Limón (Legislative Assembly constituency)

Limón is one of the seven multi-member constituencies of the Legislative Assembly, the national legislature of Costa Rica. The constituency was established in 1949 when the Legislative Assembly was established by the modified constitution imposed by the Figueres dictatorship. It is conterminous with the province of Limón. The constituency currently elects five of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 294,931 registered electors.

Electoral system Limón currently elects five of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. Seats are allocated using the largest remainder method using the Hare quota (cociente). Only parties that receive at least 50% of the Hare quota (subcociente) compete for remainder seats. Any seats remaining unfilled after allocation using the quotient system are distributed amongst parties that surpassed the subcociente, is descending order of their total votes in the constituency. The latter process is repeated until all the seats in the constituency are filled.

Election results Summary

Election United PeoplePU / IU / CC2000 /PASO Broad FrontFA Citizens' ActionPAC Authentic LimonensePAL National RepublicanPRN / PR / PRI / PC National LiberationPLN / PSD Social Christian UnityPUSC / CU / PDC National UnificationPUN / PUN National IntegrationPIN Libertarian MovementPML Social DemocraticProgressPPSD National RestorationPRN colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2022 635 0.44% 0 7,705 5.28% 0 3,255 2.23% 0 29,179 20.01% 2 18,608 12.76% 1 3,940 2.70% 0 625 0.43% 0 11,957 8.20% 0 6,062 4.16% 02018 5,756 3.81% 0 10,314 6.83% 0 13,661 9.04% 0 22,520 14.91% 2 14,564 9.64% 0 9,954 6.59% 0 6,417 4.25% 0 35,164 23.28% 32014 22,509 15.92% 1 14,781 10.46% 0 36,718 25.98% 1 16,173 11.44% 1 535 0.38% 0 15,007 10.62% 1 4,557 3.22% 02010 9,616 7.31% 0 15,790 12.00% 1 43,889 33.34% 2 13,395 10.18% 1 1,145 0.87% 0 26,411 20.07% 1 2006 1,046 1.00% 0 18,223 17.41% 1 38,669 36.95% 2 12,890 12.32% 1 861 0.82% 0 12,264 11.72% 1 2002 1,962 2.02% 0 12,300 12.67% 1 25,442 26.21% 2 36,175 37.27% 2 735 0.76% 0 7,855 8.09% 0 1998 2,503 2.88% 0 2,167 2.49% 0 21,142 24.30% 2 41,516 47.71% 2 966 1.11% 0 2,861 3.29% 0 1994 5,468 5.79% 0 34,786 36.85% 1 35,064 37.14% 2 1990 3,170 4.11% 0 4,901 6.36% 0 22,692 29.44% 2 38,655 50.14% 2 1986 3,059 4.83% 0 3,813 6.02% 0 22,125 34.92% 2 28,240 44.57% 2 1982 6,619 14.22% 1 3,893 8.37% 0 20,225 43.46% 2 12,568 27.01% 1 1978 4,545 12.02% 0 2,954 7.82% 0 11,436 30.26% 2 14,610 38.65% 2 1,692 4.48% 0 1974 4,291 13.94% 0 1,534 4.98% 0 11,368 36.93% 2 249 0.81% 0 10,043 32.62% 1 1970 2,069 9.93% 0 9,199 44.17% 2 79 0.38% 0 8,605 41.32% 1 1966 6,773 44.52% 2 6,748 44.35% 1 1962 6,607 44.15% 1 6,773 45.26% 2 1,047 7.00% 0 1958 2,082 25.52% 0 3,322 40.72% 1 2,144 26.28% 1 1953 3,446 55.00% 1 895 14.28% 0 1949 1 0 1

Detailed 2020s 2022 Results of the 2022 general election held on 6 February 2022:

