Colombian parliamentary election, 2014

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Colombian House of Representatives election, 2014
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Turnout43.6%
PartyLeader%Seats±
Liberal N/A17.26%39
Party of the U N/A19.61%38
Conservative N/A16.09%28
Democratic Center N/A11.57%19
Radical Change N/A9.46%16
Green Alliance N/A4.09%6
Citizen Option N/A3.99%6
PDA N/A3.54%3
MIRA N/A3.52%3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Colombian House of Representatives 2014 Map.svg
House of Representatives results by department. [1]

Legislative elections were held to elect members to both chambers of Congress in Colombia on 9 March 2014. [2] The nationwide constituency for the 102-member Senate was contested, as well as the 166 seats of the House of Representatives, plus the delegates to the Andean Parliament. There were 773 candidates for the Senate, 1528 candidates for the House of Representatives, and 23 candidates for the five Colombian seats in the Andean Parliament. [3] 32,795,962 Colombians had been registered to vote in the elections by the cut-off date of 25 January 2014. [4] [5]

Congress of Colombia parliament

The Congress of the Republic of Colombia is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.

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.

Contents

The elections were notable for the decision by former president Álvaro Uribe to stand for the Senate, the first ex-president in modern Colombian history to run for Congress afterwards. [6] [7] Uribe is constitutionally barred from standing for president again, having already served two terms.

Álvaro Uribe Colombian lawyer and politician

Álvaro Uribe Vélez is a Colombian politician who served as the 31st President of Colombia from 7 August 2002 to 7 August 2010.

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Both Senators and Representatives are elected to four-year terms however the electoral system differs. The electoral system used for the Senate is a one national constituency to elect 100 members by proportional representation whilst the remaining 2 Senators are reserved for Indigenous Colombians, who have a separate ballot. The House of Representatives uses proportional representation with the departments serving as constituencies, each electing from between 2 and 18 members.

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems in which divisions in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. If n% of the electorate support a particular political party, then roughly n% of seats will be won by that party. The essence of such systems is that all votes contribute to the result - not just a plurality, or a bare majority. The most prevalent forms of proportional representation all require the use of multiple-member voting districts, as it is not possible to fill a single seat in a proportional manner. In fact, the implementations of PR that achieve the highest levels of proportionality tend to include districts with large numbers of seats.

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Results

PartyHouse of RepresentativesSenate
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Party of the U (U)2,297,78619.61382,230,20819.1121
Liberal Party (PLC)2,022,09317.26391,748,78914.9817
Conservative Party (PC)1,884,70616.09281,944,28416.6619
Democratic Center (CD)1,355,35811.57192,045,56417.5219
Radical Change (CR)1,108,5029.4616996,8728.549
Green Party 479,5214.096564,6634.845
Civic Option (OC)467,7283.996527,1244.525
Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA)414,3463.543541,1454.645
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA)411,8003.513326,9432.800
100% for Colombia157,6211.34200.000
Patriotic Union (UP)99,4140.85000.000
For a Better Huila73,5730.63100.000
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (AICO)65,8880.56100.000
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement (ASI)46,7890.40100.000
Others5,8750.05000.000
FUNECO (Afro-Colombians)58,965-20-0
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (Indigenous)28,360-130,132-0
MAIS (Indigenous)20,692-045,964-1
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement (Indigenous)0-034,293-1
Invalid/blank votes824,956––746,659––
Total11,715,95610016611,672,251100102
Source: Colombia

Opinion polls

DatePollsterSample size PLC La U CD PCC PDA CR OC AV MIRA OthersNone/Don't knowMargin of error
2010 elections 17.8%25.9–21.36.98.07.94.02.9–––
12–19 Oct 2013 Cifras y Conceptos 250015%13%17%5%5%2%n.a.5%2%2%33%2.9%
22–27 Nov 2013 Cifras y Conceptos 250017%11%15%6%4%2%n.a.5%1%n.a.36%2.9%
29–31 Jan 2014 Datexco/El Tiempo & W Radio 120012.2%18.2%10.4%8.8%6.0%4.9%0.5%5.4%2.9%2.8%26.8%2.8%
20–24 Feb 2014 Cifras y Conceptos 250017%11%20%8%6%5%3%6%5%n.a.20%2.9%
25–28 Feb 2014 Datexco/El Tiempo & W Radio 120013.6%13.4%23.4%7.3%10.0%5.1%1.1%4.3%2.2%0.2%19.4%2.8%

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.colombia.com/elecciones/2014/legislativas/resultados/electorales.aspx?C=CA
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) "Resolución No. 10367 de 10 Oct 2013: Para la cual se modifica la Resolución No. 1444 del 15 de febrero 2013, mediante la cual se establece el Calendario Electoral para las elecciones de Congreso de la Republica y Parlamento Andino, que se realizarán el 9 de marzo de 2014" (PDF). Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ↑ (in Spanish) "Comunicado de Prensa No. 0136 de 2014: La Registraduría presenta las cifras de la elección de Congreso y Parlamento Andino que se celebrará este domingo 9 de marzo". Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ↑ (in Spanish) "Comunicado de Prensa No. 0061 de 2014: 32.795.962 colombianos están habilitados para votar en las elecciones de Congreso y Parlamento Andino". Registraduría Nacional de Estado Civil. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ↑ (in Spanish) "Un total de 32.795.962 colombianos votarán el próximo 9 de marzo". El Universal . Cartagena, Colombia. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Former Colombian president Uribe attempts comeback in senate elections". The Guardian . London, England. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ↑ (in Spanish) "Con dardos a Santos, Uribe inscribió su lista al Senado". Semana . Bogotá, Colombia. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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