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JOYA DE LOS SACHAS / ORELLANA — Mayor
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Ecuador · JOYA DE LOS SACHAS / ORELLANA / ORELLANA · municipal · MayorEC-M-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-a0934d2fec4be85dd463c2c8
- 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
- UNIDAD ORELLANENSE31.2%
- MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK29.2%
- MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO19.7%
- ALIANZA UNIDAD AMAZÓNICA12.1%
- ALIANZA DE LA RENOVACION7.8%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIDAD ORELLANENSE · LIZETH HINOJOSA | 1003ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 9,206 | 31.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK · RODRIGO ROMAN | 7ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 8,623 | 29.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO CENTRO DEMOCRÁTICO · TELMO UREÑA | 124ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 5,831 | 19.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA UNIDAD AMAZÓNICA · MIGUEL NARANJO ROLDAN | 1069ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 3,579 | 12.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA DE LA RENOVACION · HOOVER ALVAREZ | 1025ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 2,314 | 7.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-03-24
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · valid votes
- ALIANZA ORELLANA50.4%
- MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK35.3%
- MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA6.3%
- ALIANZA AVANZAMOS JUNTOS5.3%
- ALIANZA VAMOS POR EL CAMBIO2.4%
- CENTRO DEMOCRATICO0.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIANZA ORELLANA · LUIS CORDONES | 502ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 13,248 | 50.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK · MIGUEL NARANJO | 12ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 9,275 | 35.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA · WILLIAN ABRIL | 37ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 1,652 | 6.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA AVANZAMOS JUNTOS · ALBA GALLARDO | 574ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 1,385 | 5.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA VAMOS POR EL CAMBIO · VICENTE PEÑAFIEL | 586ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 639 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · RAMON CHALCO SIMBAÑA | 145ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 85 | 0.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2014-02-23
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · valid votes
- MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK51.0%
- DESPIERTA ORELLANA27.7%
- MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS17.3%
- PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"3.1%
- PARTIDO RENOVADOR INSTITUCIONAL ACCION NACIONAL0.9%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK · ROMAN GALARZA RODRIGO FABIAN | 5ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 11,078 | 51% | 1 | Recorded |
| DESPIERTA ORELLANA · CORDONES MEJIA LUIS HERNAN | 22005ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 6,010 | 27.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS · UREÑA PATIÑO TELMO VICENTE | 3ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 3,747 | 17.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO" · SANCHEZ CIFUENTES MARIA LENDI | 4ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 675 | 3.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO RENOVADOR INSTITUCIONAL ACCION NACIONAL · HINOJOSA FRANKLIN BENITO | 9ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 197 | 0.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI59.730–100 historical closeness
Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Provisional imported-series comparison; actual-event review open
Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=1.972726965113523, oldest_gap=23.347307320219283, previous_gap=15.115659716938062
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility12.39percentage 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
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[0,0,29.178086827056475,0,0,0,70.82191317294352],[0,0,35.28762745396439,0,6.285192512555167,0,58.42718003348044],[0,0,51.03422858985581,0,0,17.26171281153545,31.704058598608746]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility33.01percentage 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
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[[0,0,29.178086827056475,0,0,0,70.82191317294352],[0,0,35.28762745396439,0,6.285192512555167,0,58.42718003348044],[0,0,51.03422858985581,0,0,17.26171281153545,31.704058598608746]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility22.7percentage 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
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[0,0,29.178086827056475,0,0,0,70.82191317294352],[0,0,35.28762745396439,0,6.285192512555167,0,58.42718003348044],[0,0,51.03422858985581,0,0,17.26171281153545,31.704058598608746]]
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 | 41,443 | Dated CNE administrative observation; not historical turnout. July count, difference and spending limit are retained separately.{
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"electors_august": 41443,
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"register_pdf_page": 7,
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"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
- 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. “JOYA DE LOS SACHAS / ORELLANA — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-M-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.