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LAS MATAS DE SANTA CRUZ — Municipal council
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Dominican Republic · LAS MATAS DE SANTA CRUZ / MONTE CRISTI · municipal · Municipal councilDO-C-LAS-MATAS-DE-SANTA-CRUZ
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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
- LAS MATAS DE SANTA CRUZ / MONTE CRISTI
- Next election
- 2028-02-20
- Linked upcoming event
- next-54f0c7595ea815abed08b2b6
- 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 ALIADOS62.5%
- PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS20.5%
- PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS17.0%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS | PRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 2,946 | 62.5% | 3 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS | PLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 966 | 20.5% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS | FPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 801 | 17% | 1 | Recorded |
2020-03-15
Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS47.2%
- PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS42.1%
- PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS10.3%
- PARTIDO HUMANISTA DOMINICANO0.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 2,342 | 47.2% | 3 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 2,087 | 42.1% | 2 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 512 | 10.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO HUMANISTA DOMINICANO | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 17 | 0.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2016-05-15
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS50.1%
- PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS49.8%
- PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.1%
- PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO0.0%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016 | 2,828 | 50.1% | 3 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016 | 2,807 | 49.8% | 2 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA | dominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO | dominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016 | 2 | 0% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI0 (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=42.011457670273714, oldest_gap=0.3723404255319096, previous_gap=5.143202904396929
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 volatilityUnknownpercentage 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.
| Person | Role | As of | Affiliation | Principal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUAN JOSE PEÑA | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO | unknown |
| SILVANO MAURICIO ESTEVEZ MORROBEL | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO | unknown |
| LEONCIO RIVAS GOMEZ | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO | unknown |
| JUAN CARLOS ACOSTA PORTORREAL | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA | unknown |
| RAFAEL ANTONIO GOMEZ PLASENCIO | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO | unknown |
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
No open research issues attached to this office.
Sources
- Dominican Republic: https://elecciones2024.jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/EasyDNNNews/DocumentDownload.ashx?articleid=10&documentid=8&moduleid=469&portalid=0 · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: https://jce.gob.do/portaltransparencia/Repositorio?EntryId=16970&Command=Core_Download · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: https://jce.gob.do/portaltransparencia/Repositorio?EntryId=5399&Command=Core_Download · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE definitive 2024 municipal computation, document 8 · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE definitive 2024 municipal computation, document 11 · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE 2020 — dr2020_16970.dat · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE 2016 — dr2016_5399.dat · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE 2024 — dr2024_elected.xlsx · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “LAS MATAS DE SANTA CRUZ — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/DO-C-LAS-MATAS-DE-SANTA-CRUZ. 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.