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TENA / NAPO — Municipal council

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Ecuador · TENA / NAPO / NAPO · municipal · Municipal councilEC-C-15-620

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Council and parish votes before 2023 are candidate marks; 2023 is a closed-list ballot. Do not compare these vote shares as a continuous series. The 29 November 2026 ordinary cohort is reconciled to the CNE register. August precinct-distribution electors are a dated administrative count, not historical turnout or votes. Territorial boundary comparability, intervening outcomes and current control remain separate checks.

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

Geography
TENA / NAPO / NAPO
Next election
2026-11-29
Linked upcoming event
next-3fea1198fd25cbb877d63569
Registry qualification
Qualified in source register

2. How certain is that date?

2026-11-29 is formally called. Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.

3. Who won earlier selected elections?

2023-02-05

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · valid votes

  • MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK32.0%
  • ALIANZA 3-12-21-6122.1%
  • MOVIMIENTO RENOVACIÓN TOTAL, RETO14.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO CONSTRUYE7.0%
  • SOMOS AGUA7.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO PUEBLO IGUALDAD DEMOCRACIA PID5.3%
  • MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA4.8%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MÁS ACCIÓN, SUMA3.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO2.4%
  • PARTIDO UNIDAD POPULAR2.2%
Results for event-c3864d984f96a90418c24744
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK7ecuador/Sa5c026518f/202312,82132%3Recorded
ALIANZA 3-12-21-611256ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20238,87322.1%2Recorded
MOVIMIENTO RENOVACIÓN TOTAL, RETO226ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20235,62414%2Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CONSTRUYE18ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,8247%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
SOMOS AGUA1034ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,8217%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO PUEBLO IGUALDAD DEMOCRACIA PID222ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,1185.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA207ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,9324.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MÁS ACCIÓN, SUMA42ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,2103%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO124ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20239732.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNIDAD POPULAR231ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20238652.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2019-03-24

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIOTICA 21 DE ENERO24.6%
  • ALIANZA UNIDAD PACHAKUTIK - SUMA19.9%
  • PARTIDO POLÍTICO AVANZA17.2%
  • ALIANZA ANTISUYO8.6%
  • ALIANZA CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO - CREO8.4%
  • PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO8.1%
  • MOVIMIENTO CONCERTACION4.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL3.7%
  • UNION ECUATORIANA2.8%
  • UNIDAD POPULAR1.5%
  • MOVIMIENTO ECUATORIANO UNIDO1.2%
Results for event-1f057e08d9e824c8dfbe0415
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIOTICA 21 DE ENERO3ecuador/Sed7b513864/201926,79424.6%3Recorded
ALIANZA UNIDAD PACHAKUTIK - SUMA517ecuador/Sed7b513864/201921,64819.9%2Recorded
PARTIDO POLÍTICO AVANZA25ecuador/Sed7b513864/201918,71617.2%2Recorded
ALIANZA ANTISUYO597ecuador/Sed7b513864/20199,3518.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO - CREO610ecuador/Sed7b513864/20199,1818.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO1ecuador/Sed7b513864/20198,8198.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CONCERTACION18ecuador/Sed7b513864/20194,3474%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL148ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,9823.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNION ECUATORIANA51ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,0122.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDAD POPULAR143ecuador/Sed7b513864/20191,6721.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO ECUATORIANO UNIDO219ecuador/Sed7b513864/20191,2941.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2014-02-23

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"34.6%
  • MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS20.9%
  • PARTIDO AVANZA10.1%
  • MOVIMIENTO CREO9.7%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO7.1%
  • MOVIMIENTO NAPO VIVE5.7%
  • MOVIMIENTO SUMA5.5%
  • P.S.C.LISTA 6 Y MAC 633.7%
  • MOVIMIENTO REIVINDICADOR AMAZONICO/MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO2.8%
Results for event-5e67f67924edfa3f3e279517
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"4ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201431,10834.6%4Recorded
MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS3ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201418,80020.9%2Recorded
PARTIDO AVANZA6ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20149,02810.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CREO8ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20148,6749.7%1Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO10ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20146,3357.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO NAPO VIVE15002ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20145,0955.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO SUMA13ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20144,9435.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
P.S.C.LISTA 6 Y MAC 6315007ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20143,3153.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO REIVINDICADOR AMAZONICO/MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO15008ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20142,4842.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Withheld

Unknown0–100 historical closeness

Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete

Comparison status: Comparison unavailable · Council and parish votes before 2023 are candidate marks; 2023 is a closed-list ballot. Do not compare these vote shares as a continuous series. The 29 November 2026 ordinary cohort is reconciled to the CNE register. August precinct-distribution electors are a dated administrative count, not historical turnout or votes. Territorial boundary comparability, intervening outcomes and current control remain separate checks.

Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=null, oldest_gap=null, previous_gap=null

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Six named standalone categories in CNE returns, including explicit short/expanded CREO, SUMA and Alianza PAIS labels. Mixed alliances, successor movements and other parties stay Other. This does not attribute Revolución Ciudadana votes to Alianza PAIS. Multi-mark and otherwise ineligible histories remain excluded. 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 · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[null,null,null]

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Six named standalone categories in CNE returns, including explicit short/expanded CREO, SUMA and Alianza PAIS labels. Mixed alliances, successor movements and other parties stay Other. This does not attribute Revolución Ciudadana votes to Alianza PAIS. Multi-mark and otherwise ineligible histories remain excluded. 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 · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[null,null,null]

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Six named standalone categories in CNE returns, including explicit short/expanded CREO, SUMA and Alianza PAIS labels. Mixed alliances, successor movements and other parties stay Other. This does not attribute Revolución Ciudadana votes to Alianza PAIS. Multi-mark and otherwise ineligible histories remain excluded. 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 · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[null,null,null]

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.

No officeholder observation supplied.

Electoral register observations

Dated elector counts stay distinct from turnout and are not summed across overlapping contests.

Register observations
As ofElectorsNotes
2026-08-1161,032
Dated CNE administrative observation; not historical turnout. July count, difference and spending limit are retained separately.
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  "call_source_id": "SA40-EC-CALL",
  "cne_canton": 620,
  "cne_parish": null,
  "cne_province": 15,
  "election_date": "2026-11-29",
  "electors_august": 61032,
  "jurisdiction_id": "EC-C-15-620",
  "name": "TENA / NAPO",
  "office": "Municipal council",
  "precinct_rows": [
    3018,
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    3020,
    3022,
    3023,
    3027,
    3030,
    3031,
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    3034,
    3035,
    3036,
    3037,
    3047,
    3048,
    3049,
    3050,
    3051,
    3052,
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    3055,
    3056,
    3057,
    3058,
    3059,
    3060,
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    3086,
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    3095,
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    3100,
    3102,
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    3105,
    3106,
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    3108,
    3109,
    3112,
    3113
  ],
  "record_type": "official_electoral_register",
  "register_pdf_page": 7,
  "register_source_id": "SA40-EC-CALL",
  "snapshot": "2026-08-11",
  "source_id": "SA40-EC-DISTRIBUTION"
}

6. Polling context

No local poll supplied.

7. Unresolved issues and sources

Council and parish votes before 2023 are candidate marks; 2023 is a closed-list ballot. Do not compare these vote shares as a continuous series. The 29 November 2026 ordinary cohort is reconciled to the CNE register. August precinct-distribution electors are a dated administrative count, not historical turnout or votes. Territorial boundary comparability, intervening outcomes and current control remain separate checks. The ordinary register is reconciled: 23 prefectures, 222 mayoralties, 222 municipal councils and 825 parish boards match the signed July 2026 call/list and August CNE codes. Borbón’s mayor/council and Miss Ecuador’s parish board are separate March 2027 first contests. Historical boundary comparability and some new-parish final returns remain open. Calacalí has final completion evidence but only preliminary rounded shares and secondary seat affiliations. Six first-election party vectors and elected rosters are recovered for the four 2024 parishes and Sevilla Don Bosco in 2025. Four small ballot-total discrepancies remain explicit. Shuar Pastaza remains preliminary. Fifteen July/August parish electorate differences are retained as dated observations.

    Sources

    Cite this record

    Center for Digital Democracy. “TENA / NAPO — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-C-15-620. Sources: ecuador--url-e0444af67a46db0c3c537d63, ecuador--url-afbb9a85cc78f50c79da76d6, ecuador--url-5b82aaaec7b8c8ce1fd49557, ecuador--url-e67940bdf0f1387ed11ac338, ecuador--Sa5c026518f, ecuador--Sadcc145662, ecuador--Sed7b513864, ecuador--Sf4e4f8e986, ecuador--S09da2a23f3, ecuador--S5c50f97474, ecuador--SA40-EC-DISTRIBUTION, ecuador--SA40-EC-CALL.