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LATACUNGA / COTOPAXI — Municipal council
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Ecuador · LATACUNGA / COTOPAXI / COTOPAXI · municipal · Municipal councilEC-C-5-100
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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
- LATACUNGA / COTOPAXI / COTOPAXI
- Next election
- 2026-11-29
- Linked upcoming event
- next-13f55dc4f69aa4be5659f8e2
- 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
- PARTIDO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MÁS ACCIÓN, SUMA22.0%
- LATACUNGUEÑOS AL TRIUNFO17.0%
- MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA12.9%
- RETO ES LA OPCION9.9%
- UNIDOS POR LA SEGURIDAD Y LA VIDA8.1%
- PARTIDO IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA7.8%
- PARTIDO AVANZA6.7%
- MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO6.5%
- UNIDOS POR LA PRODUCTIVIDAD Y LA VIDA5.6%
- FUERZA RURAL INTERCULTURAL3.5%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MÁS ACCIÓN, SUMA | 42ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 22,637 | 22% | 2 | Recorded |
| LATACUNGUEÑOS AL TRIUNFO | 1447ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 17,561 | 17% | 2 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA | 207ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 13,285 | 12.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| RETO ES LA OPCION | 1014ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 10,174 | 9.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| UNIDOS POR LA SEGURIDAD Y LA VIDA | 1072ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 8,303 | 8.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA | 117ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 8,060 | 7.8% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO AVANZA | 101ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 6,866 | 6.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO | 124ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 6,675 | 6.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIDOS POR LA PRODUCTIVIDAD Y LA VIDA | 1073ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 5,799 | 5.6% | 1 | Recorded |
| FUERZA RURAL INTERCULTURAL | 1384ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 3,645 | 3.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-03-24
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks
- LATACUNGA ALIANZA DEL TRIUNFO15.3%
- MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA11.5%
- ALIANZA AVANZA 8 - PSC 611.5%
- MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL PODEMOS9.2%
- ALIANZA UNIDAD PARA EL CAMBIO8.1%
- MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES8.0%
- ALIANZA UNIDAD CIUDADANA COTOPAXENSE7.1%
- MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL7.0%
- MOVIMIENTO FE S FUERZA, ESPERANZA, SERVICIO6.5%
- PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE3.2%
- ALIANZA LATACUNGA MERECE MAS3.0%
- CENTRO DEMOCRATICO3.0%
- MOVIMIENTO POLITICO ORGANIZACION PROGRESISTA CIUDADANA, OPCION2.9%
- MOVIMIENTO LIBERTAD ES PUEBLO, LEP2.5%
- MOVIMIENTO CONCERTACION1.5%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATACUNGA ALIANZA DEL TRIUNFO | 512ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 55,665 | 15.3% | 3 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA | 37ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 41,889 | 11.5% | 2 | Recorded |
| ALIANZA AVANZA 8 - PSC 6 | 506ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 41,741 | 11.5% | 2 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL PODEMOS | 142ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 33,504 | 9.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| ALIANZA UNIDAD PARA EL CAMBIO | 771ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 29,382 | 8.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES | 22ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 29,177 | 8% | 1 | Recorded |
| ALIANZA UNIDAD CIUDADANA COTOPAXENSE | 730ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 25,819 | 7.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL | 148ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 25,389 | 7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO FE S FUERZA, ESPERANZA, SERVICIO | 255ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 23,544 | 6.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE | 158ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 11,602 | 3.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA LATACUNGA MERECE MAS | 628ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 10,957 | 3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CENTRO DEMOCRATICO | 145ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 10,931 | 3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLITICO ORGANIZACION PROGRESISTA CIUDADANA, OPCION | 74ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 10,535 | 2.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO LIBERTAD ES PUEBLO, LEP | 235ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 9,029 | 2.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO CONCERTACION | 18ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 5,286 | 1.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2014-02-23
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks
- PARTIDO AVANZA35.9%
- MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS26.1%
- MOVIMIENTO CREO7.5%
- UNIDAD DE LA IZQUIERDA - COTOPAXI MPD LISTA 15 - PACHAKUTIK LISTA 187.5%
- PARTIDO MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO6.4%
- MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO ORGANIZACIÓN PROGRESISTA CIUDADANA4.7%
- MOVIMIENTO SUMA4.3%
- MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK3.6%
- PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"2.9%
- PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO1.0%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO AVANZA | 6ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 133,199 | 35.9% | 5 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS | 3ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 96,745 | 26.1% | 3 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO CREO | 8ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 27,867 | 7.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIDAD DE LA IZQUIERDA - COTOPAXI MPD LISTA 15 - PACHAKUTIK LISTA 18 | 5005ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 27,822 | 7.5% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO | 2ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 23,904 | 6.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO ORGANIZACIÓN PROGRESISTA CIUDADANA | 5004ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 17,323 | 4.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO SUMA | 13ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 16,019 | 4.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK | 5ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 13,436 | 3.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO" | 4ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 10,920 | 2.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO | 10ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 3,786 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
WithheldUnknown0–100 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 volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 volatilityUnknownpercentage 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.
| As of | Electors | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 167,527 | Dated CNE administrative observation; not historical turnout. July count, difference and spending limit are retained separately.{
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} |
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
- Ecuador: https://www.cne.gob.ec/download/resultados-electorales-2023/?wpdmdl=39834 · rights unknown
- Ecuador: https://www.cne.gob.ec/download/resultados-dignidad-vocales-de-juntas-parroquiales-2019/?wpdmdl=20971 · rights unknown
- Ecuador: https://www.cne.gob.ec/download/resultados-a-nivel-parroquial-2014/?wpdmdl=21133 · rights unknown
- Ecuador: https://www.cne.gob.ec/distributivos-de-electores-2027/ · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ecuador_2023.zip · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ec_candidatos-2023.dat · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ec_resultados-dignidad-vocales-de-juntas-parroquiales-2019.dat · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ec_candidatos-2019.dat · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ecuador_2014.sav · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ec_candidatos-2014.dat · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE 2027 precinct and electorate distribution, cutoff 11 August 2026 · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE resolution PLE-CNE-1-31-7-2026: ordinary election call for 29 November 2026 · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “LATACUNGA / COTOPAXI — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-C-5-100. 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.