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BANI — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Dominican Republic · BANI / PERAVIA · municipal · Municipal councilDO-C-BANI

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Definitive 2024 vote vectors and seat allocations joined. March 2020 replaces the annulled February poll. Earlier council ballot basis, special events and boundary comparability require review.

1. What office, where, and when is the next election?

Geography
BANI / PERAVIA
Next election
2028-02-20
Linked upcoming event
next-cb5c6028c2eb67afe1ebfc5b
Registry qualification
Unknown

2. How certain is that date?

2028-02-20 is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.

3. Who won earlier selected elections?

2024-02-18

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS64.0%
  • PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS15.6%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA15.5%
  • PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTE Y ALIADOS1.9%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO Y ALIADOS1.4%
  • PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE1.3%
  • PARTIDO ESPERANZA DEMOCRATICA0.3%
  • MOVIMIENTO PATRIA PARA TODOS0.1%
Results for event-fab3d139b0a9a212390ac46b
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSPRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/202417,80164%9Recorded
PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOSFPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20244,33415.6%2Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAPLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20244,32315.5%2Recorded
PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTE Y ALIADOSPPGdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20245311.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIO Y ALIADOSFAMPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243851.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLEPPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243541.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ESPERANZA DEMOCRATICAPEDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024780.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO PATRIA PARA TODOSPPTdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024240.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-03-15

Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS57.4%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS34.3%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS5.1%
  • MOVIMIENTO POLITICO AGUILA1.6%
  • PARTIDO DE ACCION LIBERAL0.6%
  • PARTIDO NACIONAL VOLUNTAD CIUDADANA Y ALIADOS0.4%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.4%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOS0.2%
  • PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANO0.0%
Results for event-c812e0cfb824544ea8b05719
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202017,85157.4%8Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202010,65934.3%5Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201,5935.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO POLITICO AGUILAdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20205091.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO DE ACCION LIBERALdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201830.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO NACIONAL VOLUNTAD CIUDADANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201190.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201120.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020640.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202060%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-05-15

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS59.7%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS31.9%
  • PARTIDO POPULAR CRISTIANO4.9%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA1.1%
  • ALIANZA POR LA DEMOCRACIA Y ALIADOS0.9%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA0.7%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS0.5%
  • PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO0.4%
Results for event-dc8d458ff1413b4888b19a58
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201639,04359.7%9Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201620,88931.9%4Recorded
PARTIDO POPULAR CRISTIANOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20163,1924.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20167101.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA POR LA DEMOCRACIA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20165730.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20164450.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAISdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20163450.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20162470.4%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=48.3902263744161, oldest_gap=27.739746959232317, previous_gap=23.128376640082323

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Latest interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[]

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Previous interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[]

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Both intervals mean · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[]

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?
MIGUEL ESNAIDES BAEZ GUERREROREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
CARLOS ANTONIO NICHOLLS NUÑEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
OSVALDO LEONIDAS DIAZ ARISTYREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
YNGRID CAROLINA DIAZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JUDY DARIANNY PEGUERO ORTIZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
ANDRIE STEBAN SUAZO LUNAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
YUDYS ROSANNA MEJIA BAEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
EDDY CERVANTE PEÑA TEJEDAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
FREDDY RAFAEL DE LOS SANTOS TEJEDAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
LEURIN YONELIS ARIAS MEDINAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JOSE ANTONIO ENCARNACION DE LOS SANTOSREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
JOHANNA MAYELIN HERRERA BAUTISTAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
MELQUIS ELIZER CASTILLO TEJEDAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown

6. Polling context

No local poll supplied.

7. Unresolved issues and sources

No open research issues attached to this office.

Sources

Cite this record

Center for Digital Democracy. “BANI — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/DO-C-BANI. Sources: dominican-republic--url-9eeae531a9324c0e31187d6e, dominican-republic--url-6036685c5a67c6ca3aeb4de9, dominican-republic--url-7fe13efce2166a5693351268, dominican-republic--S84db1edb1b, dominican-republic--Se3e95bc895, dominican-republic--S9e2090ae02, dominican-republic--Se0c865c342, dominican-republic--S777101bcbc.