2006 Costa Rican municipal elections

2006 Costa Rican municipal elections

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

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.

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

List of elected mayors by canton Cantons Population Incumbent mayor Party Elected mayor Party San José 309,672 Johnny Araya PLN Johnny Araya PLN Escazú 52,372 Marco Antonio Segura PLN Marco Antonio Segura PLN Desamparados 193,478 Carlos Alberto Padilla PLN Maureen Fallas PLN Puriscal 29,407 Carlos Araya PUSC Jorge Luis Chaves PLN Tarrazú 14,160 José Rodolfo Naranjo PUSC Iván Saurez PLN Aserrí 57,892 Mario Morales PLN Mario Morales PLN Mora 21,666 Alcides Ovidio Araya PLN Gilberto Monge PLN Goicoechea 117,532 Carlos Luis Murillo PUSC Óscar Enrique Figueroa PLN Santa Ana 48,879 Rónald Octavio Traña PUSC Gerardo Oviedo PLN Alajuelita 70,297 Víctor Hugo Echavarría PUSC Tomás Poblador PLN Vázquez de Coronado 55,585 Rolando Méndez PUSC Leonardo Herrera PLN Acosta 18,661 Rónald Ricardo Durán PLN Rónald Ricardo Durán PLN Tibás 72,074 Percy Kenneth Rodríguez PUSC Jorge Antonio Salas PAC Moravia 50,419 Alejandro Hidalgo PLN Edgar Vargas PAC Montes de Oca 50,433 Sonia María Montero PAC Fernando Trejos UpC Turrubares 4,877 Roberto González PUSC Rafael Vindas PUSC Dota 6,519 Mario Enrique Umaña PLN José Valverde PLN Curridabat 60,889 Luz de los Ángeles Retana CSXXI Edgar Eduardo Mora CSXXI Pérez Zeledón 122,187 Rosibel Ramos PUSC Rosibel Ramos PUSC León Cortés 11,696 Sergio Picado PUSC Leonardo Quesada PLN Alajuela 222,853 Fabio Molina PLN Joyce Mary Zurcher PLN San Ramón 67,975 Osvaldo Vargas PUSC Raúl Antonio Gómez PLN Grecia 65,119 Freddy Barrantes PUSC Giovanny Arguedas PLN San Mateo 5,343 Erwen Yanán Masís PUSC Erwen Yanán Masís PUSC Atenas 22,479 Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC Naranjo 37,602 Mario Bolívar Solís PLN Eugenio Padilla PLN Palmares 29,766 Mario Alberto Rojas PUSC Luis Carlos Castillo PLN Poás 24,764 Carlos Eduardo Soto PUSC José Joaquín Brenes PLN Orotina 15,705 José Joaquín Peraza PUSC Emilio Jesús Rodríguez PLN San Carlos 127,140 Alfredo Córdoba PLN Alfredo Córdoba PLN Alfaro Ruiz 10,845 Manuel Enrique Durán PUSC Marco Vinicio Rodríguez PLN Valverde Vega 16,239 Víctor Manuel Rojas PUSC Víctor Manuel Rojas PUSC Upala 37,679 Juan Bosco Acevedo PLN Juan Bosco Acevedo PLN Los Chiles 19,732 Santiago Millón PLN Santiago Millón PLN Guatuso 13,045 Carlos Luis Corrales PUSC Fidel Condega PLN Cartago 132,057 Harold Humberto Góngora PUSC Rolando Alberto Rodríguez PLN Paraíso 52,393 Marvin Solano PAPAR Marvin Solano ML La Unión 80,279 Guillermo Arturo Zúñiga PIO Julio Antonio Rojas PLN Jiménez 14,046 Jorge Humberto Solano PLN Jorge Humberto Solano PLN Turrialba 68,510 Marvin Gerardo Orocú PUSC Luis Alfonso Pérez PLN Alvarado 12,290 Ángel Raquel López PLN Ángel Raquel López PLN Oreamuno 39,032 Gerardo Walter Granados PUSC Marco Vinicio Redondo PAC El Guarco 33,788 Luis Rafael Flores PUSC William Adolfo Cerdas PLN Heredia 103,894 Javier Carvajal PUSC José Manuel Ulate PLN Barva 32,440 Omar Enrique Trigueros PUSC Mercedes Hernández PLN Santo Domingo 34,748 Erika Lizette Linares PLN Raúl Isidro Bolaños PLN Santa Bárbara 29,181 Luis Paulino Rodríguez PUSC Rolando Hidalgo PLN San Rafael 37,293 Jorge Isaac Herrera PLN Alberto Vargas PAC San Isidro 16,056 Elvia Dicciana Villalobos PLN Elvia Dicciana Villalobos PLN Belén 19,834 Víctor Manuel Víquez PLN Horacio Alvarado PUSC Flores 15,038 Marvin Murillo PUSC Jenny Alfaro PAC San Pablo 20,813 Aracelly Salas PUSC Aracelly Salas PUSC Sarapiquí 57,147 Pedro Rojas PLN Pedro Rojas PLN Liberia 46,703 Ricardo Adolfo Samper PLN Carlos Luis Marín PLN Nicoya 42,189 Bernardo Vargas PLN Lorenzo Rosales PLN Santa Cruz 40,821 Pastor Gómez PUSC Jorge Enrique Chavarría PLN Bagaces 15,972 Guillermo Aragón PUSC Luis Ángel Rojas PLN Carrillo 27,306 José María Guevara PUSC Carlos Gerardo Cantillo PLN Cañas 24,076 Gilberto Jerez PLN Katia María Solórzano PLN Abangares 16,276 Víctor Julio Cabezas PUSC Jorge Calvo PLN Tilarán 17,871 Jovel Arias PUSC Jovel Arias PUSC Nandayure 9,985 Luis Gerardo Rodríguez PGI Luis Gerardo Rodríguez PUN La Cruz 16,505 Junnier Alberto Salazar PUSC Carlos Matías Gonzaga PLN Hojancha 6,534 Juan Rafael Marín PLN Juan Rafael Marín PLN Puntarenas 102,504 Omar Obando PUSC Agne Gómez PLN Esparza 23,963 Dagoberto Venegas PUSC Dagoberto Venegas PUSC Buenos Aires 40,139 Giovanni Fallas PUSC Primo Feliciano Álvarez PLN Montes de Oro 11,159 Álvaro Jiménez PLN Álvaro Jiménez PLN Osa 25,861 José Gabriel Villachica PUSC Jorge Alberto Cole PLN Aguirre 20,188 Alex Max Contreras PUSC Óscar Octavio Monge OLA Golfito 33,823 Mauricio Alvarado PUSC Jimmy José Cubillo PLN Coto Brus 40,082 Gerardo Wilson Chaves PUSC Rafael Ángel Navarro PUSC Parrita 12,112 Ramón Fernando Rodríguez PUSC Gerardo Roger Acuña PLN Corredores 37,274 Augusto César Moya PUSC Gerardo Ramírez PLN Garabito 10,378 Luis Fernando Villalobos PUSC Marvin Elizondo PLN Limón 89,933 Róger Mainor Rivera PUSC Eduardo Barboza PLN Pococí 103,121 Manuel Hernández PUSC Enrique Alfaro PLN Siquirres 52,409 Miguel Gerardo Quirós PUSC Edgar Cambronero PACSI Talamanca 25,857 Rugeli Morales PUSC Rugeli Morales PUSC Matina 33,096 Rodrigo Gómez PRC Lorenzo Colphan PLN Guácimo 34,879 Gerardo Fuentes PLN Gerardo Fuentes PLN

