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2016 Costa Rican municipal elections
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jose Maria Figueres Olsen
Pedro Muñoz Fonseca
Margarita Bolaños Arquín
Party
PLN
PUSC
PAC
Mayors
50
14
7
Mayors +/–
9
5
1
Aldermen
186
103
64
Aldermen +/–
10
49
34
District Councillors
1765
575
506
District Councillors +/–
765
77
14
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
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Leader
Sergio Mena Díaz
Dragos Dolanescu Valenciano
Patricia Mora Castellanos
Party
PNG
PRSC
FA
Mayors
3
1
1
Aldermen
34
24
19
Aldermen +/–
18
District Councillors
71
167
73
District Councillors +/–
73
Seventh party
Leader
Óscar Andrés López Arias
Party
PASE
Mayors
1
Mayors +/–
1
Aldermen
8
Aldermen +/–
17
District Councillors
24
District Councillors +/–
60
Municipal elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 February 2016, in order to elect the mayors of the 81 cantons [2] of the country plus a proportional number of aldermen (regidores ) in each of the canton’s municipal councils , a syndic for every district and members of the District Councils and a total of 8 Intendants for districts and islands located too far away from the administrative center.
For the first time in history, election of aldermen was held at the same time as the other municipal offices. Until 2010 councilors were elected at the same time as the President and deputies in the general elections but a reform in the Electoral Law made all municipal offices elected at the same time and in the middle of the presidential period. Also, because of this change in the legislation, the previous election was held for a one-time only 6 years period.[3]
Oppositional National Liberation Party earned most of the votes achieving majority in all offices including 50 mayors and 186 councilors, even though it suffer a noticeable decrease both in votes and offices obtained, including the loss of two provincial capitals; Limon city and San José city , both of them previously in hands of PLN's members that were expel from the party for ethical questionings and were nominated by local parties, among them former presidential nominee Johnny Araya .[4] Social Christian Unity Party was recorded as the real winner as it increase its number of mayors passing from 9 to 15.
Ruling Citizens' Action Party was unable to take advantage of its position as government and only achieve one more mayor than previously. In several cantons the party went in alliance with local forces and the Broad Front .
Two new parties succeed in having new mayors; New Generation Party was a particular surprise as the party was the fourth in number of mayors winning in 3 cantons even though the party does not have parliamentary representation and received very few votes in the presidential ballot. While former president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier ’s new Social Christian Republican Party won Vazquez de Coronado . Leftist Broad Front took part in the elections mostly in alliance with PAC and local forces winning in Montes de Oca and Acosta in that way and in one, Barva , completely alone. Local parties 21st Century Curridabat and Escazu's Progressive Yoke also won in Curridabat and Escazu respectively.
Results
FA: 19 seats
PAC: 64 seats
CGMO: 2 seats
CST: 2 seats
AxB : 1 seat
PLN: 188 seats
CSXXI: 3 seats
PAL: 5 seats
YUNTA: 4 seats
ASJ: 4 seats
NMG: 3 seats
VP: 3 seats
AxP: 1 seat
MASD: 1 seat
RCLU: 1 seat
PVEC: 1 seat
PUG: 1 seat
PAS: 2 seats
PALABRA: 2 seats
PSOL: 1 seat
PECC: 1 seat
ASLU: 1 seat
PRA: 2 seats
TPF: 1 seat
LIRA: 1 seat
PAMO: 1 seat
PPG: 1 seat
PAPI: 1 seat
PRV: 1 seat
PUSC: 103 seats
PRSC: 24 seats
PNG: 34 seats
PIN: 5 seats
PASE: 8 seats
ML: 9 seats
ADC: 4 seats
PRC: 10 seats
PREN: 3 seats
Mayoralties
Popular vote
Alliance for S.J.
40.01%
Nat. Liberation
15.95%
Soc. Christ. Unity
10.57%
Republican
6.02%
Broad Front
5.86%
Nat. Integration
5.68%
Citizens' Action
5.34%
Lib. Movement
3.43%
Solidarity
2.69%
New Generation
1.73%
Costa Rican Ren.
