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Feb. 5, 2006 Held

Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica

Election for Asamblea Legislativa (Costa Rican Legislative Assembly)

Results

Voter Participation

Voter
Turnout*
Cast Votes:1,662,899
Valid Votes:1,613,961
Invalid Votes:48,938

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

National Liberation Party 25 - ▲ 589,731

36.54%

Citizen Action Party (Partido Acción Ciudadana) 17 - 409,030

25.34%

Libertarian Movement Party (Partido Movimiento Libertario) 6 - 147,934

9.17%

Social Christian Unity Party 5 - ▼ 126,284

7.82%

Accessibility without Exclusion (Accesibilidad sin Exclusión) 1 - 25,690

1.59%

National Rescue Party (Restauracion Nacional) 1 - 32,909

2.04%

Broad Front (Frente Amplio) 1 - 17,751

1.10%

National Union Party (Union Nacional) 1 - 40,280

2.50%

Homeland First Party (Partido Patria Primero) - - 26,438

1.64%

Union for Change Party (Partido Unión para el Cambio) - - 37,994

2.35%

Costa Rican Renovation Party (Partido Renovación Costarricense) - - 55,798

3.46%
Election Results Modified: Feb 13, 2008

General Information

At stake in this election:

  • 57 seats in the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Abel PACHECO
  • Head of Government: President Abel PACHECO
  • Assembly: Costa Rica has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) with 57 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
  • In the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) 57 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: National Liberation Party (PLN) / Partido Liberación Nacional
    • ​Leader: Francisco Antonio PACHECO Fernández
    • Seats won in this election: 25
    • Seats won in last election: 17
  • Party: Citizen Action Party (PAC) / Partido Acción Ciudadana
    • ​Leader: Epsy CAMPBELL Barr
    • Seats won in this election: 17
    • Seats won in last election: 14
  • Party: Libertarían Movement Party (PML) / Partido Movimiento Libertario
    • ​Leader: Guillermo MALAVASSI Vargas
    • Seats won in this election: 6
    • Seats won in last election: 6
  • Party: Social Christian Unity Party / Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC)
    • Leader: Lorena VASQUEZ Badilla
    • Seats won in this election: 5
    • Seats won in last election: 19

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 4,308,790 (2006)
  • Registered Voters: 2,550,613 (November 2005 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 2,148,774 (2006)

·         Is Costa Rica a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Costa Rica ratified CEDAW: Yes (4 April 1986)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 22 (following 2006 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 69 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Costa Rica a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Costa Rica ratified CRPD: Yes (1 October 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 646,318 (est.)

Election Modified: Aug 17, 2023

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