Alajuelense Democratic Action is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

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The first general elections contested by the party were in 1982

Costa Rican general election, 1982

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 February 1982. Luis Alberto Monge of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 78.6%.-President:-Parliament:...

, when it won a single seat. However, it won only 0.3% of the vote at the 1986 elections

Costa Rican general election, 1986

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 2 February 1986. Óscar Arias of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.8%.-President:...

 and lost its seat. It did not contest the 1990 elections

Costa Rican general election, 1990

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 February 1990. Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier of the Social Christian Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.8%.-President:...

, but returned in 1994

Costa Rican general election, 1994

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 1994. José María Figueres of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.1%.-President:-Parliament:...

, winning 0.8% of the vote, but no seats. In 1998

Costa Rican general election, 1998

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 February 1998. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez of the Social Christian Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 70%, the lowest since the 1950s....

 it received only 0.5% of the vote and remained without parliamentary representation.

In the 2002 elections

Costa Rican general election, 2002

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 3 February 2002. For the first time in the country's history, no candidate in the presidential election passed the 40% threshold...

 the party was part of the Coalition Change 2000

Coalition Change 2000

Coalition Change 2000 was a political alliance in Costa Rica formed by the Alajuelense Democratic Action and United People.In the 2002 elections it failed to win a seat, whilst its candidate in the presidential election, Walter Coto Molina received only 0.2% of the vote. The coalition has since...

that won only 0.8% of the vote and no seats.