Guanacaste (Legislative Assembly constituency)

Guanacaste
Guanacaste
Constituency; for the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
	Location of Guanacaste within Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Population	412,808 (2022)
Electorate	259,994 (2022)
Area	10,196 km2 (2024)
Current Constituency
Created	1949
Seats	List 4 (2002–present) ; 5 (1978–2002) ; 6 (1962–1978) ; 5 (1949–1962) ;
Deputies	List Melina Ajoy Palma (PUSC) ; Alejandra Larios Trejos (PLN) ; Luis Fernando Mendoza Jiménez (PLN) ; Daniel Gerardo Vargas Quirós (PPSD) ;

Guanacaste 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 Guanacaste. The constituency currently elects four of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 259,994 registered electors.