2002 Costa Rican municipal elections
1 December 2002 2006 →
81 mayors, 463 syndics, 1854 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillors and their alternates[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Luis Guillermo Solís Ottón Solís
Party PUSC PLN PAC
Mayors 47 28 1

Municipal and local elections were held for the first time in Costa Rica on 1 December 2002. This was the first time citizens of the 81 cantons were able to directly choose their mayors as previously the municipal executive was appointed by the city council.[2] A syndic and 4 District Councilors were also elected for each canton’s district as 8 intendants for especial districts with administrative autonomy.

Then ruling Social Christian Unity Party had its best results in history on a local election gaining most of the mayors and councilors; 48 mayors and 785 syndics and councilors.[2] National Liberation Party, then main opposition force, earn the second largest number of both with 27 mayors and 676.[2] Costa Rica was still pretty much under a two-party system at the time even when in the recent general election the new force Citizens Action Party surprised with high voting for president and parliament, in this first municipal running achieve only one mayor in Montes de Oca (the party’s hometown).[2]

Results

Mayors

Vote percentage

  PUSC (36.72%)
  PLN (32.78%)
  PAC (12.84%)
  Cantonal parties (5.77%)
  ML (4.02%)
  PRC (3.02%)
  FD (1.29%)
  PIO (0.95%)
  C2000 (0.83%)
  PRESNA (0.68%)
  PIN (0.61%)
  Other (0.49%)
Party Mayors Popular vote
Number Votes %
Social Christian Unity Party 47 188,612 36,72
National Liberation Party 28 168,410 32,78
Citizens' Action Party 1 65,968 12.84
Total cantonal parties 2 30,273 5.77
Libertarian Movement 0 20,655 4.02
Costa Rican Renewal Party 1 15,497 3.02
Democratic Force 0 6,606 1.29
Independent Workers' Party 1 4,904 0.95
Coalition Change 2000 0 4,272 0.83
National Rescue Party 0 3,488 0.68
National Integration Party 0 3,119 0.61
Independent Guanacaste Party 1 1,259 0.25
Agrarian Labour Action Party 0 569 0.11
Cartago Agrarian Union Party 0 532 0.10
General Union Party 0 96 0.02
Total 81 514,260 100%
Source[3]

By province

Province PUSC % PLN % PAC % Reg. % ML % PRC % FD % PIO % C2000 % PRESNA % PIN %
 San José Province 29.90 35.12 13.57 12.50 3.66 1.05 1.36 1.46 0.82 0.25 0.31
 Alajuela 39.04 38.79 11.46 1.26 2.77 1.30 - - 1.03 2.74 1.61
 Cartago Province 37.35 31.03 14.43 7.75 1.52 - 3.06 4.58 - - 0.28
 Heredia 34.33 34.07 17.65 3.69 3.74 4.08 - 0.35 0.36 - 1.73
 Guanacaste 42.84 29.13 11.97 3.41 3.00 7.06 2.07 - 0.36 0.16 -
 Puntarenas 46.07 24.96 11.94 3.43 8.63 2.75 1.44 - 0.78 - -
 Limón 36.11 24.68 9.19 4.72 7.40 13.06 2.12 - 2.72 - -
Total 36.72 32.78 12.84 6.26 4.02 3.02 1.29 0.95 0.83 0.68 0.61
Source: TSE

Alderpeople

The elections of municipal councilors of Costa Rica in 2002 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.