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	31	277,589	45.87
	Social Christian Unity Party	11	36	107,007	17.68
	Citizens' Action Party	5	4	88,630	14.64
	Libertarian Movement	1	1	34,073	5.63
	Total cantonal parties	3	1	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	1	9,883	1.63
	National Integration Party	0		8,516	1.41
	Independent Guanacaste Party	0	1	6,925	1.14
	Green Ecologist Party	0	New	3,265	0.54
	Democratic Force	0		2,827	0.47
	National Rescue Party	0		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		79	0.01
Total		81		602,755	100%
Source

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)	585,809	36.41	+7.20	228	+50
	Citizens' Action Party (PAC)	394,854	24.54	+4.10	139	+38
	Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC)	143,008	8.89	-22.03	59	-121
	Libertarian Movement (ML)	135,148	8.40	+2.85	36	+49
	Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC)	50,416	3.13	-0.46	4	-3
	Union for Change Party (UpC)	45,885	2.85	New	1	New
	National Union Party (PUN)	42,853	2.66	New	3	New
	National Restoration Party (PREN)	22,579	1.40	New	2	New
	Homeland First Party (PPP)	19,326	1.20	New	0	New
	Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN)	14,982	0.93	New	0	New
	National Integration Party (PIN)	14,162	0.88	-0.77	0	-1
	Democratic Force (FD)	13,912	0.86	-1.78	0	-4
	Patriotic Union (UP)	13,075	0.81	New	0	New
	Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC)	9,029	0.56	+0.56	2	+2
	Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA)	8,979	0.56	-0.05	3	+1
	Broad Front (FA)	8,068	0.50	New	0	New
	Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI)	6,536	0.41	+0.36	2	+2
	Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE)	6,116	0.38	-0.13	2	-1
	United Left Coalition (IU)	6,108	0.38	New	0	New
	21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI)	5,643	0.35	+0.10	2	+1
	Authentic Heredian Party (PAH)	5,479	0.34	New	0	New
	Alajuelense Democratic Action (PADA)	5,357	0.33	+0.33	0	New
	Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal)	5,015	0.31	New	2	New
	Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3)	4,425	0.28	New	0	New
	Party of the Sun (PdS)	3,999	0.25	-0.07	2	0
	Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA)	3,536	0.22	New	0	New
	Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA)	3,098	0.19	New	1	New
	Green Ecologist Party (PVE)	3,070	0.19	New	0	New
	Progressive Moravia Party (PMP)	2,929	0.18	New	1	New
	The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM)	2,815	0.17	New	2	New
	Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC)	2,664	0.17	New	1	New
	New Alajuelita Party (PALNU)	2,076	0.13	+0.01	1	0
	Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI)	1,870	0.12	+0.05	1	+1
	Cartago Agrarian Force (FAC)	1,735	0.11	-0.16	0	New
	Workers' and Peasants' Movement (MTC)	1,718	0.11	New	0	New
	Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD)	1,676	0.10	New	0	New
	Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR)	1,460	0.09	-0.03	1	0
	Quepeña Action Party (PAQ)	1,452	0.09	-0.04	2	0
	Independent Belemite Party (PIB)	1,303	0.08	+0.04	1	+1
	Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC)	1,217	0.08	New	0	New
	Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her)	1,047	0.07	+0.05	0	0
	Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO)	986	0.06	-0.02	0	-1
	Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO)	859	0.05	New	1	New
	Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI)	830	0.05	New	0	New
	Ecological Garabito Party (PEG)	770	0.05	-0.01	1	-2
	Alliance for San José Party (PASJ)	542	0.03	-0.05	0	New
	Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA)	505	0.03	New	0	New
	New Feminist League Party (NLF)	79	0.01	New	0	New
Total		1,609,000	100.00	-	500	-3
Invalid votes		53,796	3.24
Votes cast / turnout		1,662,796	65.19
Abstentions		887,817	34.81
Registered voters		2,550,613	100%
Sources

