Cartago 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 Cartago. The constituency currently elects seven of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 409,878 registered electors.

Electoral system Cartago currently elects seven 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 Cartago AgrarianUnionPUAC 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 704 0.26% 0 25,442 9.52% 1 8,078 3.02% 0 71,862 26.89% 3 32,161 12.04% 1 3,375 1.26% 0 2,650 0.99% 0 29,640 11.09% 1 4,148 1.55% 02018 9,700 3.55% 0 54,242 19.88% 2 54,197 19.86% 2 36,309 13.31% 1 22,346 8.19% 1 5,003 1.83% 0 28,709 10.52% 12014 28,534 11.07% 1 60,691 23.54% 2 62,797 24.36% 2 27,468 10.65% 1 1,386 0.54% 0 18,219 7.07% 0 6,191 2.40% 02010 6,685 2.82% 0 40,437 17.04% 1 11,862 5.00% 0 92,286 38.90% 3 18,121 7.64% 1 851 0.36% 0 31,197 13.15% 1 2006 581 0.29% 0 55,278 27.67% 3 9,395 4.70% 0 70,244 35.16% 3 14,193 7.10% 0 2,121 1.06% 0 20,808 10.41% 1 2002 2,094 1.15% 0 38,094 20.85% 2 6,974 3.82% 0 46,432 25.41% 2 46,949 25.69% 2 8,151 4.46% 0 13,395 7.33% 1 1998 2,926 1.75% 0 7,138 4.28% 0 60,848 36.49% 3 65,695 39.39% 3 3,476 2.08% 0 2,856 1.71% 0 1994 16,336 9.57% 1 74,975 43.93% 3 64,394 37.73% 2 1990 4,133 2.71% 0 14,190 9.29% 1 62,149 40.71% 2 65,980 43.22% 3 1986 2,195 1.68% 0 13,575 10.37% 1 61,027 46.63% 3 49,103 37.52% 2 1982 3,971 3.81% 0 7,235 6.95% 0 59,535 57.18% 4 26,550 25.50% 2 1978 4,831 5.55% 0 7,887 9.06% 1 34,111 39.20% 3 31,960 36.73% 2 3,064 3.52% 0 1974 1,691 2.32% 0 8,074 11.07% 1 1,973 2.71% 0 27,787 38.11% 3 2,749 3.77% 0 17,205 23.59% 2 1970 1,779 2.95% 0 2,394 3.98% 0 32,398 53.80% 4 2,075 3.45% 0 19,278 32.02% 3 1966 23,538 49.69% 4 18,710 39.50% 3 1962 13,868 29.84% 2 26,102 56.16% 4 5,932 12.76% 1 1958 3,362 13.87% 1 9,749 40.22% 3 4,197 17.32% 1 1953 16,532 75.52% 5 1,369 6.25% 0 1949 1 0 5

