2006 Costa Rican municipal elections

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2006 Costa Rican municipal elections
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  2002 3 December 2006 2010  

81 mayors, 469 syndics, 1844 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillors and their alternates [1]
 First partySecond party
  Francisco Antonio Pacheco Fernandez.jpg Luis Fishman Zonzinski.jpg
LeaderFrancisco Antonio Pacheco Fernández Luis Fishman Zonzinski
Party PLN PUSC
Mayors5912
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 Third partyFourth party
  Epsy Campbell Barr 2018 (cropped).jpg Otto Guevara (cropped 2).jpg
Leader Epsy Campbell Barr Otto Guevara Guth
Party PAC PML
Mayors51
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The 2006 Costa Rica local elections were held on December 3, 2006. In the February 2006 general elections, Costa Rica elected president, vice-presidents, deputies of the Legislative Assembly and municipal councilors in the general elections. The December 2006 elections were held to elect cantonal mayors, members of the District Councils of each of the nation’s districts and intendants of eight special autonomous districts and islands.

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The ruling National Liberation Party won most of the seats and mayors with 59 as the seven provincial capitals. The main opposition party, Citizens' Action Party, was unsuccessful in keep the support it had in the presidential election. In the February 2006 elections, this party had almost tied the PLN. The Social Christian Unity Party become the second largest force at municipal level. Libertarian Movement achieved it first ever municipal government. Additionally, three local parties were successful in Curridabat, Aguirre and Siquirres.

Results

Mayors

Vote percentage
  1. PLN (45.87%)
  2. PUSC (17.68%)
  3. PAC (14.64%)
  4. ML (5.63%)
  5. Cantonal parties (5.29%)
  6. PUN (2.66%)
  7. UpC (2.5%)
  8. PRC (1.63%)
  9. PIN (1.41%)
  10. Other (2.69%)

Alderpeople

The elections of municipal councilors of Costa Rica in 2006 were an electoral process held in parallel with the presidential and legislative elections. In them the 495 tenure aldermen and the 495 alternates that conform the 81 Municipal Councils were chosen.

The Central Canton of San José, the most populous, named 13 aldermen. Desamparados and Alajuela named 11. Others less populated (Puntarenas, Limón, Pococí, Heredia, Cartago, La Unión, San Carlos, Goicoechea, Pérez Zeledón, etc.) named 9. Others even smaller (Tibás, Grecia, Vázquez de Coronado, Montes de Oca, Siquirres, Escazú, Turrialba, etc.) appointed 7 council members. Finally, the smallest (Turrubares, San Mateo, Santa Ana, Mora, Montes de Oro, Talamanca, etc.) named 5.

Alderpeople
National Liberation
45.60%
Citizens' Action
27.80%
Social Christian Unity
11.80%
Libertarian Movement
7.20%
Regionalist
6.80%
National Union
0.60%
Union for Change
0.20%
PartiesPopular voteAlderpeople
Votes %±pp Total+/-
National Liberation Party (PLN)585,80936.41+7.20228+50
Citizens' Action Party (PAC)394,85424.54+4.10139+38
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC)143,0088.89-22.0359-121
Libertarian Movement (ML)135,1488.40+2.8536+49
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC)50,4163.13-0.464-3
Union for Change Party (UpC)45,8852.85New1New
National Union Party (PUN)42,8532.66New3New
National Restoration Party (PREN)22,5791.40New2New
Homeland First Party (PPP)19,3261.20New0New
Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN)14,9820.93New0New
National Integration Party (PIN)14,1620.88-0.770-1
Democratic Force (FD)13,9120.86-1.780-4
Patriotic Union (UP)13,0750.81New0New
Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC)9,0290.56+0.562+2
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA)8,9790.56-0.053+1
Broad Front (FA)8,0680.50New0New
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI)6,5360.41+0.362+2
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE)6,1160.38-0.132-1
United Left Coalition (IU)6,1080.38New0New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI)5,6430.35+0.102+1
Authentic Heredian Party (PAH)5,4790.34New0New
Alajuelense Democratic Action (PADA)5,3570.33+0.330New
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal)5,0150.31New2New
Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3)4,4250.28New0New
Party of the Sun (PdS)3,9990.25-0.0720
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA)3,5360.22New0New
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA)3,0980.19New1New
Green Ecologist Party (PVE)3,0700.19New0New
Progressive Moravia Party (PMP)2,9290.18New1New
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM)2,8150.17New2New
Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC)2,6640.17New1New
New Alajuelita Party (PALNU)2,0760.13+0.0110
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI)1,8700.12+0.051+1
Cartago Agrarian Force (FAC)1,7350.11-0.160New
Workers' and Peasants' Movement (MTC)1,7180.11New0New
Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD)1,6760.10New0New
Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR)1,4600.09-0.0310
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ)1,4520.09-0.0420
Independent Belemite Party (PIB)1,3030.08+0.041+1
Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC)1,2170.08New0New
Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her)1,0470.07+0.0500
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO)9860.06-0.020-1
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO)8590.05New1New
Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI)8300.05New0New
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG)7700.05-0.011-2
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ)5420.03-0.050New
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA)5050.03New0New
New Feminist League Party (NLF)790.01New0New
Total1,609,000100.00-500-3
Invalid votes53,7963.24
Votes cast / turnout1,662,79665.19
Abstentions887,81734.81
Registered voters2,550,613100%
Sources [3]

