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RUMIÑAHUI / PICHINCHA — Municipal council

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Ecuador · RUMIÑAHUI / PICHINCHA / PICHINCHA · municipal · Municipal councilEC-C-17-80

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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
RUMIÑAHUI / PICHINCHA / PICHINCHA
Next election
2026-11-29
Linked upcoming event
next-dac5a64db270e9d67cd7f20e
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 TODOS26.6%
  • PARTIDO IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA21.4%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA ECUATORIANO10.9%
  • UNIDAD PARA LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN7.5%
  • RUMIÑAHUI POR TI6.2%
  • MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK5.5%
  • VA POR TI RUMIÑAHUI5.0%
  • RENACE5.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO3.7%
  • JUNTOS POR RUMIÑAHUI3.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO NUESTRA LLACTA2.6%
  • UNIDAD PARA LA RECONSTRUCCION1.8%
  • PARTIDO AVANZA0.5%
  • MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA0.4%
Results for event-7e7052f2d0a97affff03aa83
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
MOVIMIENTO TODOS149ecuador/Sa5c026518f/202315,46626.6%2Recorded
PARTIDO IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA117ecuador/Sa5c026518f/202312,46021.4%2Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA ECUATORIANO39ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20236,34210.9%1Recorded
UNIDAD PARA LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN1097ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20234,3437.5%1Recorded
RUMIÑAHUI POR TI1348ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20233,6346.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK7ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20233,1745.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VA POR TI RUMIÑAHUI1459ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,9325%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
RENACE1240ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,8905%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO124ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,1703.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
JUNTOS POR RUMIÑAHUI1206ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,7393%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO NUESTRA LLACTA3ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,5382.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDAD PARA LA RECONSTRUCCION1502ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,0391.8%1Recorded
PARTIDO AVANZA101ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232790.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA207ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232120.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2019-03-24

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • ALIANZA CREO 21 - AHORA 6515.7%
  • MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL14.1%
  • MOVIMIENTO TODOS11.9%
  • IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA11.5%
  • PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO9.3%
  • MOVIMIENTO RUMIÑAHUI EN ACCION4.7%
  • ALIANZA SUMANDO CONCIENCIA3.9%
  • MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL PODEMOS3.6%
  • MOVIMIENTO VIVE3.2%
  • MOVIMIENTO LIBERTAD ES PUEBLO, LEP2.6%
  • MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS, PATRIA ALTIVA I SOBERANA2.6%
  • MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRACIA SÍ2.3%
  • MOVIMIENTO UNIR2.0%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIOTICA 21 DE ENERO2.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO CONCERTACION1.8%
  • PARTIDO POLÍTICO AVANZA1.7%
  • ALIANZA UNIDAD Y PROGRESO RUMIÑAHUI1.7%
  • ALIANZA ECUATORIANO UNIDO-PARTIDO SOCIALISTA1.6%
  • MOVIMIENTO NUESTRA LLACTA1.2%
  • PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE1.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO ACCION DEMOCRATICA ECUATORIANA, ADE0.9%
  • MOVIMIENTO JUSTICIA SOCIAL0.9%
Results for event-e8379dbc2a11fb316604fc81
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
ALIANZA CREO 21 - AHORA 65519ecuador/Sed7b513864/201946,15315.7%2Recorded
MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL148ecuador/Sed7b513864/201941,44314.1%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO TODOS166ecuador/Sed7b513864/201935,18211.9%1Recorded
IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA152ecuador/Sed7b513864/201933,94911.5%1Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO1ecuador/Sed7b513864/201927,4459.3%2Recorded
MOVIMIENTO RUMIÑAHUI EN ACCION47ecuador/Sed7b513864/201913,7224.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA SUMANDO CONCIENCIA718ecuador/Sed7b513864/201911,4633.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL PODEMOS142ecuador/Sed7b513864/201910,5423.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO VIVE21ecuador/Sed7b513864/20199,3513.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTAD ES PUEBLO, LEP235ecuador/Sed7b513864/20197,7712.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS, PATRIA ALTIVA I SOBERANA13ecuador/Sed7b513864/20197,5812.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRACIA SÍ198ecuador/Sed7b513864/20196,8532.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO UNIR180ecuador/Sed7b513864/20195,9022%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIOTICA 21 DE ENERO3ecuador/Sed7b513864/20195,8192%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CONCERTACION18ecuador/Sed7b513864/20195,1721.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO POLÍTICO AVANZA25ecuador/Sed7b513864/20195,1271.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA UNIDAD Y PROGRESO RUMIÑAHUI716ecuador/Sed7b513864/20194,9691.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA ECUATORIANO UNIDO-PARTIDO SOCIALISTA615ecuador/Sed7b513864/20194,6041.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO NUESTRA LLACTA105ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,6771.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE158ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,0251%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO ACCION DEMOCRATICA ECUATORIANA, ADE226ecuador/Sed7b513864/20192,5810.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO JUSTICIA SOCIAL170ecuador/Sed7b513864/20192,5400.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2014-02-23

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS40.4%
  • ALIANZA MOVIMIENTO RUMIÑAHUI EN ACCION-PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO24.8%
  • ALIANZA SUMA-VIVE11.3%
  • ALIANZA CREO-SOCIAL CRISTIANO10.2%
  • PARTIDO AVANZA7.9%
  • ALIANZA UNIDAD DE LAS IZQUIERDAS3.0%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"2.3%
Results for event-e12b12c27fcae9be0f0a3c89
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS3ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014125,53640.4%3Recorded
ALIANZA MOVIMIENTO RUMIÑAHUI EN ACCION-PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO17016ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201476,96724.8%3Recorded
ALIANZA SUMA-VIVE17011ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201435,11411.3%1Recorded
ALIANZA CREO-SOCIAL CRISTIANO17012ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201431,71510.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO AVANZA6ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201424,6467.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA UNIDAD DE LAS IZQUIERDAS17019ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20149,2503%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"4ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20147,1272.3%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
2026-08-11100,671
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": 80,
  "cne_parish": null,
  "cne_province": 17,
  "election_date": "2026-11-29",
  "electors_august": 100671,
  "jurisdiction_id": "EC-C-17-80",
  "name": "RUMIÑAHUI / PICHINCHA",
  "office": "Municipal council",
  "precinct_rows": [
    3404,
    3423,
    3424,
    3425,
    3426,
    3427,
    3559,
    3560,
    3561,
    3562,
    3563,
    3564,
    3565,
    3566,
    3567,
    3637,
    3638,
    3639,
    3640,
    3641,
    3642,
    3643
  ],
  "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. “RUMIÑAHUI / PICHINCHA — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-C-17-80. 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.