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

Party Votes per canton Totalvotes % SeatsAlva-rado Cartago ElGuarco Jiménez LaUnión Orea-muno Paraíso Turri-alba National Liberation Party PLN 1,989 25,780 8,632 2,110 11,677 6,385 7,638 7,651 71,862 26.89% 3 Social Christian Unity Party PUSC 1,042 10,519 2,974 985 4,424 3,290 4,066 4,861 32,161 12.04% 1 Social Democratic Progress Party PPSD 690 10,258 2,798 719 6,547 3,134 3,442 2,052 29,640 11.09% 1 Broad Front FA 530 8,076 1,875 706 4,656 2,336 4,902 2,361 25,442 9.52% 1 Progressive Liberal Party PLP 408 8,866 2,281 285 6,497 2,179 2,605 1,088 24,209 9.06% 1 New Republic Party PNR 382 4,172 999 519 4,165 1,129 1,789 2,105 15,260 5.71% 0 New Generation Party PNG 571 1,423 364 479 544 707 594 7,809 12,491 4.67% 0 Citizens' Action Party PAC 173 2,015 524 240 1,035 611 625 2,855 8,078 3.02% 0 National Restoration Party PRN 102 1,432 305 102 979 331 390 507 4,148 1.55% 0 Christian Democratic Alliance ADC 83 2,464 265 217 206 401 301 134 4,071 1.52% 0 Accessibility without Exclusion PASE 98 1,138 309 101 1,182 375 553 273 4,029 1.51% 0 United We Can UP 51 1,097 450 97 401 1,171 282 140 3,689 1.38% 0 National Integration Party PIN 54 484 93 61 2,000 175 215 293 3,375 1.26% 0 Social Christian Republican Party PRSC 111 973 198 334 398 245 658 426 3,343 1.25% 0 National Force Party PFN 105 915 200 65 506 344 767 315 3,217 1.20% 0 Cartago Renewal Party RC 171 1,141 171 94 349 242 351 476 2,995 1.12% 0 Libertarian Movement PML 51 1,036 424 49 322 292 247 229 2,650 0.99% 0 A Just Costa Rica CRJ 51 799 299 74 334 176 244 582 2,559 0.96% 0 Liberal Union Party UL 62 821 207 46 699 273 238 166 2,512 0.94% 0 National Encounter Party PEN 225 1,330 85 32 116 204 150 85 2,227 0.83% 0 Let's Act Now AY 35 714 97 34 218 329 358 76 1,861 0.70% 0 Costa Rican SocialDemocratic Movement PMSDC 50 599 196 137 202 147 191 213 1,735 0.65% 0 Costa Rican Social Justice Party JSC 47 476 130 70 215 163 310 302 1,713 0.64% 0 Our People Party PNP 32 224 93 68 310 91 144 109 1,071 0.40% 0 New Socialist Party NPS 28 263 55 31 105 56 71 228 837 0.31% 0 Costa Rican Democratic Union PUCD 14 192 27 114 59 73 51 184 714 0.27% 0 United People PU 19 193 52 28 148 52 68 144 704 0.26% 0 Workers' Party PT 20 209 53 18 105 63 70 70 608 0.23% 0Valid votes 7,194 87,609 24,156 7,815 48,399 24,974 31,320 35,734 267,201 100.00% 7Blank votes 105 798 317 105 288 228 373 437 2,651 0.97% Rejected votes – other 107 1,015 311 146 394 385 402 542 3,302 1.21% Total polled 7,406 89,422 24,784 8,066 49,081 25,587 32,095 36,713 273,154 66.64% Registered electors 11,495 128,069 35,809 12,781 74,519 38,162 49,474 59,569 409,878 Turnout 64.43% 69.82% 69.21% 63.11% 65.86% 67.05% 64.87% 61.63% 66.64%

The following candidates were elected: Johana Alemán Bonilla (PLP); Óscar Izquierdo Sandí (PLN); (PLN); Paola Nájera Abarca (PPSD); Antonio José Ortega Gutiérrez (FA); Alejandro José Pacheco Castro (PUSC); and Paulina María Ramírez Portuguez (PLN).

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

Party Votes per canton Totalvotes % SeatsAlva-rado Cartago ElGuarco Jiménez LaUnión Orea-muno Paraíso Turri-alba Citizens' Action Party PAC 1,485 18,896 4,774 1,382 9,262 5,339 5,590 7,514 54,242 19.88% 2 National Liberation Party PLN 1,476 17,780 5,643 1,986 8,904 4,809 4,502 9,097 54,197 19.86% 2 Social Christian Unity Party PUSC 796 11,543 3,432 843 7,282 2,956 2,859 6,598 36,309 13.31% 1 National Restoration Party PRN 627 7,318 2,100 801 8,468 2,032 2,722 4,641 28,709 10.52% 1 National Integration Party PIN 536 7,503 2,177 476 3,517 2,039 4,062 2,036 22,346 8.19% 1 Christian Democratic Alliance ADC 228 7,241 1,366 766 1,670 1,567 1,294 1,290 15,422 5.65% 0 Social Christian Republican Party PRSC 464 4,220 1,079 561 2,061 1,253 1,881 1,358 12,877 4.72% 0 Let's Act Now AY 460 2,152 656 451 1,169 2,237 1,769 1,004 9,898 3.63% 0 Broad Front FA 159 2,692 623 424 1,863 1,182 1,009 1,748 9,700 3.55% 0 New Generation Party PNG 508 3,643 909 216 1,445 634 842 513 8,710 3.19% 0 Accessibility without Exclusion PASE 136 1,843 452 89 847 518 2,789 396 7,070 2.59% 0 Costa Rican Renewal Party PRC 96 2,004 324 87 530 363 3,192 314 6,910 2.53% 0 Libertarian Movement PML 138 1,717 504 74 1,226 399 502 443 5,003 1.83% 0 Workers' Party PT 45 468 140 51 288 162 167 180 1,501 0.55% 0Valid votes 7,154 89,020 24,179 8,207 48,532 25,490 33,180 37,132 272,894 100.00% 7Blank votes 64 453 174 65 160 161 229 282 1,588 0.57% Rejected votes – other 139 1,203 370 156 514 481 601 575 4,039 1.45% Total polled 7,357 90,676 24,723 8,428 49,206 26,132 34,010 37,989 278,521 71.80% Registered electors 10,590 121,426 33,343 12,064 70,313 36,202 46,757 57,210 387,905 Turnout 69.47% 74.68% 74.15% 69.86% 69.98% 72.18% 72.74% 66.40% 71.80%