1.31%
U.F. for Change
0.87%
Workers'
0.52%
San José
Party
Votes
%
Alliance for San José Party
23,925
40.01
National Liberation Party
9,536
15.95
Social Christian Unity Party
6,322
10.57
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Social Christian Republican Party
3,602
6.02
Broad Front
3,503
5.86
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National Integration Party
3,399
5.68
Citizens' Action Party
3,191
5.34
Libertarian Movement
2,051
3.43
Solidarity Party
1,609
2.69
New Generation Party
1,032
1.73
Costa Rican Renewal Party
786
1.31
United Forces for Change Party
523
0.87
Workers' Party
313
0.52
Alliance gain from Nat. Liberation
Popular vote
Prog. Yoke
62.01%
Nat. Liberation
11.40%
Lib. Movement
9.42%
Ind. Escazusean
5.11%
Broad Front
3.54%
Soc. Christ. Unity
2.94%
Republican
2.46%
Citizens' Action
1.18%
Acc. w/o Exlusion
1.02%
Costa Rican Ren.
0.91%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
32.46%
Soc. Christ. Unity
10.58%
C.R. Ecol. Com.
9.82%
Republican
8.79%
Nat. Restoration
7.06%
Broad Front
6.50%
Citizens' Action
6.04%
United Desamp.
3.79%
Lib. Movement
3.27%
Com. Des. Prog.
2.68%
Acc. w/o Exlusion
2.50%
Costa Rican Ren.
1.81%
New Generation
1.70%
Desamparados
Party
Votes
%
National Liberation Party
12,113
32.46
Social Christian Unity Party
3,948
10.58
Costa Rican Ecological Communal Party
3,663
9.82
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Social Christian Republican Party
3,279
8.79
National Restoration Party
2,633
7.06
Broad Front
2,425
6.50
Citizens' Action Party
2,255
6.04
United Desamparados Party
1,413
3.79
Libertarian Movement
1,220
3.27
Communal Desamparadenian Progress Party
1,000
2.68
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Accessibility without Exclusion
935
2.50
Costa Rican Renewal Party
677
1.81
New Generation Party
636
1.70
Nat. Liberation hold
Popular vote
Soc. Christ. Unity
37.16%
Nat. Liberation
28.67%
Citizens' Action
22.90%
Broad Front
3.89%
Puris. by Heart
2.95%
New Generation
2.32%
Lib. Movement
2.12%
Popular vote
Soc. Christ. Unity
27.23%
Nat. Liberation
25.73%
Republican
21.58%
Citizens' Action
13.91%
Broad Front
9.07%
Lib. Movement
2.48%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
44.08%
Citizens' Action
23.08%
Soc. Christ. Unity
14.52%
Broad Front
12.92%
New Generation
4.14%
Lib. Movement
2.03%
Popular vote
New Generation
44.79%
Nat. Liberation
17.75%
Citizens' Action
16.81%
Soc. Christ. Unity
15.29%
Broad Front
3.82%
Lib. Movement
1.55%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
24.34%
Soc. Christ. Unity
18.67%
Acc. w/o Exlusion
17.26%
Broad Front
10.18%
Citizens' Action
8.34%
Lib. Movement
7.83%
Republican
5.32%
Nat. Restoration
5.27%
New Generation
2.79%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
36.09%
of the Sun
13.76%
Citizens' Action
13.14%
Lib. Movement
12.85%
Soc. Christ. Unity
10.62%
Republican
6.38%
New Generation
2.65%
S.A. Christ. All.
2.64%
Acc. w/o Exlusion
0.97%
Costa Rica Ren
0.90%
Popular vote
New Generation
28.30%
Costa Rica Ren.
23.21%
Soc. Christ. Unity
22.78%
Nat. Liberation
10.25%
Republican
5.71%
Citizens' Action
4.80%
Broad Front
2.88%
Lib. Movement
2.07%
Popular vote
Republican
40.26%
Auth. Cor. Wor.
17.47%
Nat. Liberation
16.31%
Citizens' Action
11.65%
Soc. Christ. Unity
5.98%
Broad Front
5.24%
Democratic
1.86%
Lib. Movement
1.40%
Popular vote
Citizens' Action
41.86%
Nat. Liberation
28.99%
Soc. Christ. Unity
28.37%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
35.77%
We're Tibás
18.91%
Soc. Christ. Unity
17.04%
Lib. Movement
11.09%
Republican
5.97%
Costa Rica Ren.
5.90%
New Generation
3.53%
Popular vote
Citizens' Action
34.62%
Nat. Liberation
25.17%
Soc. Christ. Unity
17.47%
New Generation
8.08%
Broad Front
5.75%
Lib. Movement
4.43%
Costa Rica Ren.
