1962 Colombian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 18 March 1962 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.[1] Under the National Front agreement, only the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party were allowed to contest the elections, with each party allocated 50% of the seats in both houses.[2] As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.[2]
Results
editSenate
editParty and faction | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colombian Liberal Party | Oficialistas | 1,076,151 | 34.96 | 37 | – | ||
Liberal Revolutionary Movement | 601,063 | 19.53 | 12 | – | |||
Others | 2,376 | 0.08 | 0 | – | |||
Total | 1,679,590 | 54.57 | 49 | +9 | |||
Colombian Conservative Party | Unionistas | 797,341 | 25.91 | 31 | New | ||
Doctrinarios | 491,731 | 15.98 | 16 | New | |||
National Popular Alliance | 104,829 | 3.41 | 2 | New | |||
Others | 4,450 | 0.14 | 0 | – | |||
Total | 1,398,351 | 45.43 | 49 | +9 | |||
Total | 3,077,941 | 100.00 | 98 | +18 | |||
Valid votes | 3,077,941 | 99.93 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,114 | 0.07 | |||||
Total votes | 3,080,055 | 100.00 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 5,338,868 | 57.69 | |||||
Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Representatives
editParty and faction | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colombian Liberal Party | Oficialistas | 1,081,103 | 35.01 | 59 | +1 | ||
Liberal Revolutionary Movement | 601,926 | 19.49 | 33 | +15 | |||
Others | 2,502 | 0.08 | 0 | – | |||
Total | 1,685,531 | 54.58 | 92 | +16 | |||
Colombian Conservative Party | Alzaospinnistas | 794,688 | 25.73 | 50 | +13 | ||
Doctrinarios | 487,733 | 15.79 | 36 | –2 | |||
National Popular Alliance | 115,587 | 3.74 | 6 | New | |||
Others | 4,778 | 0.15 | 0 | – | |||
Total | 1,402,786 | 45.42 | 92 | +16 | |||
Total | 3,088,317 | 100.00 | 184 | +32 | |||
Valid votes | 3,088,317 | 99.94 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,886 | 0.06 | |||||
Total votes | 3,090,203 | 100.00 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 5,338,868 | 57.88 | |||||
Source: Nohlen |
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ a b Nohlen, p323