REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 FEBRUARY 2006 =================================================================== Source: Supreme Electoral Tribunal website, La Nacion website. Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * AC - Accion Ciudadana (Citizen Action) * ASE - Accesibilidad Sin Exclusion (Accessibility Without Exclusion) * FA - Frente Amplio (Broad Front) * LN - Liberacion Nacional (National Liberation) * ML - Movimiento Libertario (Libertarian Movement) * RC - Renovacion Costarricense (Costa Rican Renewal) * UN - Union Nacional (National Union) * UPC - Union Para el Cambio (Union for Change) * USC - Unidad Social Cristiana (Social Christian Unity) The website of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal gives only the number of votes cast for each party in each province. The allocation of seats to each party is based on projections by La Nacion newspaper. They should not be regarded as final. NATIONAL SUMMARY =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,156,572 Total votes cast: 1,404,481 65.1 Invalid votes: 36,204 02.6 Valid votes cast: 1,368,277 97.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accessibility Without Exclusion (ASE) 22,172 01.6 1 +01 Broad Front (FA) 15,434 01.1 1 +01 Citizen Action (AC) 353,178 25.8 +03.9 18 +03 Costa Rican Renewal (RC) 46,225 03.4 -00.2 - -01 Libertarian Movement (ML) 124,293 09.1 -00.2 6 National Liberation (LN) 497,502 36.4 +09.3 25 +08 National Union (NU) 34,221 02.5 1 +01 Social Christian Unity (USC) 104,003 07.6 -22.2 4 -14 Union for Change 32,246 02.4 1 +01 Others 139,003 10.2 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,368,277 57 ------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING BY PROVINCE =================================================================== ALAJUELA =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 414,071 Total votes cast: 280,432 67.7 Invalid votes: 7,296 02.6 Valid votes cast: 273,136 97.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Citizen Action (AC) 75,864 27.8 +07.1 4 +02 Costa Rican Renewal (RC) 11,189 04.1 +01.3 - Libertarian Movement (ML) 21,364 07.8 +00.3 1 National Liberation (LN) 101,423 37.1 +06.7 5 +01 Social Christian Unity (USC) 18,607 06.8 -23.4 1 -03 Others 44,689 16.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 273,136 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------- CARTAGO =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 231,670 Total votes cast: 161,212 69.6 Invalid votes: 4,514 02.8 Valid votes cast: 156,698 97.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Citizen Action (AC) 44,560 28.4 +07.6 3 +01 Costa Rican Renewal (RC) 3,227 02.1 +00.1 - Libertarian Movement (ML) 16,288 10.4 +03.1 1 National Liberation (LN) 53,692 34.3 +08.9 3 +01 Social Christian Unity (USC) 11,017 07.0 -18.7 - -02 Others 27,914 17.8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 156,698 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- GUANACASTE =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 135,388 Total votes cast: 83,327 61.5 Invalid votes: 4,322 05.2 Valid votes cast: 79,005 94.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Citizen Action (AC) 13,555 17.2 +07.0 1 +01 Costa Rican Renewal (RC) 4,081 05.2 -00.8 - Libertarian Movement (ML) 5,160 06.5 +02.8 - National Liberation (LN) 36,044 45.6 +06.5 3 +01 Social Christian Unity (USC) 8,592 10.9 -26.8 - -02 Others 11,573 14.6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,005 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- HEREDIA =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 226,942 Total votes cast: 158,481 69.8 Invalid votes: 3,086 01.9 Valid votes cast: 155,395 98.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Citizen Action (AC) 48,251 31.1 +03.5 2 Costa Rican Renewal (RC) 6,004 03.9 +00.4 - National Liberation (LN) 56,527 36.4 +12.1 3 +02 Libertarian Movement (ML) 13,886 08.9 -01.8 - -01 Social Christian Unity (USC) 12,710 08.2 -19.3 - -01 Others 18,017 11.6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 155,395 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- LIMON =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 151,896 Total votes cast: 82,616 54.4 Invalid votes: 3,668 04.4 Valid votes cast: 78,948 95.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Citizen Action (AC) 13,989 17.7 +05.1 1 Costa Rican Renewal (RC) 5,760 07.3 +01.7 - Libertarian Movement (ML) 8,998 11.4 +03.4 1 +01 National Liberation (LN) 29,547 37.4 +11.2 2 Social Christian Unity (USC) 9,465 12.0 -25.4 1 -01 Others 11,189 14.2 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,948 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- PUNTARENAS =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 186,624 Total votes cast: 101,557 54.4 Invalid votes: 4,176 04.1 Valid votes cast: 97,381 95.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Citizen Action (AC) 18,174 18.7 +05.9 1 Costa Rican Renewal (RC) 5,059 05.2 +00.9 - Libertarian Movement (ML) 9,978 10.2 +00.2 1 +01 National Liberation (LN) 43,766 44.9 +15.2 2 Social Christian Unity (USC) 11,571 11.9 -25.9 1 -01 Others 8,833 09.1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,381 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- SAN JOSE =================================================================== Enrolled voters: 809,981 Total votes cast: 536,856 66.2 Invalid votes: 10,047 01.9 Valid votes cast: 526,809 98.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Accessibility Without Exclusion (ASE) 22,172 04.2 1 +01 Broad Front (FA) 15,434 02.9 1 +01 Citizen Action (AC) 138,785 26.3 -00.6 6 Costa Rican Renewal (RC) 10,905 02.1 -01.4 - -01 Libertarian Movement (ML) 48,619 09.2 -02.6 2 National Liberation (LN) 176,503 33.5 +09.3 7 +02 National Union (UN) 14,578 02.8 1 +01 Social Christian Unity (USC) 32,041 06.1 -21.0 1 -05 Union for Change (UPC) 11,900 02.3 1 +01 Others 55,872 10.6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 526,809 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------