The following candidates were elected: Pablo Heriberto Abarca Mora (PUSC); Mario Castillo Méndez (PAC); Luis Fernando Chacón Monge (PLN); (PAC); Xiomara Priscilla Rodríguez Hernández (PRN); Paola Alexandra Valladares Rosado (PLN); and Sylvia Patricia Villegas Álvarez (PIN).

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

Party Votes per canton Totalvotes % SeatsAlva-rado Cartago ElGuarco Jiménez LaUnión Orea-muno Paraíso Turri-alba National Liberation Party PLN 1,487 19,968 5,768 2,469 10,316 5,430 5,465 11,894 62,797 24.36% 2 Citizens' Action Party PAC 1,550 21,081 5,095 1,333 12,917 5,990 5,258 7,467 60,691 23.54% 2 Broad Front FA 560 8,328 2,866 1,111 4,873 2,346 3,457 4,993 28,534 11.07% 1 Social Christian Unity Party PUSC 1,176 4,757 1,556 1,080 2,672 2,308 9,358 4,561 27,468 10.65% 1 Christian Democratic Alliance ADC 270 13,276 2,661 212 2,375 2,769 1,337 986 23,886 9.26% 1 Libertarian Movement PML 479 5,943 1,499 548 3,914 1,899 1,846 2,091 18,219 7.07% 0 Accessibility without Exclusion PASE 273 4,631 1,132 393 2,010 1,154 1,185 1,078 11,856 4.60% 0 National Restoration Party PRN 101 1,896 508 161 1,558 517 725 725 6,191 2.40% 0 New Homeland Party PPN 411 1,773 474 107 838 613 1,032 427 5,675 2.20% 0 Costa Rican Renewal Party PRC 48 875 305 206 1,570 200 317 443 3,964 1.54% 0 New Generation Party PNG 26 576 124 50 453 154 784 145 2,312 0.90% 0 Cartago Green Party PVEC 44 596 166 45 716 200 153 228 2,148 0.83% 0 National Integration Party PIN 23 260 86 34 659 52 89 183 1,386 0.54% 0 Workers' Party PT 43 422 102 46 258 142 146 210 1,369 0.53% 0 National Advance PAN 38 625 88 25 201 156 95 114 1,342 0.52% 0Valid votes 6,529 85,007 22,430 7,820 45,330 23,930 31,247 35,545 257,838 100.00% 7Blank votes 80 494 188 78 201 159 202 355 1,757 0.66% Rejected votes – other 130 1,459 434 198 686 551 735 726 4,919 1.86% Total polled 6,739 86,960 23,052 8,096 46,217 24,640 32,184 36,626 264,514 73.48% Registered electors 9,484 113,463 30,274 11,308 64,441 33,361 43,000 54,654 359,985 Turnout 71.06% 76.64% 76.14% 71.60% 71.72% 73.86% 74.85% 67.01% 73.48%

The following candidates were elected: José Francisco Camacho Leiva (FA); Emilia Molina Cruz (PAC); Paulina María Ramírez Portuguez (PLN); Marco Vinicio Redondo Quirós (PAC); (ADC); Jorge Rodríguez Araya (PUSC); and Julio Antonio Rojas Astorga (PLN).

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