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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 11 March 1990 alongside local elections and an unofficial referendum on electing a Constitutional Assembly. [1] [2]
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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 11 March 1990 alongside local elections and an unofficial referendum on electing a Constitutional Assembly. [1] [2]
After the murder of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán in August 1989, students started a movement calling for a referendum "for peace and democracy" to be held on 21 January 1990. However, under pressure from drug cartels, the government rejected the proposal. The students then set up the "We can still save Colombia" movement, which called for a referendum alongside the general elections on 11 March 1990 on establishing a Constitutional Assembly.
Whilst the referendum campaign remained unofficial, it was encouraged by the Ministry of Government. Voters cast votes with six ballots for various levels of government. The campaign encouraged them to add a seventh ballot, "la séptima papeleta", with their referendum vote on it. [3]
The campaign was marked by violence from left- and right-wing paramilitary groups linked to drug cartels. Several politicians were killed. Two days before the election the 19th of April Movement signed a peace treaty with the government and participated in the elections. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Liberal Party | 4,470,853 | 58.54 | 66 | +8 | |
| Social Conservative Party | 2,383,363 | 31.21 | 38 | –5 | |
| Conservative National Movement | 147,953 | 1.94 | 1 | New | |
| Colombian Communist Party | 35,274 | 0.46 | 0 | New | |
| Metapolitical Unitary Movement | 23,264 | 0.30 | 0 | New | |
| National Popular Alliance | 492 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Coalitions of parties | 358,246 | 4.69 | 7 | – | |
| Other parties | 207,458 | 2.72 | 2 | – | |
| Blank votes | 10,242 | 0.13 | – | – | |
| Total | 7,637,145 | 100.00 | 114 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,637,145 | 99.78 | |||
| Invalid votes | 17,005 | 0.22 | |||
| Total votes | 7,654,150 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,793,566 | 55.49 | |||
| Source: Nohlen [4] | |||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Liberal Party | 4,500,985 | 59.12 | 119 | +21 | |
| Social Conservative Party | 2,381,898 | 31.28 | 62 | –18 | |
| Conservative National Movement | 148,046 | 1.94 | 3 | New | |
| Patriotic Union | 26,682 | 0.35 | 1 | –2 | |
| Metapolitical Unitary Movement | 22,571 | 0.30 | 0 | New | |
| National Popular Alliance | 601 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Coalitions of parties | 301,659 | 3.96 | 10 | – | |
| Other parties | 219,951 | 2.89 | 4 | – | |
| Blank votes | 11,220 | 0.15 | – | – | |
| Total | 7,613,613 | 100.00 | 199 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,613,613 | 99.76 | |||
| Invalid votes | 18,081 | 0.24 | |||
| Total votes | 7,631,694 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,793,566 | 55.33 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 2,235,493 | 95 |
| Against | 117,000 | 5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | |
| Total | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | ||
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||
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