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JOYA DE LOS SACHAS / ORELLANA — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Ecuador · JOYA DE LOS SACHAS / ORELLANA / ORELLANA · municipal · Municipal councilEC-C-22-725

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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
JOYA DE LOS SACHAS / ORELLANA / ORELLANA
Next election
2026-11-29
Linked upcoming event
next-e0be05df8e882e4be974941b
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

  • ALIANZA GESTIÓN Y DESARROLLO32.8%
  • UNIDAD ORELLANENSE23.9%
  • MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO14.0%
  • ALIANZA UNIDAD AMAZÓNICA12.0%
  • ALIANZA DE LA RENOVACION10.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA7.2%
Results for event-5a7bd7a711035a103d7b93d9
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
ALIANZA GESTIÓN Y DESARROLLO1030ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20238,75132.8%2Recorded
UNIDAD ORELLANENSE1003ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20236,38523.9%2Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO124ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20233,73914%1Recorded
ALIANZA UNIDAD AMAZÓNICA1069ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20233,19312%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA DE LA RENOVACION1025ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,67810%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA207ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,9247.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2019-03-24

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • ALIANZA MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK LISTA 18 MOVIMIENTO ECUATORIANO UNIDO LISTA 4 PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO LISTA 637.7%
  • ALIANZA ORELLANA33.0%
  • ALIANZA AVANZAMOS JUNTOS8.4%
  • MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA8.0%
  • ALIANZA VAMOS POR EL CAMBIO7.2%
  • PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE4.2%
  • ALIANZA SI PODEMOS CON FE1.5%
Results for event-f19757c90901f89ef5356efb
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
ALIANZA MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK LISTA 18 MOVIMIENTO ECUATORIANO UNIDO LISTA 4 PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO LISTA 6582ecuador/Sed7b513864/201917,49337.7%3Recorded
ALIANZA ORELLANA502ecuador/Sed7b513864/201915,29533%2Recorded
ALIANZA AVANZAMOS JUNTOS574ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,9028.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA37ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,6858%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA VAMOS POR EL CAMBIO586ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,3387.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE158ecuador/Sed7b513864/20191,9294.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA SI PODEMOS CON FE801ecuador/Sed7b513864/20197051.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2014-02-23

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK46.1%
  • MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS20.9%
  • DESPIERTA ORELLANA20.1%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"5.1%
  • PARTIDO RENOVADOR INSTITUCIONAL ACCION NACIONAL4.1%
  • PARTIDO MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO3.8%
Results for event-5a90e2a5969283c0eca44d6c
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK5ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201418,75846.1%3Recorded
MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS3ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20148,49220.9%1Recorded
DESPIERTA ORELLANA22005ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20148,19320.1%1Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"4ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20142,0605.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO RENOVADOR INSTITUCIONAL ACCION NACIONAL9ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20141,6654.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO2ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20141,5523.8%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
2026-08-1141,443
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": 725,
  "cne_parish": null,
  "cne_province": 22,
  "election_date": "2026-11-29",
  "electors_august": 41443,
  "jurisdiction_id": "EC-C-22-725",
  "name": "JOYA DE LOS SACHAS / ORELLANA",
  "office": "Municipal council",
  "precinct_rows": [
    4107,
    4108,
    4133,
    4134,
    4135,
    4154,
    4155,
    4156,
    4157,
    4158,
    4159,
    4167,
    4168,
    4169,
    4176,
    4177,
    4178,
    4179,
    4182,
    4184,
    4186
  ],
  "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. “JOYA DE LOS SACHAS / ORELLANA — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-C-22-725. 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.