2018 Colombian parliamentary election

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2018 Colombian parliamentary election
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  2014 11 March 2018 2022  
Chamber of Representatives

170 of the 171 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
Turnout47.25% (Increase2.svg 4.26pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Liberal Lidio García Turbay  [ es ]16.5335−4
Democratic Center Álvaro Uribe 16.0832+13
Radical Change Arturo Char Chaljub 14.4730+14
Party of the U Roy Barreras 12.3325−12
Conservative David Barguil 12.1821−6
Green Alliance Antanas Mockus 5.959+3
MIRA Ana Agudelo 3.901−2
PDA Jorge Enrique Robledo 2.962−1
OC 2.082−4
List of Decency  [ es ]1.762+2
CJL Gustavo Bolívar 1.291New
AVPDAASI 0.481New
MAIS 0.301+1
FARC 0.235New
Afro-Colombian seats
CCADCNPR8.121New
CCLM 6.401New
Indigenous seat
MAIS 25.681+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

107 of the 108 seats in the Senate
Turnout47.99% (Increase2.svg 5.00pp)
PartyVote %Seats+/–
Democratic Center 16.3919−1
Radical Change 14.0316+7
Conservative 12.6514−4
Liberal 12.3614−3
Party of the U 12.0814−7
Green Alliance 8.579+4
PDA 4.7450
List of Decency  [ es ]3.403+3
MIRA 3.253+3
CJL 3.043New
FARC 0.365New
Indigenous seats
MAIS 14.6310
AICO 7.641+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2018 Colombian parliamentary election - Results.svg
Results of the election in the Chamber of Representatives and Senate (bottom left).

Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 11 March 2018 to elect 102 members of the Senate and 165 members of the House of Representatives.

Contents

Electoral system

The Chamber of Representatives consisted of 172 members; 162 were elected by proportional representation from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method. [1] Two members were elected by the Afro-Colombian community and one by the indigenous community. [2] Although a new constituency had been created for the Raizal minority, legislation had not been approved to allow the election to take place. A further five seats were reserved for FARC and one for the running mate of the runner-up in the presidential election as part of the Colombian peace process. [3] [4]

The Senate consisted of 108 members; 100 were elected a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation (with seats allocated using the largest remainder); two were elected from a two-seat constituency for indigenous Colombians; [5] five were reserved for FARC and one for the runner-up in the presidential election.

Candidates

  1. Green Alliance
  2. National Integration Party
  3. Colombian Conservative Party
  4. Democratic Center
  5. Movimiento Todos Somos Colombia
  6. Radical Change
  7. Colombian Liberal Party
  8. Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Colombia Justa Libres
  9. Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Unión con Fortaleza
  10. Alternative Democratic Pole
  11. Social Party of National Unity
  12. Common Alternative Revolutionary Force
  13. Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Sí Se Puede
  14. Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
  15. Partido Somos Región Colombia
  16. La Lista de la Decencia  [ es ] (Indigenous Social Alliance Movement, Unión Patriótica and Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement)

Opinion polls

Voting intention for Senate
Date(s) conductedPolling organisation/clientSample sizePartyNoneBlank voteDon't know/
No response
Margin of error
U CD PCC PLC CR PV PDA OC MIRA Prog FARC UP Others
2014 Senate election results 19.11%17.52%16.66%14.98%8.54%4.84%4.64%4.52%2.80%
23–26 Nov 2017 Cifras y Conceptos/
Red+ Noticias & Caracol Radio
17956%14%5%12%9%5%3%2%5%1%1%0%3%25%1%6%4.5%
11–14 Dec 2017 Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/
El Tiempo &
W Radio
23524.8%14.2%3.9%9.5%4.0%7.0%3.3%0.8%2.0%1.0%2.6%27.3%19.6%4%
24–28 Jan 2018 Cifras y Conceptos/
Red+ Noticias & Caracol Radio
28135%15%6%14%10%5%2%1%2%1%1%1%3%24%2%8%4.6%
24–28 Jan 2018 YanHaas/RCN Televisión, RCN Radio, La F.M. Radio & various newspapers 12517%11%8%15%7%6%6%2%1%19%18%2.2%
27–31 Jan 2018 Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/
El Tiempo &
W Radio
21875.2%15.6%3.5%8.5%6.0%8.7%5.3%1.3%1.8%1.2%3.6%23.4%15.9%4%
23–26 Feb 2018 Cifras y Conceptos/
Red+ Noticias & Caracol Radio
29605%17%6%12%10%4%5%3%3%0%35%4.5%
24 Feb–1 Mar 2018 Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/
El Tiempo &
W Radio
34254.8%20.1%5.0%9.9%8.1%6.1%4.0%1.8%1.5%0.6%7.3%16.1%14.7%2.7%

