2010 Costa Rican municipal elections

2010 Costa Rican municipal elections
← 2006 5 December 2010 2016 →
81 mayors, 470 syndics, 1856 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillor and their alternates[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bernal Jiménez Monge Gerardo Vargas Rojas Elizabeth Fonseca Corrales
Party PLN PUSC PAC
Mayors 58 9 6
Mayors +/– Decrease 1 Decrease 3 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Otto Guevara Guth Óscar Andrés López Arias Justo Orozco Álvarez
Party PML PASE PRC
Mayors 2 2 1
Mayors +/– Increase 1 Increase 2 Increase 1

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]

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

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Mayor

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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%)
Party Mayors Popular vote
Number Change Votes %
National Liberation Party 58 Decrease1 342,563 43.79
Social Christian Unity Party 9 Decrease2 113,394 14.49
Citizens' Action Party 6 Increase1 98,719 12.62
Total cantonal parties 2 Decrease1 82,609 10.56
Libertarian Movement 2 Increase1 75,441 9.64
Accessibility without Exclusion 2 New 26,163 3.34
Costa Rican Renewal Party 1 Increase1 20,512 2.62
National Integration Party 0 Steady 9,434 1.21
Broad Front 0 Steady 5,354 0.68
Cartago Agrarian Union Party 0 New 3,498 0.45
Patriotic Alliance 0 New 2,277 0.29
Workers' and Peasants' Movement 0 New 1,208 0.15
Heredia Restoration Party 0 New 625 0.08
Green Ecologist Party 0 New 612 0.08
Total 81 Steady 782,409 100%
Source[4]

By province

Province PLN % PUSC % PAC % Reg. % ML % PASE % PRC % PIN % FA % AP %
 San José Province 43.12 13.73 16.60 10.33 7.32 3.50 3.97 0.88 0.36 0.19
 Alajuela 46.73 7.81 10.97 21.22 8.42 2.72 0.91 0.82 0.06 0.34
 Cartago Province 43.84 17.94 11.13 18.24 7.31 1.08 - - 0.46 -
 Heredia 47.15 15.99 8.68 9.38 15.71 2.20 0.89 - - -
 Guanacaste 40.39 17.04 18.13 2.93 10.08 7.17 - 4.26 - -
 Puntarenas 42.75 21.51 6.52 3.49 12.80 2.89 5.52 3.02 - 1.50
 Limón 40.46 14.59 10.16 3.56 12.67 4.75 7.18 0.14 6.49 -
Total 43.79 14.49 12.62 11.32 9.64 3.34 2.62 1.21 0.68 0.29
Source: TSE

Municipal councils, syndics, district councils

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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 coalitions Popular vote Syndics District Councillors
Votes % ±pp Total +/- Total +/-
National Liberation Party (PLN) 335,363 43.13 -2.04 339 -1 927 -13
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 109,268 14.10 -3.79 45 -21 285 -75
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 98,085 12.61 -3.42 27 +5 225 -50
Libertarian Movement (ML) 76,498 9.84 +4.29 15 +6 149 +78
Accessibility without Exclusion (PASE) 26,541 3.41 New 4 New 40 New
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 20,466 2.63 +1.03 4 +3 25 +6
United for San Carlos Coalition (PAC-FA) (UxSC) 13,365 1.72 New 3 New 24 New
United Cartago Coalition (FA-PVE-PUSC-PAC) (CCU) 11,350 1.46 New 5 New 19 New
National Integration Party (PIN) 9,616 1.24 -0.08 5 +3 25 +6
Renew Alajuela Party (PRA) 8.144 1.05 New 2 New 11 New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 7,455 0.96 +0.40 4 0 12 +4
Broad Front (FA) 5,834 0.75 +0.61 0 0 4 +3
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 4,954 0.63 +0.03 2 +1 5 0
Ramonense Coalition (PAC-FA) (CR) 4,444 0.57 New 1 New 17 New
Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC) 3,353 0.43 +0.43 1 +1 8 +8
Party of the Sun (PdS) 2,644 0.34 -0.01 0 0 11 +5
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal) 2,561 0.33 -0.05 1 +1 10 +1
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA) 2,494 0.32 -0.01 0 0 4 0
Santo Domingo Advancement Movement (MAS) 2,273 0.29 New 1 New 9 New
Fuenteovejuna Civic Party of Tibás (PCFT) 2,228 0.29 New 1 New 1 New
Patriotic Alliance (AP) 2,218 0.29 New 0 New 6 New
Ateniense Union Party (PUA) 2,077 0.27 New 2 New 16 New
Desamparados Cantonal Accord Party (PACD) 1,950 0.25 New 0 New 3 New
All for Flores Party (TxF) 1,808 0.23 New 1 New 4 New
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA) 1,747 0.22 +0.13 0 0 4 +4
Poaseña Union Party (PUNPO) 1,640 0.21 +0.17 0 0 8 +8
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM) 1,576 0.20 -0.06 1 0 4 -2
Liberian Union Coalition (PUSC-ML) (CUL) 1,322 0.17 New 0 New 1 New
United Montes de Oca Coalition (FA-PH) (CUL) 1,309 0.17 New 0 New 4 New
Unique Abangarean Party (PUAB) 1,119 0.14 New 0 New 3 New
Workers' and Peasants' Movement (MTC) 1,118 0.14 New 0 New 1 New
Tarrazú First Party (PTP) 1,084 0.14 New 0 New 3 New
Social Active Organization (OSA) 1,062 0.14 New 0 New 4 New
Naranjenean Action Party (PANAR) 956 0.12 New 0 New 0 New
United Barva Coalition (FA-PASE) (CBU) 952 0.12 New 0 New 2 New
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 906 0.12 +0.12 1 +1 3 +3
Green Ecologist Party (PVE) 906 0.12 -0.43 0 0 0 -5
Belemite Independent Party (PIB) 886 0.11 -0.01 0 0 2 +1
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO) 875 0.11 +0.04 1 +1 3 +3
Barbarenean Integration Party (PINBAR) 867 0.11 -0.19 0 -2 0 -10
Heredia Restoration Party (PREH) 854 0.11 New 0 New 0 New
Cartago Transparency Party (PTCAR) 850 0.11 New 0 New 0 New
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 833 0.11 -0.21 0 New 0 New
Zarcereña Alliance Coalition (PAC-FA) (CAZ) 697 0.09 New 0 New 2 New
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 332 0.04 -0.07 0 0 0 -2
United Talamanca Party (PTU) 240 0.03 New 0 New 0 New
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA) 59 0.01 -0.22 0 -2 0 -4
Total 767,769 100.00 470 +2 1884 +8
Invalid votes 18,799 2.36 -0.49
Votes cast / turnout 786,568 27.82 +4.21
Abstentions 2,066,319 72.18
Registered voters 2,852,887
Sources[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Elecciones municipales en cifras 2002-2016" (PDF). tse.go.cr. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Costa Rica". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ "He's back: Johnny Araya will be San José mayor again, while his former party leads in other mayoral races". The Tico Times. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Declaratorias de elección 2006". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Elecciones Municipales 2020". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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