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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 13 March 1994 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives. [1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 88 of the 163 seats in the Chamber and 56 of the 102 seats in the Senate.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Liberal Party | 2,648,731 | 50.74 | 56 | 0 | |
| Colombian Conservative Party | 979,097 | 18.76 | 20 | +11 | |
| 19th of April Movement | 140,819 | 2.70 | 0 | –9 | |
| National Salvation Movement | 100,385 | 1.92 | 2 | –3 | |
| Christian Union Movement | 58,857 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | |
| C4 | 52,748 | 1.01 | 1 | New | |
| Laicists for Colombia | 51,177 | 0.98 | 1 | 0 | |
| Colombian Communist Party | 51,032 | 0.98 | 1 | New | |
| National Popular Alliance | 49,732 | 0.95 | 1 | New | |
| New Colombia Movement | 45,783 | 0.88 | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent Liberal Restoration Movement | 45,732 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 40,779 | 0.78 | 1 | 0 | |
| Progressive National Movement | 40,085 | 0.77 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent Social Alliance Movement | 36,626 | 0.70 | 0 | –1 | |
| Unique Movement of Conservative Renovation | 31,589 | 0.61 | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent Civic Movement | 31,455 | 0.60 | 1 | +1 | |
| Conservative National Movement | 31,304 | 0.60 | 1 | 0 | |
| Metapolitical Unitary Movement | 27,082 | 0.52 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent Conservatism | 26,341 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | |
| Christian National Party | 21,325 | 0.41 | 0 | –1 | |
| Democratic Renovation Movement | 19,640 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Alternative Movement | 18,501 | 0.35 | 0 | New | |
| Indigenous Community | 14,245 | 0.27 | 1 | New | |
| National Civic Concentration | 4,326 | 0.08 | 0 | New | |
| Coalitions | 79,553 | 1.52 | 2 | +2 | |
| Others | 424,882 | 8.14 | 7 | – | |
| Blank votes | 148,307 | 2.84 | – | – | |
| Total | 5,220,133 | 100.00 | 102 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 5,220,133 | 93.78 | |||
| Invalid votes | 346,274 | 6.22 | |||
| Total votes | 5,566,407 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,028,961 | 32.69 | |||
| Source: Barrero et al. | |||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Liberal Party | 2,621,201 | 49.53 | 88 | +1 | |
| Colombian Conservative Party | 1,099,436 | 20.77 | 40 | +13 | |
| 19th of April Movement | 153,185 | 2.89 | 1 | –12 | |
| Conservative National Movement | 103,899 | 1.96 | 6 | +2 | |
| Progressive Force | 77,767 | 1.47 | 4 | +4 | |
| New Colombia Movement | 76,843 | 1.45 | 2 | +1 | |
| Laicists for Colombia | 60,968 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| C4 | 60,834 | 1.15 | 0 | New | |
| National Salvation Movement | 51,446 | 0.97 | 1 | –10 | |
| Christian Union Movement | 40,324 | 0.76 | 0 | –1 | |
| Patriotic Union | 39,891 | 0.75 | 0 | –3 | |
| Independent Conservatism | 39,116 | 0.74 | 1 | +1 | |
| Metropolitan Unitary Movement | 35,020 | 0.66 | 1 | 0 | |
| Progressive National Movement | 29,686 | 0.56 | 1 | +1 | |
| Christian National Party | 26,881 | 0.51 | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent Liberal Restoration Movement | 17,097 | 0.32 | 0 | –1 | |
| Unique Movement of Conservative Renovation | 15,869 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent Social Alliance Movement | 10,743 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Alternative Movement | 10,096 | 0.19 | 0 | New | |
| National Popular Alliance | 6,721 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 6,048 | 0.11 | 0 | –1 | |
| Democratic Renovation Movement | 5,761 | 0.11 | 0 | –1 | |
| Regional Integration Movement | 4,338 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent Civic Movement | 4,294 | 0.08 | 0 | –1 | |
| National Civic Concentration | 124 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Black communities constituency | 131,207 | 2.48 | 2 | New | |
| Coalitions | 43,927 | 0.83 | 1 | 0 | |
| Others | 324,734 | 6.14 | 12 | – | |
| Blank votes | 194,968 | 3.68 | – | – | |
| Total | 5,292,424 | 100.00 | 163 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 5,292,424 | 94.91 | |||
| Invalid votes | 283,750 | 5.09 | |||
| Total votes | 5,576,174 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,028,961 | 32.75 | |||
| Source: Barrero et al. | |||||
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