Results

Senate

Colombian Senate 2018.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Center 2,501,99516.3919
Radical Change 2,142,04014.0316
Colombian Conservative Party 1,931,14012.6514
Colombian Liberal Party 1,886,89512.3614
Social Party of National Unity 1,844,84712.0814
Green Alliance 1,308,2088.579
Alternative Democratic Pole 722,9874.745
List of Decency Coalition (ASIUPMAIS)519,2623.403
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 495,5063.253
Colombia Justa Libres 463,5213.043
Citizen Option 346,3982.270
Partido Somos 102,9690.670
Todos Somos Colombia57,4650.380
Common Alternative Revolutionary Force 55,4000.365
Union for Fortaleza34,2750.220
Si Se Puede13,1960.090
Presidential election runner-up 1
Blank votes841,2125.51
Total15,267,316100.00106
Valid votes15,267,31688.31
Invalid votes2,021,18811.69
Total votes17,288,504100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,025,31847.99
Indigenous seats
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement 74,02314.631
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 38,6337.641
Independent Social Alliance Movement 23,3724.620
Political Sovereignty Movement15,9273.150
Casiyouren Traditional Authority4,9610.980
Ethnic Renovation of Colombia4,5670.900
Indigenous Environmental Movement2,2540.450
Blank votes342,08067.63
Total505,817100.002
Source: El Mundo, MOE

Chamber of Representatives

Colombian Chamber 2018.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
Colombian Liberal Party 2,447,29816.5335
Democratic Center 2,380,29016.0832
Radical Change 2,141,10814.4730
Social Party of National Unity 1,824,57012.3325
Colombian Conservative Party 1,802,89412.1821
Green Alliance 880,3545.959
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 576,9983.901
Alternative Democratic Pole 438,2832.962
Citizen Option 307,4782.082
List of Decency Coalition (ASIUPMAIS)260,7121.762
Colombia Justa Libres 191,1091.291
AVPDA 173,7061.170
Partido Somos 159,9671.080
Independent Social Alliance Movement 109,2580.740
Alternative Santandereana Coalition (AVPDAASI)70,5020.481
List of Decency Coalition (UPMAIS)48,3180.330
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement 43,7760.301
Patriotic Union 42,1140.280
Common Alternative Revolutionary Force 33,9510.235
AVPDAUP 17,7320.120
Todos Somos Colombia16,2710.110
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 11,0820.070
ASIAVUP 4,9020.030
Regional Integration Movement 3,1230.020
Vice-presidential runner-up 1
Vacant [a] 1
Blank votes815,5025.51
Total14,801,298100.00169
Valid votes14,801,29886.95
Invalid votes2,222,41113.05
Total votes17,023,709100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,025,31847.25
Afro-Colombian seats
C.C. Ancestral De Comunidades Negras Playa Renaciente32,2438.121
Consejo Comunitario La Mamuncia25,4286.401
C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Plata Bahía Málaga17,4774.400
Consejo Comunitario Del Rio Yurumangui14,0483.540
C.C. De Comun. Negras Palenque Vda. Las Trescientas Y Mun. Galapa13,1223.300
Consejo Comunitario Mayor De Certegui11,3402.860
Consejo Comunitario De Alejandro Duran Diaz8,6042.170
Todos Somos Colombia7,5781.910
Corporación Poder Ciudadano7,0481.780
Consejo Comunitario Renacer Negro6,4141.620
Consejo Comunitario Bocas Del Atrato Y Leoncito4,2191.060
Consejo Comunitario Ma Kankamana De San Basilio De Palenque4,1791.050
C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Calle Larga Rio Dagua3,5390.890
C.C. De Los Corregimientos De San Antonio Y El Castillo3,4370.870
Consejo Comunitario Los Andes3,3910.850
C. C. De La Comun. Negra De Tierra Baja Mi Territorio Ancestral3,3250.840
Consejo Comunitario Veredas Unidas Un Bien Común3,2010.810
Consejo Comunitario Imbilpi Del Carmen2,7110.680
Consejo Comunitario De La Comunidad Negra De Limones2,6180.660
Consejo Comunitario Tablon Salado2,2250.560
Fund. Afrocolombiana Liberal De Desarrollo Social (Afrocodes)2,1620.540
Kusuto Magende Cokumalu De Luruaco2,1360.540
Consejo Comunitario De Las Baras1,9890.500
Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Obatala1,7660.440
Cuenca Del Rio Iscuande1,6670.420
Org. Social De Comunidades Negras "Nelson Mandela"1,6190.410
Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Santo Domingo1,5050.380
C.C. General Del Río Baudó Y Sus Afluentes "Acaba"1,4280.360
Blank votes206,63552.04
Total397,054100.002
Indigenous seat
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement 99,18225.681
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 45,35811.750
ANICOL4,4091.140
UAIZSACOR4,1561.080
Taita Zipa Foundation2,6100.680
Casiyouren Traditional Authority1,9460.500
Blank votes228,48859.17
Total386,149100.001
Source: MOE, MOE

Notes

  1. The Raizal seat was not filled.

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