Party Votes per canton Totalvotes % SeatsGuá-cimo Limón Matina Pococí Siquir-res Tala-manca National Liberation Party PLN 2,644 6,549 2,167 10,851 5,249 1,719 29,179 20.01% 2 New Republic Party PNR 2,658 5,544 2,206 7,460 3,640 1,671 23,179 15.90% 2 Social Christian Unity Party PUSC 1,580 4,788 3,126 3,970 1,904 3,240 18,608 12.76% 1 Social Democratic Progress Party PPSD 1,006 2,484 557 5,723 1,629 558 11,957 8.20% 0 Recovering Values Party PAREVA 672 426 242 5,963 1,524 232 9,059 6.21% 0 Broad Front FA 647 1,697 599 2,338 1,780 644 7,705 5.28% 0 Costa Rican Social Justice Party JSC 2,238 2,227 281 812 472 164 6,194 4.25% 0 National Restoration Party PRN 418 2,260 586 1,410 680 708 6,062 4.16% 0 National Integration Party PIN 784 472 150 2,114 334 86 3,940 2.70% 0 A Just Costa Rica CRJ 244 2,705 145 387 218 200 3,899 2.67% 0 Progressive Liberal Party PLP 326 615 146 1,551 544 196 3,378 2.32% 0 New Generation Party PNG 231 397 144 2,098 218 235 3,323 2.28% 0 Citizens' Action Party PAC 564 374 145 1,607 406 159 3,255 2.23% 0 Social Christian Republican Party PRSC 165 445 159 1,653 229 176 2,827 1.94% 0 Accessibility without Exclusion PASE 539 362 126 608 315 38 1,988 1.36% 0 United We Can UP 351 453 82 632 147 28 1,693 1.16% 0 Christian Democratic Alliance ADC 69 886 61 331 103 169 1,619 1.11% 0 National Force Party PFN 155 304 62 656 337 55 1,569 1.08% 0 Liberal Union Party UL 89 287 95 517 166 69 1,223 0.84% 0 Our People Party PNP 70 80 35 651 108 10 954 0.65% 0 Costa Rican SocialDemocratic Movement PMSDC 59 434 43 155 97 32 820 0.56% 0 Costa Rican Democratic Union PUCD 36 285 33 101 47 153 655 0.45% 0 United People PU 43 228 56 139 110 59 635 0.44% 0 Libertarian Movement PML 69 135 43 258 91 29 625 0.43% 0 National Encounter Party PEN 87 100 34 300 81 17 619 0.42% 0 Workers' Party PT 43 85 15 250 60 21 474 0.33% 0 Costa Rican Left Party PIC 29 43 21 151 72 35 351 0.24% 0Valid votes 15,816 34,665 11,359 52,686 20,561 10,703 145,790 100.00% 5Blank votes 196 483 177 529 323 183 1,891 1.26% Rejected votes – other 224 735 231 715 391 229 2,525 1.68% Total polled 16,236 35,883 11,767 53,930 21,275 11,115 150,206 50.93% Registered electors 31,690 73,121 24,028 99,046 42,665 24,381 294,931 Turnout 51.23% 49.07% 48.97% 54.45% 49.87% 45.59% 50.93%

The following candidates were elected: Rosalía Brown Young (PNR); María Marta Carballo Arce (PUSC); Katherine Andrea Moreira Brown (PLN); Yonder Andrey Salas Durán (PNR); and Geison Enrique Valverde Méndez (PLN).

2010s 2018 Results of the 2018 general election held on 4 February 2018:

Party Votes per canton Totalvotes % SeatsGuá-cimo Limón Matina Pococí Siquir-res Tala-manca National Restoration Party PRN 3,591 8,771 2,841 12,202 5,981 1,778 35,164 23.28% 3 National Liberation Party PLN 2,715 3,516 1,787 9,185 3,989 1,328 22,520 14.91% 2 Social Christian Unity Party PUSC 1,218 4,007 1,196 4,828 1,878 1,437 14,564 9.64% 0 Authentic Limonense Party PAL 473 8,664 1,169 709 1,335 1,311 13,661 9.04% 0 Citizens' Action Party PAC 1,210 1,770 458 4,926 1,328 622 10,314 6.83% 0 National Integration Party PIN 1,022 2,063 492 4,794 1,226 357 9,954 6.59% 0 Christian Democratic Alliance ADC 2,298 2,711 928 1,599 750 325 8,611 5.70% 0 Accessibility without Exclusion PASE 1,046 498 619 3,536 666 61 6,426 4.25% 0 Libertarian Movement PML 610 384 195 4,628 518 82 6,417 4.25% 0 Broad Front FA 579 810 302 1,378 1,435 1,252 5,756 3.81% 0 Social Christian Republican Party PRSC 389 1,497 431 1,188 692 1,262 5,459 3.61% 0 Costa Rican Renewal Party PRC 532 490 374 2,068 1,629 157 5,250 3.48% 0 Recovering Values Party PAREVA 694 359 608 2,465 624 90 4,840 3.20% 0 Workers' Party PT 116 128 39 768 103 32 1,186 0.79% 0 New Generation Party PNG 65 350 36 257 191 32 931 0.62% 0Valid votes 16,558 36,018 11,475 54,531 22,345 10,126 151,053 100.00% 5Blank votes 146 364 125 446 244 132 1,457 0.94% Rejected votes – other 320 854 288 864 465 259 3,050 1.96% Total polled 17,024 37,236 11,888 55,841 23,054 10,517 155,560 57.06% Registered electors 28,860 68,866 21,862 92,004 40,171 20,870 272,633 Turnout 58.99% 54.07% 54.38% 60.69% 57.39% 50.39% 57.06%

The following candidates were elected: Marulin Azofeifa Trejos (PRN); Eduardo Cruickshank Smith (PRN); Giovanni Alberto Gómez Obando (PRN); David Hubert Gourzong Cerdas (PLN); and Yorleny León Marchena (PLN).

