Heredia 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 Heredia. The constituency currently elects six of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 355,738 registered electors.
Heredia currently elects six 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.
Results of the 2022 general election held on 6 February 2022:
The following candidates were elected: Ada Gabriela Acuña Castro (PPSD); Johnatan Jesús Acuña Soto (FA); Horacio Martin Alvarado Bogantes (PUSC); Gilberto Arnoldo Campos Cruz (PLP); Kattia Rivera Soto (PLN); and Pedro Rojas Guzmán (PLN).
Results of the 2018 general election held on 4 February 2018:
The following candidates were elected: Ana LucÃÂa Delgado Orozco (PLN); Jorge Luis Fonseca Fonseca (PLN); Catalina Montero Gómez (PAC); (PRN); Welmer Ramos González (PAC); and Aracelly Salas Eduarte (PUSC).
Results of the 2014 general election held on 2 February 2014:
The following candidates were elected: William Alvarado Bogantes (PUSC); Marlene Madrigal Flores (PAC); Ronny Monge Salas (PLN); Henry Mora Jiménez (PAC); José Antonio RamÃÂrez Aguilar (FA); and Lorelly Trejos Salas (PLN).
Results of the 2010 general election held on 7 February 2010:
The following candidates were elected: Yolanda Acuña Castro (PAC); MarÃÂa de los ÃÂngeles Alfaro Murillo (PML); (PAC); Elvia Dicciana Villalobos Argüello (PLN); and VÃÂctor Hugo VÃÂquez Chaverri (PLN).
Results of the 2006 general election held on 5 February 2006:
The following candidates were elected: Hilda González RamÃÂrez (PLN); Francisco Molina Gamboa (PAC); José ÃÂngel Ocampo Bolaños (PLN); Fernando Sánchez Campos (PLN); and Lesvia Villalobos Salas (PAC).
Results of the 2002 general election held on 3 February 2002:
The following candidates were elected: QuÃÂrico Jiménez Madrigal (PAC); Emilia MarÃÂa RodrÃÂguez Arias (PAC); José Francisco Salas Ramos (PML); Federico Guillermo Vargas Ulloa (PUSC); and MarÃÂa de los ÃÂngeles VÃÂquez Sáenz (PLN).
Results of the 1998 general election held on 1 February 1998:
The following candidates were elected: Horacio Martin Alvarado Bogantes (PUSC); Manuel Antonio Bolaños Salas (PUSC); MarÃÂa lsabel Chamorro SantamarÃÂa (PLN); Sergio Salazar Rivera (PUSC); and Róger VÃÂlchez Cascante (PLN).
Results of the 1994 general election held on 6 February 1994:
The following candidates were elected: ÃÂlvaro Azofeifa Astúa (PLN); Bernardo Benavides Benavides (PUSC); VÃÂctor Julio Brenes Rojas (PLN); Orlando González Villalobos (PUSC); and Luis Antonio MartÃÂnez RamÃÂrez (PLN).
Results of the 1990 general election held on 4 February 1990:
The following candidates were elected: Manuel Antonio Bolaños Salas (PUSC); (PUSC); José JoaquÃÂn Chaves Zamora (PLN); William Cordero Gamboa (PUSC); and Carlos Sequeira Lépiz (PLN).
Results of the 1986 general election held on 2 February 1986:
The following candidates were elected: Rodrigo Araya Umaña (PUSC); Edgar Allan Benavides VÃÂlchez (PLN); Hilda González RamÃÂrez (PLN); Rodrigo Arias Sánchez (PLN); and Olga Zamora Fonseca (PUSC).
Results of the 1982 general election held on 7 February 1982:
The following candidates were elected: (CU); Gerardo Vega Hernández (PLN); Jorge Eduardo Villalobos Barquero (CU); and Edgar VÃÂquez VÃÂquez (PLN).
Results of the 1978 general election held on 5 February 1978:
The following candidates were elected: ÃÂscar Arias (PLN); Hernán Azofeifa VÃÂquez (PLN); Yolanda Calderón Sandà(CU); and Carlos Manuel Pereira Garro (CU).
Results of the 1974 general election held on 3 February 1974:
The following candidates were elected: Jorge Luis Arce Sáenz (PUN); Manuel Antonio González Flores (PLN); and Edwin León Villalobos (PLN).
Results of the 1970 general election held on 1 February 1970:
The following candidates were elected: ÃÂscar Campos Orozco (PLN); ÃÂscar Román Hernández Pacheco (PLN); and Rodrigo Hernández Vargas (PUN).
Results of the 1966 general election held on 6 February 1966:
The following candidates were elected: Enrique Azofeifa VÃÂquez (PLN); Fernando Gutiérrez Benavides (PLN); and Alfredo Vargas Fernández (PUN).
Results of the 1962 general election held on 4 February 1962:
The following candidates were elected: Dubilio Argüello Villalobos (PLN); Rafael Benavides Robles (PLN); VÃÂctor Emilio Herrera Alfaro (PR); and Eduardo VÃÂquez RamÃÂrez (PUN).
Results of the 1958 general election held on 2 February 1958:
The following candidates were elected: Hernán Arguedas Katchenguis (PRN); Manuel Dobles Sánchez (PUN); and Eduardo Trejos Dittel (PLN).
Results of the 1953 general election held on 26 July 1953:
The following candidates were elected: Dubilio Argüello Villalobos (PLN); (PLN); and Alfredo Vargas Fernández (PD).
The following candidates were elected at the 1949 general election held on 4 October 1949: José Francisco Benavides Robles (PUN); Carlos Elizondo Cerdas (PUN); Manuel Felipe RamÃÂrez Fonseca (PUN); Samuel Sáenz Flores (PSD); and Fernando Vargas Fernández (PUN).