REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 3 FEBRUARY 2002 =================================================================== Elections to the Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly) Souce: Supreme Election Tribunal website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * AC - Accion Ciudadana (Citizens' Action) * LN - Liberacion Nacional (National Liberation) * ML - Movimiento Libertario (Libertarian Movement) * USC - Unidad Social Cristiana (Christian-Social Unity) * RC - Renovacion Costarricense (Costa Rican Renovation) NATIONAL SUMMARY =================================================================== Votes and seats are compared with those won in the 1998 election. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 2,279,851 Valid votes cast: 1,508,172 66.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accion Ciudadana 330,693 21.9 15 Liberacion Nacional 408,822 27.1 (-07.7) 17 -05 Movimiento Libertario 140,727 09.3 (+06.2) 6 +05 Renovacion Costarricense 53,952 03.6 (+03.4) 1 -01 Unidad Social Cristiana 449,069 29.8 (-11.4) 18 -09 Others 124,909 08.3 - -05 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,508,172 57 ------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING BY DEPARTMENT =================================================================== ALAJUELA =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 410,538 Valid votes cast: 285,029 69.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accion Ciudadana 58,905 20.7 2 Liberacion Nacional 86,782 30.4 (-05.1) 4 Movimiento Libertario 21,416 07.5 (+06.1) 1 +01 Renovacion Costarricense 8,015 02.8 (+01.4) - Unidad Social Cristiana 86,213 30.2 (-10.7) 4 Others 23,698 08.3 - -02 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 285,029 11 +01 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputies elected ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jose Humberto Arce Salas (AC) Mario Calderon Castillo (USC) Alvaro Gonzalez Alfaro (LN) Gerardo Alberto Gonzalez Esquivel (USC) Luis Angel Ramirez Ramirez (LN) German Rojas Hidalgo (USC) Liliana Salas Salazar (USC) Carlos Salazar Ramirez (ML) Guido Vega Molina (LN) Marta Iris Zamora Castillo (AC) Joyce Mary Zurcher Blen (LN) ------------------------------------------------------------------- CARTAGO =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 261,642 Valid votes cast: 180,491 69.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accion Ciudadana 37,543 20.8 2 Liberacion Nacional 45,831 25.4 (-11.1) 2 -01 Movimiento Libertario 13,169 07.3 (+05.6) 1 Renovacion Costarricense 3,666 02.0 (+01.0) - Unidad Social Cristiana 46,418 25.7 (-13.7) 2 -01 Others 33,864 18.8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 180,491 7 +01 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputies elected ------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos Herrera Calvo (ML) Ruth Maria Montoya Rojas (AC) Mario Redondo Poveda (USC) Daisy Serrano Vargas (LN) Maria del Rocio Ulloa Solano (USC) Gerardo Vargas Leiva (AC) Luis Gerardo Villanueva Monge (LN) ------------------------------------------------------------------- GUANACASTE =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 155,064 Valid votes cast: 103,073 66.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accion Ciudadana 10,509 10.2 Liberacion Nacional 40,347 39.1 (+05.5) 2 Movimiento Libertario 2,834 03.7 (+02.6) Renovacion Costarricense 6,211 06.0 (+02.9) Unidad Social Cristiana 38,912 37.7 (-12.3) 2 -1 Others 4,260 04.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,073 4 -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputies elected ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sigifredo Aiza Campos (LN) María Lourdes Ocampo Fernández (LN) Francisco Sanchun Moran (USC) Ligia Maria Zuñiga Clachar (USC) ------------------------------------------------------------------- HEREDIA =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 215,096 Valid votes cast: 148,674 69.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accion Ciudadana 40,985 27.6 2 Liberacion Nacional 36,209 24.3 (-11.5) 1 -01 Movimiento Libertario 15,921 10.7 (+08.3) 1 Renovacion Costarricense 5,259 03.5 (+01.0) - Unidad Social Cristiana 40,888 27.5 (-11.7) 1 -02 Others 9,412 06.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 148,674 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputies elected ------------------------------------------------------------------- Emilia Maria Rodriguez Arias (AC) Quirico Jimenez Madrigal (AC) Jose Francisco Salas Ramos (ML) Maria de los Angeles Viquez Saenz (LN) Federico Guillermo Vargas Ulloa (USC) ------------------------------------------------------------------- LIMON =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 175,339 Valid votes cast: 94,660 54.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accion Ciudadana 11,935 12.6 1 Liberacion Nacional 24,843 26.2 (+01.9) 2 Movimiento Libertario 7,574 08.0 (+04.7) - Renovacion Costarricense 5,293 05.6 (+03.1) - Unidad Social Cristiana 35,395 37.4 (-10.3) 2 Others 9,620 10.2 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,660 5 +01 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputies elected ------------------------------------------------------------------- Carmen Maria Gamboa Herrera (USC) Marco Tulio Mora Rivera (USC) Maria Elena Nuñez Chaves (LN) Edwin Deiva Patterson Bent (AC) Julián Watson Pomear (LN) ------------------------------------------------------------------- PUNTARENAS =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 206,349 Valid votes cast: 119,143 57.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accion Ciudadana 15,285 12.8 1 Liberacion Nacional 35,402 29.7 (-02.6) 2 Movimiento Libertario 11,905 10.0 (+06.1) - Renovacion Costarricense 5,086 04.3 (+03.2) - Unidad Social Cristiana 45,071 37.8 (-12.7) 2 -02 Others 6,394 05.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 119,143 5 -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputies elected ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jorge Luis Alvarez Perez (USC) Carlos Ricardo Benavides Jimenez (LN) Peter Guevara Guth (LN) Miguel Huezo Arias (USC) Daisy Quesada Calderon (AC) ------------------------------------------------------------------- SAN JOSE =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 855,823 Valid votes cast: 577,102 67.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accion Ciudadana 155,531 26.9 6 Liberacion Nacional 139,408 24.2 (-12.0) 5 -02 Movimiento Libertario 67,908 11.8 (+07.2) 2 +01 Renovacion Costarricense 20,422 03.5 (+01.1) 1 Unidad Social Cristiana 156,172 27.1 (-10.5) 6 -02 Others 37,661 06.5 - -03 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 577,102 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputies elected ------------------------------------------------------------------- Teresita Aguilar Mirambell (AC) Ronaldo Alfaro Garcia (ML) Carlos Luis Avendaño Calvo (RC) Epsy Alejandra Campbell Barr (AC) Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledon (AC) Laura Chinchilla Miranda (LN) Jose Miguel Corrales Bolaños (LN) Kyra Dunia de la Rosa Alvarado (LN) Rodolfo Delgado Valverde (USC) Aida Faingezicht Waisleder (USC) Bernal Jimemez Monge (LN) Ronaldo Lacle Castro (USC) Federico Guillermo Malavasi Calvo (ML) Elvida Irene Navarro Vargas (AC) Paulino Rodriguez Mena (LN) Ricardo Jaime Toledo Carranza (USC) Gloria Valerin Rodriguez (USC) Rafael Angel Varela Granados (AC) Olman Vargas Cubero (USC) Juan Jose Vargas Fallas (AC) -------------------------------------------------------------------