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)	268,944	45.17	+11.36	340	+148	940	+256
	Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC)	106,488	17.89	-18.96	66	-162	360	-439
	Citizens' Action Party (PAC)	95,427	16.03	+3.42	22	+8	275	+93
	Libertarian Movement (ML)	33,069	5.55	+2.29	9	+5	71	+45
	Union for Change Party (UpC)	13,684	2.30	New	3	New	32	New
	National Union Party (PUN)	12,325	2.07	New	9	New	42	New
	Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC)	9,516	1.60	-1.61	1	-3	19	-29
	National Integration Party (PIN)	7,863	1.32	+0.68	2	+1	19	+13
	Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI)	6,912	1.16	+0.92	1	-1	21	+12
	Ramonense Solidarity Party (PSRa)	3,903	0.66	New	3	New	17	New
	Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE)	3,629	0.61	+0.08	1	0	5	+1
	21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI)	3,322	0.56	+0.28	4	+2	8	+4
	Green Ecologist Party (PVE)	3,275	0.55	New	0	New	5	New
	Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal)	2,286	0.38	New	0	New	9	New
	Party of the Sun (PdS)	2,059	0.35	-0.02	0	-2	6	-2
	Democratic Force (FD)	1,988	0.33	-0.97	0	0	1	-7
	Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA)	1,936	0.33	New	0	New	4	New
	Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI)	1,914	0.32	-0.01	1	-1	7	0
	Barbarenean Integration Party (PINBAR)	1,801	0.30	New	2	New	10	New
	The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM)	1,539	0.26	New	1	New	6	New
	Alliance for San José Party (PASJ)	1,490	0.25	-0.55	0	0	0	-3
	Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA)	1,381	0.23	New	2	New	4	New
	Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC)	1,032	0.17	New	0	New	2	New
	Broad Front (FA)	855	0.14	New	0	New	1	New
	Belemite Independent Party (PIB)	724	0.12	+0.01	0	0	1	0
	New Alajuelita Party (PANUAL)	717	0.12	New	0	New	1	New
	Quepeña Action Party (PAQ)	676	0.11	-0.08	0	0	2	-1
	Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC)	597	0.10	New	0	New	0	New
	Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD)	549	0.09	New	0	New	0	New
	Authentic Santaneño Party (PAUSA)	544	0.09	New	0	New	1	New
	Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA)	543	0.09	New	0	New	0	New
	Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO)	539	0.09	+0.01	0	0	0	-1
	Party of the People and for the People (PPPP)	521	0.09	New	0	New	0	New
	National Rescue Party (PRESNA)	517	0.09	-0.38	0	-1	1	-10
	Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3)	511	0.09	New	1	New	3	New
	Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI)	459	0.08	New	0	New	1	New
	Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN)	417	0.07	New	0	New	2	New
	Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO)	417	0.07	New	0	New	0	New
	Homeland First Party (PPP)	268	0.05	New	0	New	0	New
	Poaseña Union Party (PUNPO)	241	0.04	New	0	New	0	New
	People's Vanguard Party (PVP)	198	0.03	New	0	New	0	New
	Progressive Moravia Party (PMP)	169	0.03	New	0	New	0	New
	Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA)	101	0.02	-0.09	0	New	0	-3
Total		592,927	100.00		468	+5	1876	+22
Invalid votes		17,452	2.85	-1.09
Votes cast / turnout		610,379	23.61	+0.97
Abstentions		1,983,117	76.39
Registered voters		2,593,496
Sources

See also

• Local government in Costa Rica
• List of mayors in Costa Rica