Colombian parliamentary election, 1966
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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 20 March 1966 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
Senate
Party | Faction | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Party | Oficialistas | 1,120,394 | 38.5 | 46 | +9 |
Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft) | 367,457 | 12.6 | 7 | – | |
National Popular Alliance | 10,283 | 0.4 | 0 | – | |
Independents | 31,009 | 1.1 | 0 | – | |
Others | 347 | 0.0 | 0 | – | |
Total | 1,529,490 | 52.6 | 53 | +4 | |
Conservative Party | National Popular Alliance | 474,489 | 16.3 | 18 | +16 |
Unionistas | 472,876 | 16.2 | 20 | –11 | |
Lauro-Alzatistas | 339,809 | 16.3 | 14 | New | |
Independents | 81,586 | 2.8 | 1 | +1 | |
Leyvistas | 6,984 | 0.2 | 0 | – | |
Others | 3,960 | 0.1 | 0 | – | |
Total | 1,379,704 | 47.4 | 53 | +4 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 8,669 | – | – | – | |
Total | 2,917,863 | 100 | 106 | +8 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 6,609,639 | 44.1 | – | – | |
Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Representatives
Party | Faction | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Party | Oficialistas | 1,120,824 | 38.3 | 69 | +10 |
Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft) | 369,956 | 12.6 | 21 | –2 | |
National Popular Alliance | 100,898 | 3.4 | 4 | +3 | |
Independents | 24,026 | 0.8 | 1 | +1 | |
Others | 14,940 | 0.5 | 0 | – | |
Total | 1,630,644 | 55.7 | 95 | +3 | |
Conservative Party | Unionistas | 474,397 | 16.2 | 35 | – |
National Popular Alliance | 422,204 | 14.4 | 33 | +7 | |
Lauro-Alzatistas | 346,664 | 11.8 | 25 | New | |
Independents | 40,106 | 1.4 | 1 | +1 | |
Leyvistas | 7,485 | 0.3 | 1 | +1 | |
Others | 7,771 | 0.3 | 0 | – | |
Total | 1,298,627 | 44.3 | 95 | +3 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 9,951 | – | – | – | |
Total | 2,939,222 | 100 | 190 | +6 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 6,609,639 | 44.5 | – | – | |
Source: Nohlen |
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