Parties Popular vote Alderpeople
Votes % ±pp Total +/-
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 469,305 30.92 -9.94 180 -91
National Liberation Party (PLN) 443,320 29.21 -6.17 178 -48
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 310,201 20.44 New 101 New
Libertarian Movement (ML) 84,167 5.55 +3.12 13 +9
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 54,547 3.59 +1.73 7 +7
Democratic Force (FD) 40,114 2.64 -3.53 4 -20
National Integration Party (PIN) 25,038 1.65 -0.08 1 -2
Coalition Change 2000 (C2000) 17,612 1.16 New 1 New
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) 9,225 0.61 -0.49 2 -5
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 7,765 0.51 -0.19 3 -1
National Rescue Party (PRESNA) 7,510 0.49 -0.33 1 New
Independent Workers' Party (PIO) 7,460 0.49 New 1 New
National Agrarian Party (PAN) 5,032 0.33 -0.24 1 -4
Party of the Sun (PdS) 4,880 0.32 +0.06 2 0
Cartago Agrarian Force (FAC) 4,024 0.27 +0.09 0 New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 3,726 0.25 -0.12 1 -1
Authentic Paraisian Party (PAPAR) 3,264 0.22 New 1 New
National Convergence Party (PCN) 2,927 0.19 -0.10 0 -1
General Union Party (PUG) 2,495 0.16 -0.83 0 -3
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 1,956 0.13 New 2 New
Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR) 1,779 0.12 New 1 New
New Alajuelita Party (PALNU) 1,773 0.12 +0.02 1 0
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) 1,212 0.08 -0.06 0 -1
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) 1,127 0.07 New 0 New
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 1,079 0.07 New 0 New
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 983 0.06 New 2 New
Humanist Party of San José (PH-SJO) 919 0.06 New 0 New
Golfitenean Action Party (PAGOL) 772 0.05 -0.00 0 0
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) 759 0.05 -0.14 0 -2
Independent Belemite Party (PIB) 618 0.04 -0.06 0 -1
Limonense Conscience Party (PCL) 617 0.04 New 0 New
Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her) 517 0.03 -0.05 0 0
National Patriotic Party (PPN) 485 0.03 New 0 New
New Corredores Party (PUG) 457 0.03 New 0 New
Humanist Party of Barva (PH-Barva) 183 0.01 New 0 New
Total 1,517,848 100.00 - 503 -75
Invalid votes 51,628 3.29
Votes cast / turnout 1,569,476 68.84
Abstentions 710,375 31.16
Registered voters 2,279,851 100%
Sources[4]

Syndics and district councils

Syndics
PUSC
 
 49.24%
PLN
 
 41.47%
PAC
 
 3.02%
Regionalist
 
 3.02%
ML
 
 0.86%
PRC
 
 0.86%
PIO
 
 0.86%
C2000
 
 0.22%
PIN
 
 0.22%
PRESNA
 
 0.22%
District councillors
PUSC
 
 43.10%
PLN
 
 36.89%
PAC
 
 9.82%
Regionalist
 
 3.67%
PRC
 
 2.59%
ML
 
 1.40%
PIO
 
 0.81%
PRESNA
 
 0.59%
C2000
 
 0.38%
PIN
 
 0.32%
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Syndics District Councillors
Votes % Total +/- Total
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 184,902 36.85 228 -67 799
National Liberation Party (PLN) 169,660 33.81 192 +47 684
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 63,270 12.61 14 New 182
Libertarian Movement (ML) 16,367 3.26 4 +4 26
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 15,665 3.21 4 +4 48
Democratic Force (FD) 6,539 1.30 0 0 8
Coalition Change 2000 (C2000) 4,797 0.96 1 New 7
Independent Workers' Party (PIO) 4,444 0.89 4 New 15
Alliance to Advance Party (PAPA) 4,421 0.88 0 New 5
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) 4,037 0.80 0 New 3
Authentic Paraisian Party (PAPAR) 3,586 0.71 2 New 6
National Integration Party (PIN) 3,189 0.64 1 +1 6
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 2,670 0.53 1 -2 4
National Rescue Party (PRESNA) 2,354 0.47 1 +1 11
Party of the Sun (PdS) 1,844 0.37 2 0 8
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 1,652 0.33 2 New 7
We Are All San José Party (SJST) 1,651 0.33 0 New 1
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 1,412 0.28 2 +1 4
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) 1,181 0.24 2 +2 9
Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR) 978 0.19 2 New 9
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 941 0.19 0 New 3
Change Now (CYA) 833 0.17 0 New 0
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 819 0.16 1 New 3
Authentic Cantonal Option Movement (MOCA) 692 0.14 0 New 0
Curridabat Movement (MCur) 642 0.13 0 New 1
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) 544 0.11 0 -2 3
Independent Belemite Party (PIB) 532 0.11 0 0 1
Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC) 503 0.10 0 0 0
Santacrucean Rebirth Party (PRS) 490 0.10 0 New 0
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) 394 0.08 0 0 1
New Corredores Party (PUG) 288 0.06 0 New 1
Limonense Conscience Party (PCL) 256 0.05 0 New 0
Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her) 125 0.02 0 0 0
General Union Party (PUGEN) 62 0.01 0 0 0
Total 500,080 100.00 463 +16 1854
Invalid votes 20,803 3.98
Votes cast / turnout 520,883 22.64
Abstentions 1,785,510 77.36
Registered voters 2,306,393
Sources[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Elecciones municipales en cifras 2002-2016" (PDF). tse.go.cr. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Georgetown. "Final Results Municipal Elections 2002". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Declaratorias de elección 2002". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Elecciones Regidurías 2002". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Elecciones Municipales 2020". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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