Colombian parliamentary election, 1998

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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 8 March 1998 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives. [1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 84 of the 161 seats in the Chamber and 48 of the 102 seats in the Senate.

Colombia Country in South America

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.

Senate of Colombia

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.

Colombian Liberal Party political party

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.

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Results

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Party 3,897,37347.448–8
Conservative Party 1,000,03212.215–5
Conservative National Movement 442,7675.47+6
Liberal Oxygen Movement 158,1841.92
Civic Defence Movement 127,2481.52
National Popular Alliance 111,5311.410
Progressive National Movement 108,6071.32+1
Citizens' Movement 107,6801.31
Civic People's Convergence 104,8361.31
New Democratic Force 100,6431.21
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement 95,5231.21+1
National Democratic Reconstruction 83,7151.01
National Salvation Movement 82,6871.01–1
Bolivarian Movement for the New Colombia 70,5810.91
Vamos Colombia 65,8240.81
Christian Union Movement 53,7530.70–1
Movement '9846,6480.61
C4 44,8590.51+1
Force Colombia44,5870.50
Education and Social Change 44,3470.51
Independent Conservatism 43,9080.510
Front of Hope 41,6080.51
Colombia My Country 40,6610.51
Citizens' Participation Movement39,2760.50
Laicists for Colombia 38,4120.510
Humbertista Movement 37,7820.50
Independent Liberal Restoration Movement 36,1940.40–1
Political Attitudes Renovation Movement36,1940.40
Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement 35,8560.40
The Collective Movement32,4590.40
Solidarity Option Movement30,9520.40
National Civic Concentration25,9670.300
Independent Civic Movement 25,3870.30–1
Progressive Force 23,9610.300
Communist Party 23,6130.30–1
Democratic Renovation Movement 20,8880.300
National Reserves' Alliance20,5120.20
Women 200019,7910.20
Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement 19,5100.20
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 18,2240.20–1
Hands Together Movement17,7970.20
Colombian Collective Mission Movement17,6770.20
Colombian Indigenous Movement 17,3810.20–1
Metropolitan Unitary Movement 16,3630.20–1
Citizens' Convergence 15,3120.20
Palenque Black Communities13,7970.20
Socialist Renovation Current13,2540.20
19th of April Movement 13,1660.200
Citizens in Training Movement12,8450.20
For Recreation and Sport8,9650.10
New Colombia Movement 8,7070.10–1
Democratic Integration Movement8,4720.10
National Integration Movement7,7370.10
Serious Civic Movement for Colombia 7,2760.10
Ecological Civic Party3,9150.00
Colombian Agricultural Movement3,3810.00
People's Participation Movement 3,2410.00
Ecological Orientation Movement1,6420.00
Colombian People's Party 22,5080.21
Others2
Coalitions609,9737.77+5
Invalid/blank votes1,140,398
Total9,366,3871001020
Registered voters/turnout20,729,47345.2
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Party 4,022,73950.084–4
Conservative Party 1,212,41915.028–12
New Democratic Force 140,8101.82+2
Independent Conservatism 116,2211.42+1
Progressive Force 110,6481.440
Civic People's Convergence 109,5731.42
Citizens' Movement 90,9271.11
Serious Civic Movement for Colombia 80,5281.01
New Colombia Movement 73,3480.91–1
Regional Integration Movement 65,5070.82+1
Democratic Alternative Movement 64,6950.81+1
Laicists for Colombia 54,1770.700
National Salvation Movement 53,0740.710
Force Colombia46,3700.60
Colombian People's Party 44,3220.60
Metropolitan Unitary Movement44,2580.60
Colombia My Country 43,6730.50
People's Participation Movement 41,0590.51
Liberal Oxygen Movement 39,7060.50
Liberal Opening Movement 39,1940.51
Front of Hope 34,8290.41
Vamos Colombia 33,5980.40
Democratic Renovation Movement 32,4990.400
Humbertista Movement 30,6410.41
Socialist Renovation Current29,2650.40
Political Attitudes Renovation Movement28,2790.40
Independent Civic Movement 26,6740.31+1
Citizens' Participation Movement23,7490.30
Arena Movement21,0430.30
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement 21,2940.32+1
C4 20,9300.300
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 20,3770.300
Democratic Integration Movement19,0840.20
For Recreation and Sport18,5650.20
National Civic Concentration18,0460.200
Bolivarian Movement for the New Colombia 16,4740.20
Civic Defence Movement14,6280.20
Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement 14,0190.20
Education and Social Change 13,3420.20
National Movement of Pensioners12,9330.20
People's Civic Independent Front10,9230.10
19th of April Movement 10,7220.10–1
Movement '988,8400.10
Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement 8,7550.10
Colombian Indigenous Movement 7,9300.100
The Collective Movement7,5820.10
Ecological Civic Party7,4310.10
National Movement of Black Communities 7,4020.10–1
Citizens in Training Movement7,0930.10
Colombian Collective Mission Movement5,2940.10
National Democratic Reconstruction 4,2780.00
Women 20003,4040.00
Solidarity Option Movement3,2710.00
Colombian Agricultural Movement1,5030.00
Citizens' Convergence 1,2050.00
Hands Together Movement9550.00
Ecological Orientation Movement8580.00
Communist Party 4840.000
Conservative National Movement 178,2612.24–2
Others5
Coalitions825,16610.316+15
Invalid/blank votes991,166
Total9,036,040100161–2
Registered voters/turnout20,729,47343.6
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p306 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3