2.74%
Republican
1.76%
Popular vote
MdO's People
28.83%
Nat. Liberation
18.39%
Nat. Restoration
16.88%
MdO Advance
15.19%
Soc. Christ. Unity
13.75%
Lib. Movement
3.59%
New Generation
3.37%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
42.32%
New Generation
41.51%
Soc. Christ. Unity
13.31%
Republican
2.29%
Lib. Movement
0.56%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
74.86%
Soc. Christ. Unity
9.96%
Broad Front
6.99%
Citizens' Action
6.37%
New Generation
1.58%
Lib. Movement
0.24%
Popular vote
Soc. Christ. Unity
32.88%
Nat. Liberation
29.98%
Citizens' Action
10.94%
Nat. Restoration
5.66%
New Generation
5.48%
General. Justice
5.35%
Broad Front
3.87%
Republican
3.71%
Lib. Movement
1.62%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
75.74%
Citizens' Action
21.82%
Lib. Movement
2.44%
Popular vote
21st Cent. Curr.
50.63%
Nat. Liberation
19.96%
Soc. Christ. Unity
8.53%
Citizens' Action
6.84%
Republican
3.80%
Broad Front
3.53%
Nat. Restoration
2.76%
Lib. Movement
1.22%
Costa Rican Ren.
1.06%
New Generation
0.85%
Acc. w/o Exlusion
0.56%
Workers'
0.27%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
59.42%
Soc. Christ. Unity
13.40%
Let's Ren. Alaj.
9.63%
Citizens' Action
5.47%
Broad Front
3.05%
Costa Rican Ren.
2.53%
Republican
2.3%
Lib. Movement
1.83%
Nat. Restoration
0.99%
New Generation
0.84%
Workers'
0.51%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
40.87%
New Generation
15.10%
Citizens' Action
13.82%
Soc. Christ. Unity
7.82%
Republican
7.76%
Ram. League
7.66%
Broad Front
4.88%
Lib. Movement
1.07%
Nat. Restoration
1.02%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
32.74%
New Greek Maj.
23.74%
Republican
11.78%
Soc. Christ. Unity
10.60%
Lib. Movement
10.28%
Citizens' Action
4.00%
Broad Front
3.56%
Costa Rican Ren.
3.30%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
64.06%
Citizens' Action
15.06%
Soc. Christ. Unity
7.36%
Broad Front
6.72%
Republican
3.81%
Lib. Movement
2.98%
Popular vote
Soc. Christ. Unity
29.34%
Citizens' Action
26.71%
Nat. Liberation
25.78%
Republican
11.88%
Broad Front
3.92%
Lib. Movement
2.37%
Popular vote
Soc. Christ. Unity
23.73%
Citizens' Action
20.36%
Costa Rican Ren.
16.29%
Nat. Liberation
13.94%
Republican
10.58%
Broad Front
5.48%
Nat. Integration
5.17%
Lib. Movement
4.47%
Popular vote
Citizens' Action
25.88%
Nat. Liberation
25.12%
Soc. Christ. Unity
23.73%
Alliance for Pal.
18.94%
New Generation
5.10%
Lib. Movement
2.81%
Republican
2.44%
Costa Rican Ren.
2.37%
Broad Front
2.22%
Acc. w/o Excl.
0.56%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
24.72%
Soc. Christ. Unity
24.05%
Republican
15.98%
Citizens' Action
14.75%
Costa Rican Ren.
9.19%
Broad Front
6.29%
Nat. Restoration
3.62%
New Generation
1.39%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
55.85%
Soc. Christ. Unity
38.11%
Nat. Restoration
3.21%
New Generation
1.05%
Costa Rican Ren.
0.94%
Republican
0.84%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
43.82%
Citizens' Action
26.14%
Soc. Christ. Unity
12.23%
Republican
6.74%
New Generation
5.60%
Costa Rican Ren.
2.61%
S.C. Alliance
1.68%
Broad Front
1.18%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
54.52%
Soc. Christ. Unity
37.41%
Republican
7.14%
Lib. Movement
0.94%
Popular vote
Soc. Christ. Unity
40.57%
New Generation
27.86%
Nat. Liberation
25.77%
Citizens' Action
5.79%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
47.95%
Soc. Christ. Unity
26.50%
Citizens' Action
22.53%
Broad Front
2.11%
Lib. Movement
0.91%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
36.27%
Broad Front
17.51%
Citizens' Action
16.11%
Republican
12.86%
Workers'
5.41%
Costa Rican Ren.
4.91%
Soc. Christ. Unity
4.76%
Lib. Movement
2.71%
Popular vote
Nat. Liberation
28.75%
Republican
20.76%
Soc. Christ. Unity
17.37%
New Generation
13.17%
Lib. Movement
10.00%
U. for Guatuso
9.94%
See also
References