2014 Results of the 2014 general election held on 2 February 2014:

Party Votes per canton Totalvotes % SeatsGuá-cimo Limón Matina Pococí Siquir-res Tala-manca National Liberation Party PLN 3,235 9,956 2,630 12,265 6,557 2,075 36,718 25.98% 1 Broad Front FA 2,274 5,305 1,488 8,281 3,602 1,559 22,509 15.92% 1 Costa Rican Renewal Party PRC 2,231 3,202 2,467 6,519 2,404 1,031 17,854 12.63% 1 Social Christian Unity Party PUSC 1,350 6,033 1,564 2,998 1,797 2,431 16,173 11.44% 1 Libertarian Movement PML 1,590 3,928 1,535 5,327 1,782 845 15,007 10.62% 1 Citizens' Action Party PAC 1,743 2,920 677 6,641 2,272 528 14,781 10.46% 0 Accessibility without Exclusion PASE 653 960 272 2,408 718 115 5,126 3.63% 0 National Restoration Party PRN 741 1,257 250 1,432 730 147 4,557 3.22% 0 National Advance PAN 752 288 21 2,948 323 15 4,347 3.08% 0 New Homeland Party PPN 139 333 59 518 157 64 1,270 0.90% 0 Workers' Party PT 117 266 49 631 148 47 1,258 0.89% 0 New Generation Party PNG 198 168 87 487 254 29 1,223 0.87% 0 National Integration Party PIN 52 194 61 162 40 26 535 0.38% 0Valid votes 15,075 34,810 11,160 50,617 20,784 8,912 141,358 100.00% 5Blank votes 125 400 156 394 195 110 1,380 0.94% Rejected votes – other 442 1,049 387 1,256 536 268 3,938 2.68% Total polled 15,642 36,259 11,703 52,267 21,515 9,290 146,676 58.84% Registered electors 26,182 64,961 19,837 83,344 37,389 17,572 249,285 Turnout 59.74% 55.82% 59.00% 62.71% 57.54% 52.87% 58.84%

The following candidates were elected: Avelino Esquivel Quesada (PRC); Danny Hayling Carcache (PLN); Carmen Quesada Santamaría (PML); (FA); and Luis Alberto Vásquez Castro (PUSC).

2010 Results of the 2010 general election held on 7 February 2010:

Party Votes per canton Totalvotes % SeatsGuá-cimo Limón Matina Pococí Siquir-res Tala-manca National Liberation Party PLN 4,663 12,484 2,704 14,665 6,744 2,629 43,889 33.34% 2 Libertarian Movement PML 3,070 6,483 1,336 11,911 2,429 1,182 26,411 20.07% 1 Citizens' Action Party PAC 1,899 4,324 1,012 5,337 1,602 1,616 15,790 12.00% 1 Social Christian Unity Party PUSC 789 4,009 2,150 2,684 1,913 1,850 13,395 10.18% 1 Costa Rican Renewal Party PRC 1,209 2,091 2,193 3,483 1,780 518 11,274 8.57% 0 Broad Front FA 915 1,638 791 3,019 2,951 302 9,616 7.31% 0 Accessibility without Exclusion PASE 760 1,759 320 3,157 1,221 118 7,335 5.57% 0 Patriotic Alliance AP 113 303 298 446 430 49 1,639 1.25% 0 National Integration Party PIN 65 684 50 203 97 46 1,145 0.87% 0 Workers' and Farmers' Movement MTC 252 153 52 422 200 48 1,127 0.86% 0Valid votes 13,735 33,928 10,906 45,327 19,367 8,358 131,621 100.00% 5Blank votes 267 524 233 663 372 222 2,281 1.66% Rejected votes – other 457 896 419 1,139 569 318 3,798 2.76% Total polled 14,459 35,348 11,558 47,129 20,308 8,898 137,700 61.44% Registered electors 23,011 61,180 17,995 73,072 33,841 15,029 224,128 Turnout 62.84% 57.78% 64.23% 64.50% 60.01% 59.21% 61.44%

The following candidates were elected: (PUSC); Carmen María Granados Fernández (PAC); Manuel Hernández Rivera (PML); Rodrigo Pinto Rawson (PLN); and Elibeth Venegas Villalobos (PLN).

2000s 2006 Results of the 2006 general election held on 5 February 2006: