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.
Puntarenas 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.
Results of the 2022 general election held on 6 February 2022:
The following candidates were elected: Alexander Barrantes Chacón (PPSD); José Francisco Nicolás Alvarado (PLN); Sonia Rojas Méndez (PLN); Carlos Andrés Robles Obando (PUSC); and David Lorenzo Segura Gamboa (PNR).
Results of the 2018 general election held on 4 February 2018:
The following candidates were elected: Oscar Mauricio Cascante Cascante (PUSC); Carmen Irene Chan Mora (PRN); Franggi Nicolás Solano (PLN); (PRN); and Gustavo Alonso Viales Villegas (PLN).
Results of the 2014 general election held on 2 February 2014:
The following candidates were elected: Laura MarÃÂa Garro Sánchez (PAC); Carlos Enrique Hernández ÃÂlvarez (FA); Olivier Ibo Jiménez Rojas (PLN); Karla Vanessa Prendas Matarrita (PLN); and (PUSC).
Results of the 2010 general election held on 7 February 2010:
The following candidates were elected: Jorge Alberto Angulo Mora (PLN); Adonay EnrÃÂquez Guevara (PML); Jorge Alberto Gamboa Corrales (PAC); Agnés Gómez Franceschi (PLN); and Rodolfo Sotomayor Aguilar (PUSC).
Results of the 2006 general election held on 5 February 2006:
The following candidates were elected: Olivier Ibo Jiménez Rojas (PLN); Xinia Nicolás Alvarado (PLN); Mario Alberto Núñez Arias (PML); Olivier Pérez González (PAC); and Bienvenido Venegas Porras (PUSC).
Results of the 2002 general election held on 3 February 2002:
The following candidates were elected: Jorge Luis ÃÂlvarez Pérez (PUSC); Carlos Ricardo Benavides Jiménez (PLN); Peter Guevara Guth (PML); Miguel Huezo Arias (PUSC); and Daisy Quesada Calderón (PAC).
Results of the 1998 general election held on 1 February 1998:
The following candidates were elected: Orlando Gerardo Báez Molina (PUSC); Ligia Mireya Castro Ulate (PUSC); Gerardo Antonio Medina Madriz (PUSC); TobÃÂas Murillo RodrÃÂguez (PLN); Danilo RamÃÂrez Muñoz (PUSC); and Sonia Villalobos Barahona (PLN).
Results of the 1994 general election held on 6 February 1994:
The following candidates were elected: Mario Alfredo ÃÂlvarez González (PLN); Gonzalo Fajardo Salas (PUSC); Marlene Gómez Calderón (PUSC); Claudio Morera ÃÂvila (PLN); Roberto Enrique Obando Venegas (PLN); and Bienvenido Venegas Porras (PUSC).
Results of the 1990 general election held on 4 February 1990:
The following candidates were elected: Angelo Altamura Carriero (PUSC); Israel ÃÂvila Castro (PLN); Otto Brenes León (PLN); Carlos Luis RodrÃÂguez Hernández (PLN); Gerardo Enrique RudÃÂn Arias (PUSC); and Noé Gerardo Vargas Castillo (PUSC).
Results of the 1986 general election held on 2 February 1986:
The following candidates were elected: Alfonso Estevanovich González (PLN); Carlos Luis Monge Sanabria (PLN); Omar Obando Suárez (PUSC); José JoaquÃÂn SolÃÂs RodrÃÂguez (PLN); Rodolfo Enrique Sotomayor Guevara (PUSC); and Erlin Valderramos Bermúdez (PUSC).
Results of the 1982 general election held on 7 February 1982:
The following candidates were elected: Carlos MarÃÂa Chajud Calvo (PLN); Arnoldo Ferreto (PU); Edgar Antonio Guardiola Mendoza (PLN); Claudio Guevara Barahona (CU); TobÃÂas Murillo RodrÃÂguez (PLN); Guillermo Salas Monge (PLN); and Jimmy Zúñiga Noguera (CU).
Results of the 1978 general election held on 5 February 1978:
The following candidates were elected: Armando Arrieta Angulo (PLN); Mario Espinoza Sánchez (PLN); Eliécer SolÃÂs Ureña (CU); Guillermo Ulloa Varela (CU); Rodrigo Ureña Quirós (PU); TobÃÂas Vargas Rojas (PLN); and Herbert Wolf Fournier (CU).
Results of the 1974 general election held on 3 February 1974:
The following candidates were elected: ÃÂlvaro José Chen Lao (PNI); Fernando Cuadra MartÃÂnez (PLN); Arnoldo Ferreto (PASO); Santiago Herrera Granados (PUN); Emiliano Odio Madrigal (PUN); Carlos Luis RodrÃÂguez Hernández (PLN); and Carlos Manuel Vicente Castro (PLN).
Results of the 1970 general election held on 1 February 1970:
The following candidates were elected: Daniel Barrantes Campos (PLN); Edgar Chaverri Solano (PUN); Pedro Gaspar Zúñiga (PLN); Mireya Guevara Fallas (PLN); Gonzalo Lizano RamÃÂrez (PUN); Rafael ParÃÂs Steffens (PLN); and Gonzalo Segares GarcÃÂa (PUN).
Results of the 1966 general election held on 6 February 1966:
The following candidates were elected: Erasmo Alfonso Ames Alfau (PUN); Salvador Aráuz Bonilla (PUN); Alberto Delgado Bonilla (PUN); Guillermo Figueroa Chinchilla (PUN); Rafael López Garrido (PLN); Carlos Luis RodrÃÂguez Hernández (PLN); and Carlos Manuel Vicente Castro (PLN).
Results of the 1962 general election held on 4 February 1962:
The following candidates were elected: Rodrigo Aráuz Bonilla (PR); Hernán Chaverri Ulloa (PLN); Giro Guerra Baldares (PUN); MalaquÃÂas Jiménez Solano (PLN); Rafael ParÃÂs Steffens (PLN); and Octavio RamÃÂrez Garita (PR).
Results of the 1958 general election held on 2 February 1958:
The following candidates were elected: (PLN); Carlos Manuel Brenes Méndez (PRN); Francisco Calderón Guardia (PRN); Rafael López Garrido (PLN); and Gonzalo Segares GarcÃÂa (PUN).
Results of the 1953 general election held on 26 July 1953:
The following candidates were elected: Manuel Campos Jiménez (PD); MalaquÃÂas Jiménez Solano (PD); Rafael Ortiz Róger (PLN); Rafael ParÃÂs Steffens (PLN); and Carlos Manuel Vicente Castro (PLN).
The following candidates were elected at the 1949 general election held on 4 October 1949: Raúl Jiménez Guido (PUN); Julio Obando Segura (PUN); and Amado Recio Pérez (PUN).