San José (Legislative Assembly constituency)

San José
Constituency
for the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Location of San José within Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Population1,601,167 (2022)
Electorate1,157,828 (2022)
Area4,970 km2 (2024)
Current Constituency
Created1949
Seats
List
  • 19 (2014–present)
  • 20 (2002–2014)
  • 21 (1966–2002)
  • 20 (1962–1966)
  • 16 (1953–1962)
  • 13 (1949–1953)
Deputies
List
  •   Rocío Alfaro Molina (FA)
  •   Waldo Agüero Sanabria (PPSD)
  •   Luz Mary Alpízar Loaiza (PPSD)
  •   Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz (PNR)
  •   Andrea Álvarez Marín (PLN)
  •   Rodrigo Arias Sánchez (PLN)
  •   Kattia Cambronero Aguiluz (PLP)
  •   Vanessa Castro Mora (PUSC)
  •   Pilar Cisneros (PPSD)
  •   Cynthia Córdoba Serrano (Ind)
  •   Carolina Delgado Ramírez (PLN)
  •   Eli Feinzaig (PLP)
  •   Carlos Felipe García Molina (PUSC)
  •   Sofía Guillén Pérez (FA)
  •   Gilberth Jiménez Siles (Ind)
  •   Manuel Morales Díaz (PPSD)
  •   Gloria Navas Montero (Ind)
  •   Ariel Robles (FA)
  •   Danny Vargas Serrano (PLN)

San José 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 San José. The constituency currently elects 19 of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 1,157,828 registered electors.