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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.
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.
| Date(s) conducted | Polling organisation/client | Sample size | Party | None | Blank vote | Don't know/ No response | Margin of error | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1795 | 6% | 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 | 2352 | 4.8% | 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 | 2813 | 5% | 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 | 1251 | 7% | 11% | 8% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 2% | — | — | 1% | — | — | 19% | 18% | — | 2.2% |
| 27–31 Jan 2018 | Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/ El Tiempo & W Radio | 2187 | 5.2% | 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 | 2960 | 5% | 17% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | — | 0% | — | 35% | — | — | — | 4.5% |
| 24 Feb–1 Mar 2018 | Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/ El Tiempo & W Radio | 3425 | 4.8% | 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% |
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Democratic Center | 2,501,995 | 16.39 | 19 | |
| Radical Change | 2,142,040 | 14.03 | 16 | |
| Colombian Conservative Party | 1,931,140 | 12.65 | 14 | |
| Colombian Liberal Party | 1,886,895 | 12.36 | 14 | |
| Social Party of National Unity | 1,844,847 | 12.08 | 14 | |
| Green Alliance | 1,308,208 | 8.57 | 9 | |
| Alternative Democratic Pole | 722,987 | 4.74 | 5 | |
| List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS) | 519,262 | 3.40 | 3 | |
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 495,506 | 3.25 | 3 | |
| Fair and Free Colombia | 463,521 | 3.04 | 3 | |
| Citizen Option | 346,398 | 2.27 | 0 | |
| Partido Somos | 102,969 | 0.67 | 0 | |
| Todos Somos Colombia | 57,465 | 0.38 | 0 | |
| Common Alternative Revolutionary Force | 55,400 | 0.36 | 5 | |
| Union for Fortaleza | 34,275 | 0.22 | 0 | |
| Si Se Puede | 13,196 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| Presidential election runner-up | 1 | |||
| Blank votes | 841,212 | 5.51 | – | |
| Total | 15,267,316 | 100.00 | 106 | |
| Valid votes | 15,267,316 | 88.31 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,021,188 | 11.69 | ||
| Total votes | 17,288,504 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,025,318 | 47.99 | ||
| Indigenous seats | ||||
| Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement | 74,023 | 14.63 | 1 | |
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 38,633 | 7.64 | 1 | |
| Independent Social Alliance Movement | 23,372 | 4.62 | 0 | |
| Political Sovereignty Movement | 15,927 | 3.15 | 0 | |
| Casiyouren Traditional Authority | 4,961 | 0.98 | 0 | |
| Ethnic Renovation of Colombia | 4,567 | 0.90 | 0 | |
| Indigenous Environmental Movement | 2,254 | 0.45 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 342,080 | 67.63 | – | |
| Total | 505,817 | 100.00 | 2 | |
| Source: El Mundo, MOE | ||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Colombian Liberal Party | 2,447,298 | 16.53 | 35 | |
| Democratic Center | 2,380,290 | 16.08 | 32 | |
| Radical Change | 2,141,108 | 14.47 | 30 | |
| Social Party of National Unity | 1,824,570 | 12.33 | 25 | |
| Colombian Conservative Party | 1,802,894 | 12.18 | 21 | |
| Green Alliance | 880,354 | 5.95 | 9 | |
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 576,998 | 3.90 | 1 | |
| Alternative Democratic Pole | 438,283 | 2.96 | 2 | |
| Citizen Option | 307,478 | 2.08 | 2 | |
| List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS) | 260,712 | 1.76 | 2 | |
| Fair and Free Colombia | 191,109 | 1.29 | 1 | |
| AV–PDA | 173,706 | 1.17 | 0 | |
| Partido Somos | 159,967 | 1.08 | 0 | |
| Independent Social Alliance Movement | 109,258 | 0.74 | 0 | |
| Alternative Santandereana Coalition (AV–PDA–ASI) | 70,502 | 0.48 | 1 | |
| List of Decency Coalition (UP–MAIS) | 48,318 | 0.33 | 0 | |
| Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement | 43,776 | 0.30 | 1 | |
| Patriotic Union | 42,114 | 0.28 | 0 | |
| Common Alternative Revolutionary Force | 33,951 | 0.23 | 5 | |
| AV–PDA–UP | 17,732 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| Todos Somos Colombia | 16,271 | 0.11 | 0 | |
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 11,082 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| ASI–AV–UP | 4,902 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Regional Integration Movement | 3,123 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| Vice-presidential runner-up | 1 | |||
| Vacant [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | |||
| Blank votes | 815,502 | 5.51 | – | |
| Total | 14,801,298 | 100.00 | 169 | |
| Valid votes | 14,801,298 | 86.95 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,222,411 | 13.05 | ||
| Total votes | 17,023,709 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,025,318 | 47.25 | ||
| Afro-Colombian seats | ||||
| C.C. Ancestral De Comunidades Negras Playa Renaciente | 32,243 | 8.12 | 1 | |
| Consejo Comunitario La Mamuncia | 25,428 | 6.40 | 1 | |
| C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Plata Bahía Málaga | 17,477 | 4.40 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Del Rio Yurumangui | 14,048 | 3.54 | 0 | |
| C.C. De Comun. Negras Palenque Vda. Las Trescientas Y Mun. Galapa | 13,122 | 3.30 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Mayor De Certegui | 11,340 | 2.86 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario De Alejandro Duran Diaz | 8,604 | 2.17 | 0 | |
| Todos Somos Colombia | 7,578 | 1.91 | 0 | |
| Corporación Poder Ciudadano | 7,048 | 1.78 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Renacer Negro | 6,414 | 1.62 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Bocas Del Atrato Y Leoncito | 4,219 | 1.06 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Ma Kankamana De San Basilio De Palenque | 4,179 | 1.05 | 0 | |
| C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Calle Larga Rio Dagua | 3,539 | 0.89 | 0 | |
| C.C. De Los Corregimientos De San Antonio Y El Castillo | 3,437 | 0.87 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Los Andes | 3,391 | 0.85 | 0 | |
| C. C. De La Comun. Negra De Tierra Baja Mi Territorio Ancestral | 3,325 | 0.84 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Veredas Unidas Un Bien Común | 3,201 | 0.81 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Imbilpi Del Carmen | 2,711 | 0.68 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario De La Comunidad Negra De Limones | 2,618 | 0.66 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario Tablon Salado | 2,225 | 0.56 | 0 | |
| Fund. Afrocolombiana Liberal De Desarrollo Social (Afrocodes) | 2,162 | 0.54 | 0 | |
| Kusuto Magende Cokumalu De Luruaco | 2,136 | 0.54 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario De Las Baras | 1,989 | 0.50 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Obatala | 1,766 | 0.44 | 0 | |
| Cuenca Del Rio Iscuande | 1,667 | 0.42 | 0 | |
| Org. Social De Comunidades Negras "Nelson Mandela" | 1,619 | 0.41 | 0 | |
| Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Santo Domingo | 1,505 | 0.38 | 0 | |
| C.C. General Del Río Baudó Y Sus Afluentes "Acaba" | 1,428 | 0.36 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 206,635 | 52.04 | – | |
| Total | 397,054 | 100.00 | 2 | |
| Indigenous seat | ||||
| Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement | 99,182 | 25.68 | 1 | |
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 45,358 | 11.75 | 0 | |
| ANICOL | 4,409 | 1.14 | 0 | |
| UAIZSACOR | 4,156 | 1.08 | 0 | |
| Taita Zipa Foundation | 2,610 | 0.68 | 0 | |
| Casiyouren Traditional Authority | 1,946 | 0.50 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 228,488 | 59.17 | – | |
| Total | 386,149 | 100.00 | 1 | |
| Source: MOE, MOE | ||||
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