Municipal councils, syndics, district councils

Syndics
PLN
72.65%
PUSC
14.10%
PAC
4.70%
Regionalist
3.42%
ML
1.92%
PUN
1.92%
UpC
0.64%
PIN
0.43%
PRC
0.21%
District councillors
PLN
50.11%
PUSC
19.19%
PAC
14.66%
Regionalist
6.29%
ML
3.78%
PUN
2.24%
UpC
1.71%
PIN
1.01%
PRC
1.01%
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSyndicsDistrict Councillors
Votes %±pp Total+/-Total+/-
National Liberation Party (PLN)268,94445.17+11.36340+148940+256
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC)106,48817.89-18.9666-162360-439
Citizens' Action Party (PAC)95,42716.03+3.4222+8275+93
Libertarian Movement (ML)33,0695.55+2.299+571+45
Union for Change Party (UpC)13,6842.30New3New32New
National Union Party (PUN)12,3252.07New9New42New
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC)9,5161.60-1.611-319-29
National Integration Party (PIN)7,8631.32+0.682+119+13
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI)6,9121.16+0.921-121+12
Ramonense Solidarity Party (PSRa)3,9030.66New3New17New
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE)3,6290.61+0.08105+1
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI)3,3220.56+0.284+28+4
Green Ecologist Party (PVE)3,2750.55New0New5New
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal)2,2860.38New0New9New
Party of the Sun (PdS)2,0590.35-0.020-26-2
Democratic Force (FD)1,9880.33-0.97001-7
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA)1,9360.33New0New4New
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI)1,9140.32-0.011-170
Barbarenean Integration Party (PINBAR)1,8010.30New2New10New
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM)1,5390.26New1New6New
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ)1,4900.25-0.55000-3
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA)1,3810.23New2New4New
Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC)1,0320.17New0New2New
Broad Front (FA)8550.14New0New1New
Belemite Independent Party (PIB)7240.12+0.010010
New Alajuelita Party (PANUAL)7170.12New0New1New
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ)6760.11-0.08002-1
Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC)5970.10New0New0New
Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD)5490.09New0New0New
Authentic Santaneño Party (PAUSA)5440.09New0New1New
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA)5430.09New0New0New
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO)5390.09+0.01000-1
Party of the People and for the People (PPPP)5210.09New0New0New
National Rescue Party (PRESNA)5170.09-0.380-11-10
Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3)5110.09New1New3New
Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI)4590.08New0New1New
Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN)4170.07New0New2New
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO)4170.07New0New0New
Homeland First Party (PPP)2680.05New0New0New
Poaseña Union Party (PUNPO)2410.04New0New0New
People's Vanguard Party (PVP)1980.03New0New0New
Progressive Moravia Party (PMP)1690.03New0New0New
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA)1010.02-0.090New0-3
Total592,927100.00468+51876+22
Invalid votes17,4522.85-1.09
Votes cast / turnout610,37923.61+0.97
Abstentions1,983,11776.39
Registered voters2,593,496
Sources [4]

See also

References

  1. Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Elecciones municipales en cifras 2002-2016" (PDF). tse.go.cr. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. "Declaratorias de elección 2006". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. "Elecciones Regidurías 2006". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "Elecciones Municipales 2020". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 January 2020.