2006 Costa Rican municipal elections

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.

2006 Costa Rican municipal elections
3 December 2006
81 mayors, 469 syndics, 1844 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillors and their alternates[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Francisco Antonio Pacheco Fernández Luis Fishman Zonzinski
Party PLN PUSC
Mayors 59 12
Mayors +/– Increase 11 Decrease 3
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Epsy Campbell Barr Otto Guevara Guth
Party PAC PML
Mayors 5 1
Mayors +/– Increase 4 Increase 1

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

  PLN (45.87%)
  PUSC (17.68%)
  PAC (14.64%)
  ML (5.63%)
  Cantonal parties (5.29%)
  PUN (2.66%)
  UpC (2.50%)
  PRC (1.63%)
  PIN (1.41%)
  Other (2.69%)
Party Mayors Popular vote
Number Change Votes  %
National Liberation Party 59 Increase31 277,589 45.87
Social Christian Unity Party 11 Decrease36 107,007 17.68
Citizens' Action Party 5 Increase4 88,630 14.64
Libertarian Movement 1 Increase1 34,073 5.63
Total cantonal parties 3 Increase1 31,408 5.19
National Union Party 1 New 16,101 2.66
Union for Change Party 1 New 15,107 2.50
Costa Rican Renewal Party 0 Decrease1 9,883 1.63
National Integration Party 0 Steady 8,516 1.41
Independent Guanacaste Party 0 Decrease1 6,925 1.14
Green Ecologist Party 0 New 3,265 0.54
Democratic Force 0 Steady 2,827 0.47
National Rescue Party 0 Steady 1,609 0.27
Democratic Nationalist Alliance 0 New 1,132 0.19
Broad Front 0 New 502 0.08
Homeland First Party 0 New 297 0.05
People's Vanguard Party 0 New 245 0.04
Agrarian Labour Action Party 0 Steady 79 0.01
Total 81 Steady 602,755 100%
Source[2]

By province

Province PLN % PUSC % PAC % ML % Reg. % PUN % UpC % PRC % PIN % FD % PRESNA % ADN % PPP % PVP %
 San José Province 45.59 16.64 16.60 2.95 9.62 1.75 2.26 0.32 4.27 - - - - -
 Alajuela 55.41 11.17 17.77 4.60 5.32 1.49 3.65 0.59 - - - - - -
 Cartago Province 44.06 18.04 12.47 11.32 6.32 5.60 2.19 - - - - - - -
 Heredia 43.76 20.88 21.49 2.23 4.54 0.75 3.82 1.93 0.46 - - - - 0.14
 Guanacaste 43.19 14.69 9.54 2.98 11.41 8.41 4.03 0.71 - 2.41 0.76 1.87 - -
 Puntarenas 43.30 27.03 8.76 6.19 3.70 1.50 - 8.45 0.63 - - - 0.44 -
 Limón 34.93 24.46 9.07 16.50 4.06 1.53 0.87 2.83 0.30 2.77 2.34 - - 0.34
Total 45.87 17.68 14.64 5.63 6.95 2.66 2.50 1.64 1.41 0.47 0.27 0.19 0.05 0.04
Source: TSE

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%
Parties Popular vote Alderpeople
Votes  % ±pp Total +/-
National Liberation Party (PLN) 585,80936.41+7.20 228+50
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 394,85424.54+4.10 139+38
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 143,0088.89-22.03 59-121
Libertarian Movement (ML) 135,1488.40+2.85 36+49
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 50,4163.13-0.46 4-3
Union for Change Party (UpC) 45,8852.85New 1New
National Union Party (PUN) 42,8532.66New 3New
National Restoration Party (PREN) 22,5791.40New 2New
Homeland First Party (PPP) 19,3261.20New 0New
Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN) 14,9820.93New 0New
National Integration Party (PIN) 14,1620.88-0.77 0-1
Democratic Force (FD) 13,9120.86-1.78 0-4
Patriotic Union (UP) 13,0750.81New 0New
Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC) 9,0290.56+0.56 2+2
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) 8,9790.56-0.05 3+1
Broad Front (FA) 8,0680.50New 0New
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) 6,5360.41+0.36 2+2
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 6,1160.38-0.13 2-1
United Left Coalition (IU) 6,1080.38New 0New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 5,6430.35+0.10 2+1
Authentic Heredian Party (PAH) 5,4790.34New 0New
Alajuelense Democratic Action (PADA) 5,3570.33+0.33 0New
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal) 5,0150.31New 2New
Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3) 4,4250.28New 0New
Party of the Sun (PdS) 3,9990.25-0.07 20
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA) 3,5360.22New 0New
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA) 3,0980.19New 1New
Green Ecologist Party (PVE) 3,0700.19New 0New
Progressive Moravia Party (PMP) 2,9290.18New 1New
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM) 2,8150.17New 2New
Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC) 2,6640.17New 1New
New Alajuelita Party (PALNU) 2,0760.13+0.01 10
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 1,8700.12+0.05 1+1
Cartago Agrarian Force (FAC) 1,7350.11-0.16 0New
Workers' and Peasants' Movement (MTC) 1,7180.11New 0New
Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD) 1,6760.10New 0New
Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR) 1,4600.09-0.03 10
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 1,4520.09-0.04 20
Independent Belemite Party (PIB) 1,3030.08+0.04 1+1
Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC) 1,2170.08New 0New
Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her) 1,0470.07+0.05 00
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) 9860.06-0.02 0-1
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO) 8590.05New 1New
Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI) 8300.05New 0New
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 7700.05-0.01 1-2
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) 5420.03-0.05 0New
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA) 5050.03New 0New
New Feminist League Party (NLF) 790.01New 0New
Total 1,609,000100.00-500-3
Invalid votes 53,7963.24
Votes cast / turnout 1,662,79665.19
Abstentions 887,81734.81
Registered voters 2,550,613100%
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 coalitions Popular vote Syndics District 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
Total 592,927100.00 468+5 1876+22
Invalid votes 17,4522.85-1.09
Votes cast / turnout 610,37923.61+0.97
Abstentions 1,983,11776.39
Registered voters 2,593,496
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.
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