLLIN ALEXANDER RAMIREZ MORENOCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
YERY ZUÑIGA ARRIETACONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
CHRISTIAN AGUILAR LUNACONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
JOSE FAJARDO FAJARDOCONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
VIVIANA LEANDRO QUIROSSÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIA2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
DANILO ANTONIO CORDERO CESPEDESSÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARIA DEL ROSARIO BARBOZA SERRANOCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
JIMMY STANLEY VINDAS CORDOBACONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
YERLY BROWN JOHNSONCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
JORGE CHANTO CONTRERASCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
LUIS GERARDO VILLALOBOS OCONITRILLOCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
NOELIA FONSECA FONSECACONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARCO ANTONIO CUBERO OCONITRILLOCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
SHIRA MARIA MORGAN DIXONCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
ADRIAN SANABRIA PAYANSÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIO2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
MARIA DEL CARMEN DIAZ ROSALESCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
FRANCISCO VILLAFUERTE VILLAFUERTECONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOprincipal
ROY ELIECER MORA ALVARADOCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSEprincipal
SHIRA MARIA MORGAN DIXONCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
ADRIAN JESUS ROJAS VASQUEZCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
YESENIA ESQUIVEL CHACONCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2016REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOsubstitute
DIANA CAROLINA MORA LOPEZCONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES2016RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSEsubstitute
ARGERIE ALVAREZ BRICEÑOCONCEJALES 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. “MATINA — Syndic and district council — shared ballot.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CR-D-LIMON-MATINA-MATINA. Sources: costa-rica--url-ae6cfb21525f974d8912a00e, costa-rica--url-9b0bf8940eb485b811da317e, costa-rica--url-f8a1e09c9e89a7e5e9c55114, costa-rica--Sc1df243471, costa-rica--S9546b68248, costa-rica--Sfa91292290, costa-rica--Sc44114deae, costa-rica--S79669f3e5d, costa-rica--S8c0ab8473e.