Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica






















































Legislative Assembly

Asamblea Legislativa de la Republica de Costa Rica

Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Unicameral
Leadership
President
Carolina Hidalgo Herrera (PAC)
Vicepresident
María Inés Solis Quirós (PUSC)
Secretary
Luis Fernando Chacón (PLN)
Structure
Seats 57
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Political groups
Government


    •      PAC (10)


    •      PLN (17)


    •      PUSC (9)


Oposition




    •      Independent (9)


    •      PREN (6)


    •      PIN (3)


    •      PRSC (2)


    •      FA (1)
Elections
Voting system
Proportional Representation with seats distributed according to the provinces' population
Last election
 February 4, 2018
Next election
 February 6, 2022
Meeting place
Plenario de la Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica.JPG

San Jose, Costa Rica
Website
http://www.asamblea.go.cr/





























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The Legislative Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica. The national congress building is located in the city capital, San José, specifically in El Carmen District in San José Canton.




Contents






  • 1 Composition


  • 2 Directory


  • 3 Parties in Legislative Assembly, 2018-2022


  • 4 Premises


  • 5 History


  • 6 Central American Parliament


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Composition


The Legislative Assembly is composed of 57 deputies (diputados), who are elected by direct, universal, popular vote on a proportional representation basis, by provinces, for four-year terms. A 1949 constitutional amendment prevents deputies from serving for two successive terms; however, a deputy may run again for an Assembly seat after sitting out a term.














































Seat allocation
Province
 Number of seats
 Population

 San José
 19
 1,404,242

 Alajuela
 11
 885,571

 Cartago
 7
 490,303

 Heredia
 6
 433,677

 Puntarenas
 5
 410,929

 Limón
 5
 386,862

 Guanacaste
 4
 354,154


Directory


Following the 2018 legislative election, the President of the Legislative Assembly was elected in the person of Carolina Herrera Hidalgo, a Citizens' Action Party's member with the support of most of the plenary except for the then unified National Restoration Party's group. The Directory's Secretary went to the National Liberation Party's deputy Luis Fernando Chacon and the Vice Presidency went to Social Christian deputy Inés Solís.



Parties in Legislative Assembly, 2018-2022





















































































Political Parties in, 2014-2018
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Party Flag
 Party Name (English)
 Party Name (Spanish)
 Abbrev.
 Seats
 Percentage of Assembly

Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg
National Liberation Party
 Partido Liberación Nacional
 PLN
 17
 29.82%

Pac banner.svg
Citizens' Action Party
 Partido Acción Ciudadana
 PAC
 10
 17.54%

Bandera del Partido Unidad Social Cristiana.svg
Social Christian Unity Party
 Partido Unidad Social Cristiana
 PUSC
 9
 15.79%

Independiente (Costa Rica).png
Independent Politician
 Diputados Independientes (Pro-FA)
 Ind
 8
 12.28%

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National Restoration Party
 Partido Restauración Nacional
 PRN
 6
 12.28%

Bandera PIN Costa Rica.png
National Integration Party
Partido Integración Nacional
 PIN
 3
 5.26%

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Social Christian Republican Party
 Partido Republicano Social Cristiano
 PRSC
 2
 3.51%

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Broad Front
 Frente Amplio
 FA
 1
 1.75%

Independiente (Costa Rica).png
Independent Politician
 Diputado Independiente (Pro-JDC)
 Ind
 1
 1.75%


Premises


The Assembly meets in the Edificio Central ("Central Building") located in the city centre of San José. Work began on this building in 1937, with the plan of having it serve as the new presidential palace. Since much of the building materials were imported from Germany and Czechoslovakia, however, the onset of the Second World War put a halt to the project. Work did not recommence until 1957, but by 1958 the legislature was installed and operating in its new premises.



History


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The foundations of the Legislative Assembly date back to the establishment of various courts and congresses in New Spain.[1] The modern assembly was created in the aftermath of the Costa Rican Civil War that deposed Teodoro Picado Michalski in 1948. José Figueres Ferrer headed a ruling junta that oversaw the election of a Constituent Assembly. Between 1948 and 1949, this Constituent Assembly created the Constitution of Costa Rica which lays forth the rules governing the assembly today.[2]


During each four-year legislative session, various political parties have occupied majority, minority, and coalition banks in the assembly.





Central American Parliament


Costa Rica is the only Spanish-speaking Central American country not to return deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament.



See also



  • List of Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica

  • Politics of Costa Rica

  • List of legislatures by country



References





  1. ^ Clotilde Obregón Quesada Clotilde (2007). Las Constituciones de Costa Rica. Tomo I. San José, Costa Rica: Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica. ISBN 978-9968-936-91-0..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005-04-14). Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1: North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6.




External links


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