Alajuela (Legislative Assembly constituency)

Alajuela
Alajuela
Constituency; for the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
	Location of Alajuela within Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Population	1,035,464 (2022)
Electorate	679,844 (2022)
Area	9,772 km2 (2024)
Current Constituency
Created	1949
Seats	List 11 (2002–present) ; 10 (1966–2002) ; 11 (1962–1966) ; 8 (1953–1962) ; 10 (1949–1953) ;
Deputies	List Dinorah Barquero Barquero (PLN) ; Leslye Rubén Bojorges León (PUSC) ; José Joaquín Hernández Rojas (PLN) ; Olga Lidia Morera Arrieta (PNR) ; María Marta Padilla Bonilla (Ind) ; Jorge Antonio Rojas López (PPSD) ; María Daniela Rojas Salas (PUSC) ; Monserrat Ruiz Guevara (PLN) ; José Pablo Sibaja Jiménez (PNR) ; Luis Diego Vargas Rodríguez (Ind) ; Priscilla Vindas Salazar (FA) ;

Alajuela 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 Alajuela. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 679,844 registered electors.