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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 11 March 2018 to elect 102 members of the Senate and 166 members of the House of Representatives.
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 House of Representatives is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia.
Of the 166 members of the House of Representatives, 162 are elected by proportional representation from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method. [1] Two members are elected by Afro-Colombian community, one by indigenous community, and one by Colombian expatriates. [2]
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.
Colombia is a unitary republic made up of thirty-two departments and a Capital District. Each department has a Governor (gobernador) and a Department Assembly, elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods. Departments are country subdivisions and are granted a certain degree of autonomy.
The largest remainder method is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems. It contrasts with various divisor methods.
The 102 Senators are elected by two methods; 100 from a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation (with seats allocated using the largest remainder) and two from a two-seat constituency for indigenous Colombians. [3]
Indigenous peoples of Colombia, or Native Colombians, are the ethnic groups who have been in Colombia prior to the Europeans in the early 16th century. Known as pueblos indígenas in Spanish, they comprise 3.4% of the country's population and belong to 87 different tribes.
FARC will be guaranteed five seats in the House and five in the Senate as part of the Colombian peace process. [4] [5]
The Common Alternative Revolutionary Force is a communist political party in Colombia, established in 2017 as the political successor of the former rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The peace accords agreed upon by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the Colombian government in 2016 provided for the FARC's participation in politics as a legal, registered political party following its successful disarmament.
The Colombian peace process refers to the peace process between the Colombian government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC–EP) to bring an end to the Colombian conflict. Negotiations began in September 2012, and mainly took place in Havana, Cuba. Negotiators announced a final agreement to end the conflict and build a lasting peace on August 24, 2016. However, a referendum to ratify the deal on October 2, 2016 was unsuccessful after 50.2% of voters voted against the agreement with 49.8% voting in favor. Afterward, the Colombian government and the FARC signed a revised peace deal on November 24 and sent it to Congress for ratification instead of conducting a second referendum. Both houses of Congress ratified the revised peace agreement on November 29–30, 2016, thus marking an end to the conflict.
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% |
This section needs to be updated. (May 2018) |
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Colombian Liberal Party | 2,471,596 | 35 | |
Democratic Center | 2,388,405 | 32 | |
Radical Change | 2,140,630 | 30 | |
Social Party of National Unity | 1,840,481 | 25 | |
Colombian Conservative Party | 1,819,867 | 21 | |
Green Alliance | 884,146 | 9 | |
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 585,638 | 1 | |
Alternative Democratic Pole | 444,912 | 2 | |
Citizen Option | 310,724 | 2 | |
List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS ) | 262,282 | 2 | |
Partido Somos | 160,618 | 0 | |
Colombia Coalition | 121,338 | 0 | |
Colombia Justa Libres | 114,174 | 1 | |
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement | 112,340 | 0 | |
Alternative Santandereana Coalition | 71,953 | 1 | |
Alternative Indigenous and Social Movement | 44,034 | 1 | |
Colombia Justa Libres | 58,654 | 0 | |
List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS ) | 49,426 | 0 | |
Patriotic Union | 42,910 | 0 | |
Citizen Force for Decency | 35,140 | 0 | |
Common Alternative Revolutionary Force(FARC) | 32,636 | 0 | |
AV–PDA | 21,849 | 0 | |
Coalition for the North | 17,935 | 0 | |
Todos Somos Colombia | 16,447 | 0 | |
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 11,244 | 0 | |
Arauca for All | 5,028 | 0 | |
Movement for Regional Integration | 3,033 | 0 | |
Afro-Colombian Seats | |||
C.C. Ancenstral de Comunidades Negras Playa Renaciente | 32,439 | 1 | |
Consejo Comunitario La Mamuncia | 23,627 | 1 | |
