San José (Legislative Assembly constituency)

San José 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 San José. The constituency currently elects 19 of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 1,157,828 registered electors.

Electoral system San José currently elects 19 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 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 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2022 1,932 0.27% 0 72,378 10.03% 3 13,223 1.83% 0 174,406 24.16% 5 67,609 9.37% 2 5,032 0.70% 0 4,652 0.64% 0 124,699 17.28% 4 10,335 1.43% 02018 37,289 4.97% 1 131,046 17.45% 4 134,886 17.96% 4 114,201 15.21% 3 51,804 6.90% 2 16,813 2.24% 0 132,062 17.59% 42014 88,326 12.07% 2 199,127 27.22% 5 171,856 23.49% 5 64,627 8.83% 2 4,570 0.62% 0 55,156 7.54% 2 38,874 5.31% 12010 32,247 4.67% 1 131,476 19.05% 4 244,763 35.46% 7 50,880 7.37% 2 8,537 1.24% 0 85,139 12.33% 2 2006 2,037 0.33% 0 17,751 2.91% 1 159,050 26.12% 5 204,429 33.57% 7 37,834 6.21% 2 6,501 1.07% 0 56,035 9.20% 2 32,909 5.40% 12002 3,313 0.57% 0 156,564 26.97% 6 140,218 24.15% 5 157,139 27.07% 6 10,675 1.84% 0 68,385 11.78% 2 1998 4,633 0.88% 0 191,411 36.21% 8 198,706 37.60% 8 24,787 4.69% 1 24,520 4.64% 1 1994 253,863 44.21% 10 228,291 39.76% 9 1990 23,767 4.50% 1 227,751 43.08% 9 234,763 44.41% 10 1986 16,149 3.43% 1 233,335 49.55% 10 189,852 40.32% 9 1982 28,320 7.22% 2 216,301 55.11% 12 111,874 28.50% 6 1978 31,302 9.28% 2 124,561 36.95% 8 150,475 44.63% 10 7,220 2.14% 0 1974 11,846 4.31% 1 15,253 5.56% 1 109,990 40.06% 9 4,606 1.68% 0 64,160 23.37% 5 1970 17,119 7.88% 2 109,242 50.26% 11 7,705 3.54% 1 73,374 33.76% 7 1966 83,130 49.38% 10 71,259 42.33% 9 1962 53,352 34.38% 7 73,045 47.06% 9 20,151 12.98% 3 1958 22,563 26.68% 4 31,453 37.19% 6 16,614 19.64% 3 1953 12,696 17.35% 3 47,353 64.70% 10 4,796 6.55% 1 1949 2 1 9

