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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 16 September 1951 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives. [1] Although the Liberal Party boycotted the elections, some Liberals from the Populares faction did stand. [2] As a result of the boycott, the seats reserved for the minority party were left vacant, whilst the Conservative Party won the remainder. [3]
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America. Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama, to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south with Ecuador and Peru. It shares its maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Colombia is a unitary, constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments, with the capital in Bogota.
The Senate of the Republic of Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the House of Representatives. The Senate has 108 members elected for concurrent (non-rotating) four-year terms.
The Colombian Liberal Party is a centrist and social liberal political party in Colombia. It was founded as a classical liberal party but later developed a more social-democratic tradition, joining the Socialist International in 1999.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative Party | 922,607 | 0.6 | 40 | +11 |
Liberal Party | 5,586 | 0.6 | 0 | –34 |
Communist Party | 3,856 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
Vacant | – | – | 22 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,089 | – | – | – |
Total | 935,138 | 100 | 62 | –1 |
Registered voters/turnout | – | – | ||
Source: Nohlen |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative Party | 921,370 | 98.9 | 71 | +8 |
Liberal Party | 5,681 | 0.6 | 0 | –69 |
Communist Party | 4,418 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Vacant | – | – | 61 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,111 | – | – | – |
Total | 934,580 | 100 | 132 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | – | – | ||
Source: Nohlen |
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