C.C. de la Comunidad Negra de la Plata Bahía Málaga | 17,006 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario del Rio Yurumangui | 13,355 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario Mayor de Certegui | 11,743 | 0 | |
C.C. De Comun. Negras Palenque Vda. Las Trescientas y Mun. Galapa | 11,655 | 0 | |
Fundación Laborar por Colombia Fundalabor | 8,035 | 0 | |
Fundación Esperanza Afro-Esafro | 7,933 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario de Alejandro Duran Diaz | 7,828 | 0 | |
Todos Somos Colombia | 7,287 | 0 | |
Corporación Poder Ciudadano | 6,597 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario Renacer Negro | 6,346 | 0 | |
Si Se Puede | 5,904 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario Bocas del Atrato y Leoncito | 3,919 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario Ma Kankamana de San Basilio de Palenque | 3,795 | 0 | |
C.C. de la Comunidad Negra de la Calle Larga Rio Dagua | 3,527 | 0 | |
C.C. de los Corregimientos de San Antonio y El Castillo | 3,292 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario Los Andes | 3,220 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario Veredas Unidas Un Bien Común | 3,194 | 0 | |
ACN-EAT | 2,991 | 0 | |
C.C. De La Comun. Negra De Tierra Baja Mi Territorio Ancestral | 2,980 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario Imbilpi del Carmen | 2,451 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario de la Comunidad Negra de Limones | 2,403 | 0 | |
AFROSANPEDRO | 2,329 | 0 | |
FUNAFROPECOR | 2,193 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario Tablon Salado | 2,134 | 0 | |
AFROCODES | 1,988 | 0 | |
Asociación Colombia Negra Huellas de Africania en Paz | 1,915 | 0 | |
Kusuto Magende Cokumalu de Luruaco | 1,905 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario de las Baras | 1,873 | 0 | |
Fundación Amor y Paz | 1,691 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario de Comunidades Negras Obatala | 1,634 | 0 | |
CENAFROZ | 1,628 | 0 | |
Cuenca del Rio Iscuande | 1,557 | 0 | |
Consejo Comunitario de Comunidades Negras Santo Domingo | 1,554 | 0 | |
Org. Social de Comunidades Negras "Nelson Mandela" | 1,533 | 0 | |
FUNETCOL | 1,509 | 0 | |
C.C. General del Río Baudó y Sus Afluentes "Acaba" | 1,340 | 0 | |
Los Palenkes | 1,314 | 0 | |
FUNDEVIA | 1,075 | 0 | |
Fundación Renacer Para Todos | 1,010 | 0 | |
Asoc. de Afr. Sin Animo de Lucro de S. Cristóbal Sur Asafroscol 4 | 1,006 | 0 | |
Indigenous Seats | |||
Alternative Indigenous and Social Movement | 99,645 | 1 | |
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 45,969 | 0 | |
UAIZSACOR | 4,437 | 0 | |
ANICOL | 4,308 | 0 | |
Taita Zipa Foundation | 2,442 | 0 | |
Casiyouren Traditional Authority | 1,909 | 0 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,433,453 | – | – |
Total | 17,882,318 | 100 | 166 |
Registered voters/turnout | 36,493,318 | – | |
Source: RNEC (99.03% of polling stations reporting) |
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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National Seats | |||
Democratic Center | 2,513,320 | 17.36 | 19 |
Radical Change | 2,155,487 | 14.89 | 16 |
Colombian Conservative Party | 1,927,320 | 13.32 | 15 |
Colombian Liberal Party | 1,901,933 | 13.14 | 14 |
Social Party of National Unity | 1,853,054 | 12.80 | 14 |
Green Alliance | 1,317,429 | 9.10 | 10 |
Alternative Democratic Pole | 736,367 | 5.09 | 5 |
List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS ) | 523,286 | 3.62 | 4 |
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 501,489 | 3.46 | 3 |
Colombia Justa Libres | 431,418 | 2.98 | 0 |
Citizen Option | 354,042 | 2.45 | 0 |
Partido Somos | 94,349 | 0.65 | 0 |
Todos Somos Colombia | 63,443 | 0.44 | 0 |
Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) | 52,532 | 0.36 | 0 |
Union for Fortaleza | 34,121 | 0.24 | 0 |
Si Se Puede | 14,860 | 0.10 | 0 |
Indigenous Seats | |||
Alternative Indigenous and Social Movement | 72,591 | 45.68 | 1 |
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 34,957 | 22.00 | 1 |
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement | 23,742 | 14.94 | 0 |
Political Sovereignty Movement | 15,692 | 9.87 | 0 |
Casiyouren Traditional Authority | 5,370 | 3.38 | 0 |
Ethnic Renovation of Colombia | 4,382 | 2.76 | 0 |
Indigenous Environmental Movement | 2,181 | 1.37 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,184,820 | – | – |
Total | 17,818,185 | 100 | 102 |
Registered voters/turnout | 36,493,318 | 48.82 | – |
Source: Colombia.com (98.97% of polling stations reporting) |
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