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

Party Votes per canton Totalvotes % SeatsAcosta Ala-juelita Aserrí Curri-dabat Desam-parados Dota Escazú Goicoe-chea LeónCortésCastro Montesde Oca Mora Moravia PérezZeledón Puriscal SanJosé SantaAna Tarrazú Tibás Turru-bares Vázquezde Coro-nado National Liberation Party PLN 3,135 5,790 7,730 8,059 28,622 1,013 7,978 12,047 1,935 6,403 3,772 6,811 15,393 6,058 33,403 6,772 1,789 8,197 1,085 8,414 174,406 24.16% 5 Social Democratic Progress Party PPSD 1,390 4,905 4,179 5,436 17,157 504 5,425 9,826 516 4,528 3,126 5,715 14,178 3,727 25,245 4,172 921 6,733 398 6,618 124,699 17.28% 4 Progressive Liberal Party PLP 385 2,625 2,043 6,171 9,879 178 8,303 6,731 203 4,771 1,812 4,944 2,044 908 18,425 6,017 350 4,692 102 4,789 85,372 11.83% 3 Broad Front FA 809 2,476 3,014 3,640 9,971 345 2,649 6,616 542 5,063 1,269 3,644 6,115 1,414 14,302 1,692 775 3,489 107 4,446 72,378 10.03% 3 New Republic Party PNR 467 4,386 2,398 2,518 11,832 156 1,710 6,271 273 1,459 1,076 2,369 7,426 878 15,471 1,412 292 3,461 145 3,669 67,669 9.37% 2 Social Christian Unity Party PUSC 1,821 2,445 2,742 2,312 8,206 624 2,240 4,918 1,001 1,951 1,565 2,191 11,472 3,342 10,721 2,410 1,234 2,846 667 2,901 67,609 9.37% 2 Citizens' Action Party PAC 1,673 357 592 595 1,259 96 447 1,209 99 792 254 571 1,063 325 2,073 429 116 598 54 621 13,223 1.83% 0 Accessibility without Exclusion PASE 111 735 672 773 2,380 34 499 1,113 40 308 233 476 828 212 3,131 281 57 561 10 608 13,062 1.81% 0 Liberal Union Party UL 75 460 344 719 1,395 41 855 997 41 565 197 617 743 139 2,502 592 69 615 19 625 11,610 1.61% 0 National Force Party PFN 117 468 463 480 1,736 39 458 1,032 57 430 197 526 1,013 236 2,520 329 95 716 17 622 11,551 1.60% 0 National Restoration Party PRN 85 620 419 406 1,705 32 266 863 68 245 193 460 998 202 2,259 237 102 605 22 548 10,335 1.43% 0 New Generation Party PNG 56 1,930 249 168 749 359 285 604 468 200 181 250 530 74 1,061 121 1,351 260 7 322 9,225 1.28% 0 Social Christian Republican Party PRSC 185 862 317 246 971 35 293 603 133 224 142 243 868 427 1,498 222 113 305 28 587 8,302 1.15% 0 United We Can UP 72 355 502 351 929 18 357 732 27 312 125 382 304 102 1,820 239 31 394 15 462 7,529 1.04% 0 A Just Costa Rica CRJ 56 236 200 263 795 33 251 555 24 325 122 292 835 158 1,448 207 30 343 36 287 6,496 0.90% 0 Let's Go 28 116 102 440 457 40 287 403 14 696 90 297 180 68 1,132 252 42 289 4 268 5,205 0.72% 0 National Integration Party PIN 36 219 203 161 770 23 206 326 77 190 105 134 795 297 914 94 61 191 12 218 5,032 0.70% 0 Libertarian Movement PML 35 232 157 185 608 38 265 340 21 156 72 172 261 63 1,285 186 52 262 12 250 4,652 0.64% 0 Costa Rican Social Justice Party JSC 47 153 152 106 520 42 142 264 110 100 75 126 714 109 635 120 76 127 13 178 3,809 0.53% 0 Our People Party PNP 19 235 158 449 667 10 153 165 8 123 33 96 239 27 564 65 23 409 2 93 3,538 0.49% 0 Costa Rican SocialDemocratic Movement PMSDC 33 107 103 131 352 24 130 263 30 102 81 122 432 114 581 112 55 147 14 219 3,152 0.44% 0 Christian Democratic Alliance ADC 19 157 66 94 348 15 140 226 13 78 47 94 271 65 632 68 16 121 6 140 2,616 0.36% 0 Workers' Party PT 30 93 78 96 389 5 81 147 12 139 33 83 138 46 458 65 26 85 7 103 2,114 0.29% 0 United People PU 36 107 208 56 317 9 45 136 41 57 31 64 131 35 354 70 117 57 3 58 1,932 0.27% 0 Costa Rican Anti-Corruption Party PACO 21 219 83 60 235 18 70 136 14 42 44 60 151 38 373 42 18 58 8 78 1,768 0.24% 0 Costa Rican Democratic Union PUCD 57 46 63 44 389 9 25 108 12 55 27 38 156 25 250 21 19 42 6 62 1,454 0.20% 0 National Encounter Party PEN 34 77 80 48 192 10 46 114 28 40 31 40 200 57 243 28 14 78 2 55 1,417 0.20% 0 United for Costa Rica Party UCR 7 46 36 22 114 5 32 73 5 64 12 38 71 9 179 11 3 60 4 122 913 0.13% 0 New Socialist Party NPS 18 53 31 25 93 7 21 55 13 20 21 18 147 17 126 19 18 34 5 37 778 0.11% 0Valid votes 10,857 30,510 27,384 34,054 103,037 3,762 33,659 56,873 5,825 29,438 14,966 30,873 67,696 19,172 143,605 26,285 7,865 35,775 2,810 37,400 721,846 100.00% 19Blank votes 127 162 249 129 601 61 124 272 151 87 132 98 1,111 326 627 100 138 130 47 148 4,820 0.66% Rejected votes – other 128 349 295 184 926 40 240 468 92 154 173 231 849 214 1,242 171 83 289 27 296 6,451 0.88% Total polled 11,112 31,021 27,928 34,367 104,564 3,863 34,023 57,613 6,068 29,679 15,271 31,202 69,656 19,712 145,474 26,556 8,086 36,194 2,884 37,844 733,117 63.32% Registered electors 17,749 53,246 44,906 51,538 166,029 5,851 50,442 92,061 9,531 43,082 23,192 45,628 117,494 29,937 237,728 39,066 12,707 56,539 4,974 56,128 1,157,828 Turnout 62.61% 58.26% 62.19% 66.68% 62.98% 66.02% 67.45% 62.58% 63.67% 68.89% 65.85% 68.38% 59.28% 65.84% 61.19% 67.98% 63.63% 64.02% 57.98% 67.42% 63.32%

The following candidates were elected: Rocío Alfaro Molina (FA); Waldo Agüero Sanabria (PPSD); Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza (PPSD); Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz (PNR); Andrea Álvarez Marín (PLN); Rodrigo Arias Sánchez (PLN); Kattia Cambronero Aguiluz (PLP); Vanessa Castro Mora (PUSC); Pilar Cisneros (PPSD); Carolina Delgado Ramírez (PLN); Jorge Dengo Rosabal (PLP); (PLP); Carlos Felipe García Molina (PUSC); Sofía Guillén Pérez (FA); Gilbert Jiménez Siles (PLN); Manuel Morales Díaz (PPSD); Gloria Navas Montero (PNR); Ariel Robles (FA); and Danny Vargas Serrano (PLN).

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