Puntarenas (Legislative Assembly constituency)

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Population500,166 (2022)[1]
Electorate332,865 (2022)
Area11,299 km2 (2024)[2]
Puntarenas
Constituency
for the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Outline map
Location of Puntarenas within Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
Population500,166 (2022)[1]
Electorate332,865 (2022)
Area11,299 km2 (2024)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1949
Seats
List
  • 5 (2002–present)
  • 6 (1986–2002)
  • 7 (1966–1986)
  • 6 (1962–1966)
  • 5 (1953–1962)
  • 4 (1949–1953)
Deputies[3]
List

Puntarenas 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 Puntarenas. 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 332,865 registered electors.

Election results

References

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