2010 Costa Rican municipal elections

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2010 Costa Rican municipal elections
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  2006 5 December 2010 2016  

81 mayors, 470 syndics, 1856 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillor and their alternates [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderBernal Jiménez MongeGerardo Vargas Rojas Elizabeth Fonseca Corrales
Party PLN PUSC PAC
Mayors5896
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 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Otto Guevara Guth Óscar Andrés López Arias Justo Orozco Álvarez
Party PML PASE PRC
Mayors221
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Municipal elections were held in Costa Rica on 5 December 2010. Were the third municipal elections in the history of the country and the last on be held in December of the same electoral year due to an electoral reform that turned municipal election to be held mid-term. Because of this the Electoral Supreme Court mandate the constitutional period of the newly elected authorities to last for 6 years for one unique time. The election was for mayors of the 81 cantons, syndics and district councilors for all the country's districts and 8 Intendants for 8 especial autonomous districts. [2]

Contents

Then ruling National Liberation Party was victorious retaining all but one of the mayorships it held before and 6 of the 7 provincial capitals (all except Liberia). [3] The historical Social Christian Unity Party was the second largest municipal force as before and main opposition party Citizens' Action Party was the third largest unable to repeat its general success in presidential and legislative vote (been the second largest in both in the latest election). The liberal Libertarian Movement and the conservative Accessibility without Exclusion achieve 2 mayors each. While other two mayors came from two local forces in Curridabat and Escazu and one only mayor was elected for the religious Christian party Costa Rican Renewal.

Results

Mayor

Vote percentage

  PLN (43.79%)
  PUSC (14.49%)
  PAC (12.62%)
  Cantonal parties (10.56%)
  ML (9.64%)
  PASE (3.34%)
  PRC (2.62%)
  PIN (1.21%)
  FA (0.68%)
  Other (1.05%)
PartyMayorsPopular vote
NumberChangeVotes %
National Liberation Party 58Decrease2.svg1342,56343.79
Social Christian Unity Party 9Decrease2.svg2113,39414.49
Citizens' Action Party 6Increase2.svg198,71912.62
Total cantonal parties2Decrease2.svg182,60910.56
Libertarian Movement 2Increase2.svg175,4419.64
Accessibility without Exclusion 2New26,1633.34
Costa Rican Renewal Party 1Increase2.svg120,5122.62
National Integration Party 0Steady2.svg9,4341.21
Broad Front 0Steady2.svg5,3540.68
Cartago Agrarian Union Party 0New3,4980.45
Patriotic Alliance 0New2,2770.29
Workers' and Peasants' Movement0New1,2080.15
Heredia Restoration Party 0New6250.08
Green Ecologist Party0New6120.08
Total81Steady2.svg782,409100%
Source [4]

By province

Province PLN  % PUSC  % PAC  %Reg. % ML  % PASE  % PRC  % PIN  % FA  % AP  %
Bandera de la Provincia de San Jose.svg  San José Province 43.1213.7316.6010.337.323.503.970.880.360.19
Bandera de la Provincia de Alajuela.svg  Alajuela 46.737.8110.9721.228.422.720.910.820.060.34
Bandera de la Provincia de Cartago.svg  Cartago Province 43.8417.9411.1318.247.311.08--0.46-
Bandera de la Provincia de Heredia.svg  Heredia 47.1515.998.689.3815.712.200.89---
Bandera de la Provincia de Guanacaste.svg  Guanacaste 40.3917.0418.132.9310.087.17-4.26--
Bandera de la Provincia de Puntarenas.svg  Puntarenas 42.7521.516.523.4912.802.895.523.02-1.50
Bandera de la Provincia de Limon.svg  Limón 40.4614.5910.163.5612.674.757.180.146.49-
Total43.7914.4912.6211.329.643.342.621.210.680.29
Source: TSE

Municipal councils, syndics, district councils

Syndics
PLN
72.13%
PUSC
9.57%
PAC
5.74%
Regionalist
5.74%
ML
3.19%
PIN
1.06%
PASE
0.85%
PRC
0.85%
District councillors
PLN
49.20%
PUSC
15.13%
PAC
11.94%
Regionalist
10.51%
ML
7.91%
PASE
2.12%
PRC
1.33%
PIN
1.33%
AP
0.32%
FA
0.21%
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSyndicsDistrict Councillors
Votes %±pp Total+/-Total+/-
National Liberation Party (PLN)335,36343.13-2.04339-1927-13
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC)109,26814.10-3.7945-21285-75
Citizens' Action Party (PAC)98,08512.61-3.4227+5225-50
Libertarian Movement (ML)76,4989.84+4.2915+6149+78
Accessibility without Exclusion (PASE)26,5413.41New4New40New
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC)20,4662.63+1.034+325+6
United for San Carlos Coalition (PAC-FA) (UxSC)13,3651.72New3New24New
United Cartago Coalition (FA-PVE-PUSC-PAC) (CCU)11,3501.46New5New19New
National Integration Party (PIN)9,6161.24-0.085+325+6
Renew Alajuela Party (PRA)8.1441.05New2New11New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI)7,4550.96+0.404012+4
Broad Front (FA)5,8340.75+0.61004+3
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE)4,9540.63+0.032+150
Ramonense Coalition (PAC-FA) (CR)4,4440.57New1New17New
Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC)3,3530.43+0.431+18+8
Party of the Sun (PdS)2,6440.34-0.010011+5
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal)2,5610.33-0.051+110+1
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA)2,4940.32-0.010040
Santo Domingo Advancement Movement (MAS)2,2730.29New1New9New
Fuenteovejuna Civic Party of Tibás (PCFT)2,2280.29New1New1New
Patriotic Alliance (AP)2,2180.29New0New6New
Ateniense Union Party (PUA)2,0770.27New2New16New
Desamparados Cantonal Accord Party (PACD)1,9500.25New0New3New
All for Flores Party (TxF)1,8080.23New1New4New
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA)1,7470.22+0.13004+4
Poaseña Union Party (PUNPO)1,6400.21+0.17008+8
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM)1,5760.20-0.06104-2
Liberian Union Coalition (PUSC-ML) (CUL)1,3220.17New0New1New
United Montes de Oca Coalition (FA-PH) (CUL)1,3090.17New0New4New
Unique Abangarean Party (PUAB)1,1190.14New0New3New
Workers' and Peasants' Movement (MTC)1,1180.14New0New1New
Tarrazú First Party (PTP)1,0840.14New0New3New
Social Active Organization (OSA)1,0620.14New0New4New
Naranjenean Action Party (PANAR)9560.12New0New0New
United Barva Coalition (FA-PASE) (CBU)9520.12New0New2New
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG)9060.12+0.121+13+3
Green Ecologist Party (PVE)9060.12-0.43000-5
Belemite Independent Party (PIB)8860.11-0.01002+1
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO)8750.11+0.041+13+3
Barbarenean Integration Party (PINBAR)8670.11-0.190-20-10
Heredia Restoration Party (PREH)8540.11New0New0New
Cartago Transparency Party (PTCAR)8500.11New0New0New
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI)8330.11-0.210New0New
Zarcereña Alliance Coalition (PAC-FA) (CAZ)6970.09New0New2New
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ)3320.04-0.07000-2
United Talamanca Party (PTU)2400.03New0New0New
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA)590.01-0.220-20-4
Total767,769100.00470+21884+8
Invalid votes18,7992.36-0.49
Votes cast / turnout786,56827.82+4.21
Abstentions2,066,31972.18
Registered voters2,852,887
Sources [5]

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