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PLAYAS / GUAYAS — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Ecuador · PLAYAS / GUAYAS / GUAYAS · municipal · Municipal councilEC-C-9-735

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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
PLAYAS / GUAYAS / GUAYAS
Next election
2026-11-29
Linked upcoming event
next-e963a51d34c18443bd5db675
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 PACHAKUTIK21.0%
  • PSC-MADERA DE GUERRERO19.9%
  • MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA18.6%
  • MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES14.5%
  • PARTIDO IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA8.6%
  • MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO5.1%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MÁS ACCIÓN, SUMA4.1%
  • PRIMERO PLAYAS3.2%
  • ALIANZA POR PLAYAS2.6%
  • PARTIDO AVANZA1.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRACIA SÍ0.7%
Results for event-d6e84e0b2acac3bec173fd63
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK7ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20236,97221%1Recorded
PSC-MADERA DE GUERRERO1167ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20236,61719.9%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA207ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20236,18118.6%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES99ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20234,82314.5%1Recorded
PARTIDO IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA117ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232,8598.6%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO124ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,7005.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MÁS ACCIÓN, SUMA42ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,3494.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PRIMERO PLAYAS1166ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20231,0483.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA POR PLAYAS1428ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20238582.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO AVANZA101ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20236001.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRACIA SÍ157ecuador/Sa5c026518f/20232440.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2019-03-24

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • 6-MADERA DE GUERRERO32.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES28.2%
  • MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL8.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA7.6%
  • ALIANZA REVIVE PAIS5.7%
  • JUNTOS POR PLAYAS5.4%
  • ALIANZA LIBERTAD ES PUEBLO Y MOVIMIENTO PLAYASENSES AL CAMBIO2.6%
  • UNION ECUATORIANA1.8%
  • IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA1.7%
  • MOVIMIENTO ECUATORIANO UNIDO1.6%
  • UNIDAD POPULAR1.4%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIOTICA 21 DE ENERO0.9%
  • FUERZA.EC0.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL PODEMOS0.7%
  • MOVIMIENTO SALUD Y TRABAJO0.5%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA ECUATORIANO0.5%
Results for event-25a68e2fae7a4514576703cc
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
6-MADERA DE GUERRERO534ecuador/Sed7b513864/201939,38032%3Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES22ecuador/Sed7b513864/201934,66528.2%2Recorded
MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL148ecuador/Sed7b513864/201910,7938.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA37ecuador/Sed7b513864/20199,2987.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA REVIVE PAIS647ecuador/Sed7b513864/20196,9815.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
JUNTOS POR PLAYAS629ecuador/Sed7b513864/20196,5915.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA LIBERTAD ES PUEBLO Y MOVIMIENTO PLAYASENSES AL CAMBIO693ecuador/Sed7b513864/20193,1772.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNION ECUATORIANA51ecuador/Sed7b513864/20192,2351.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA152ecuador/Sed7b513864/20192,0331.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO ECUATORIANO UNIDO219ecuador/Sed7b513864/20192,0131.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDAD POPULAR143ecuador/Sed7b513864/20191,6611.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIOTICA 21 DE ENERO3ecuador/Sed7b513864/20191,0670.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FUERZA.EC146ecuador/Sed7b513864/20191,0290.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL PODEMOS142ecuador/Sed7b513864/20198090.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO SALUD Y TRABAJO24ecuador/Sed7b513864/20196360.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA ECUATORIANO8ecuador/Sed7b513864/20195960.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2014-02-23

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks

  • ALIANZA PAIS Y MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO20.8%
  • MOVIMIENTO PLAYASENSE AL CAMBIO15.0%
  • 6-MADERA DE GUERRERO14.2%
  • MOVIMIENTO RENACE VILLAMIL VENCEREMOS13.4%
  • MOVIMIENTO CREO10.6%
  • PARTIDO AVANZA9.7%
  • MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK6.9%
  • PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"3.0%
  • MOVIMIENTO SUMA2.9%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO1.8%
  • PARTIDO ROLDOSISTA ECUATORIANO0.9%
  • PARTIDO MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO0.7%
Results for event-b08afb6a0a10fd1e41f6fc5f
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
ALIANZA PAIS Y MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO9017ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201420,99520.8%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO PLAYASENSE AL CAMBIO9004ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201415,13915%1Recorded
6-MADERA DE GUERRERO9013ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201414,30714.2%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO RENACE VILLAMIL VENCEREMOS9011ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201413,52913.4%1Recorded
MOVIMIENTO CREO8ecuador/S09da2a23f3/201410,69910.6%1Recorded
PARTIDO AVANZA6ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20149,8139.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK5ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20146,9866.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"4ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20143,0323%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO SUMA13ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20142,9422.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA FRENTE AMPLIO10ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20141,7661.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ROLDOSISTA ECUATORIANO1ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20148830.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DEMOCRATICO2ecuador/S09da2a23f3/20147450.7%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
2026-08-1145,546
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": 735,
  "cne_parish": null,
  "cne_province": 9,
  "election_date": "2026-11-29",
  "electors_august": 45546,
  "jurisdiction_id": "EC-C-9-735",
  "name": "PLAYAS / GUAYAS",
  "office": "Municipal council",
  "precinct_rows": [
    1439,
    1440,
    1441,
    1442,
    1443,
    1901,
    1902,
    1903,
    1910
  ],
  "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. “PLAYAS / GUAYAS — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-C-9-735. 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.