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PALESTINA / GUAYAS — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Ecuador · PALESTINA / GUAYAS / GUAYAS · municipal · Municipal councilEC-C-9-675

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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
PALESTINA / GUAYAS / GUAYAS
Next election
2026-11-29
Linked upcoming event
next-0b07a0199e26267c24b34c89
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 POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA30.7%
  • 1-3319.2%
  • MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK14.0%
  • PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO13.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO RENOVACIÓN5.7%
  • MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES5.6%
  • ALIANZA DEL FUTURO3.5%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA ECUATORIANO3.4%
  • MOVIMIENTO CANTONAL PROMESA Y ACCIÓN, MCPA2.6%
  • PARTIDO UNIDAD POPULAR1.5%
Results for event-dbb01375068e6e68abf93ebb
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA207ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,86130.7%2Recorded
1-331440ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,78419.2%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK7ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,30414%1Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO32ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,29013.8%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO RENOVACIÓN246ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20235285.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES99ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20235205.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA DEL FUTURO1350ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20233233.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA ECUATORIANO39ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20233213.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CANTONAL PROMESA Y ACCIÓN, MCPA79ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232412.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNIDAD POPULAR231ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231431.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2019-03-24

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • CREO - SUMA21.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS, PATRIA ALTIVA I SOBERANA19.8%
  • CENTRO DEMOCRATICO15.7%
  • 6-MADERA DE GUERRERO14.6%
  • MOVIMIENTO ECUATORIANO UNIDO10.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRACIA SÍ7.2%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIOTICA 21 DE ENERO3.2%
  • PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE2.9%
  • FUERZA.EC1.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO JUSTICIA SOCIAL1.3%
  • UNIDAD POPULAR0.8%
Results for event-9bbd514da2008b37ef4d03ff
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
CREO - SUMA637ecuador/Sed7b513864/20197,38121.8%2Recorded
MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS, PATRIA ALTIVA I SOBERANA13ecuador/Sed7b513864/20196,70419.8%1Recorded
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO145ecuador/Sed7b513864/20195,30715.7%1Recorded
6-MADERA DE GUERRERO534ecuador/Sed7b513864/20194,95114.6%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO ECUATORIANO UNIDO219ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,66610.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRACIA SÍ198ecuador/Sed7b513864/20192,4257.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIOTICA 21 DE ENERO3ecuador/Sed7b513864/20191,0723.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE158ecuador/Sed7b513864/20199792.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FUERZA.EC146ecuador/Sed7b513864/20196051.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO JUSTICIA SOCIAL170ecuador/Sed7b513864/20194531.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDAD POPULAR143ecuador/Sed7b513864/20192820.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2014-02-23

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • ALIANZA PAIS Y MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO23.4%
  • 6-MADERA DE GUERRERO20.2%
  • PARTIDO AVANZA18.2%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"17.3%
  • MOVIMIENTO CREO15.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO SUMA2.5%
  • PARTIDO ROLDOSISTA ECUATORIANO1.3%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO0.8%
  • PARTIDO MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO0.5%
Results for event-6e7f03a216c28682b47d43c9
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
ALIANZA PAIS Y MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO9017ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20148,77723.4%1Recorded
6-MADERA DE GUERRERO9013ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20147,55420.2%1Recorded
PARTIDO AVANZA6ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20146,82518.2%1Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"4ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20146,48617.3%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CREO8ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20145,90215.8%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO SUMA13ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20149382.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ROLDOSISTA ECUATORIANO1ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20144701.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO10ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20142980.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO2ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20142020.5%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
2026-08-1115,376
Dated CNE administrative observation; not historical turnout. July count, difference and spending limit are retained separately.
{
  "call_source_id": "SA40-EC-CALL",
  "cne_canton": 675,
  "cne_parish": null,
  "cne_province": 9,
  "election_date": "2026-11-29",
  "electors_august": 15376,
  "jurisdiction_id": "EC-C-9-675",
  "name": "PALESTINA / GUAYAS",
  "office": "Municipal council",
  "precinct_rows": [
    1431,
    1432,
    1859
  ],
  "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. “PALESTINA / GUAYAS — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-C-9-675. 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.