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Elections in Colombia

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Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which provides information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia.

Colombia elects on national level a head of state — the president — and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Congress' (Congreso) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) has 162 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. The Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) has 102 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation.

Colombia used to have a two-party system, in which it could be difficult for third parties to find success. Politicians from the two main parties tended to win elections when not confronted by strong challengers from their own party (in which cases their traditional opponents tend to win).

Since the implementation of the 1991 constitution however, there has been a proliferation of 3rd parties which have won most recent elections.

Electoral fraud, bribery, and other scandals that occur at both municipal[1] and national[2] levels are part of Colombia's corruption problem.

Schedule

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Election

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Position 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Type Presidential (May)
Congress (March)
Local (October) None None Presidential (May)
Congress (March)
President and
vice president
President and vice president None President and vice president
Congress All seats None All seats
Local None All positions None

Inauguration

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Position 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Type Presidential
Congress
None Local None Presidential
Congress
President and
vice president
7 August None August 7
Congress 20 July None July 20
Local None January 1 None

Latest elections

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2022 Presidential election

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2018 Presidential election

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Center Iván Duque 4,044,509 67.76%
Independent Marta Lucía Ramírez 1,538,882 25.78%
La Patria de Pie Alejandro Ordóñez 385,110 6.45%
Source: Semana

Duque won the nomination, and following his victory, he selected the runner-up, Ramírez, to be the alliance's vice presidential nominee.[3]

2018 Parliamentary election

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House of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats
Colombian Liberal Party2,447,29816.5335
Democratic Center2,380,29016.0832
Radical Change2,141,10814.4730
Social Party of National Unity1,824,57012.3325
Colombian Conservative Party1,802,89412.1821
Green Alliance880,3545.959
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation576,9983.901
Alternative Democratic Pole438,2832.962
Citizen Option307,4782.082
List of Decency Coalition (ASIUPMAIS)260,7121.762
Colombia Justa Libres191,1091.291
AVPDA173,7061.170
Partido Somos159,9671.080
Independent Social Alliance Movement109,2580.740
Alternative Santandereana Coalition (AVPDAASI)70,5020.481
List of Decency Coalition (UPMAIS)48,3180.330
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement43,7760.301
Patriotic Union42,1140.280
Common Alternative Revolutionary Force33,9510.235
AVPDAUP17,7320.120
Todos Somos Colombia16,2710.110
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia11,0820.070
ASIAVUP4,9020.030
Regional Integration Movement3,1230.020
Vice-presidential runner-up1
Vacant[a]1
Blank votes815,5025.51
Total14,801,298100.00169
Valid votes14,801,29886.95
Invalid votes2,222,41113.05
Total votes17,023,709100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,025,31847.25
Afro-Colombian seats
C.C. Ancestral De Comunidades Negras Playa Renaciente32,2438.121
Consejo Comunitario La Mamuncia25,4286.401
C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Plata Bahía Málaga17,4774.400
Consejo Comunitario Del Rio Yurumangui14,0483.540
C.C. De Comun. Negras Palenque Vda. Las Trescientas Y Mun. Galapa13,1223.300
Consejo Comunitario Mayor De Certegui11,3402.860
Consejo Comunitario De Alejandro Duran Diaz8,6042.170
Todos Somos Colombia7,5781.910
Corporación Poder Ciudadano7,0481.780
Consejo Comunitario Renacer Negro6,4141.620
Consejo Comunitario Bocas Del Atrato Y Leoncito4,2191.060
Consejo Comunitario Ma Kankamana De San Basilio De Palenque4,1791.050
C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Calle Larga Rio Dagua3,5390.890
C.C. De Los Corregimientos De San Antonio Y El Castillo3,4370.870
Consejo Comunitario Los Andes3,3910.850
C. C. De La Comun. Negra De Tierra Baja Mi Territorio Ancestral3,3250.840
Consejo Comunitario Veredas Unidas Un Bien Común3,2010.810
Consejo Comunitario Imbilpi Del Carmen2,7110.680
Consejo Comunitario De La Comunidad Negra De Limones2,6180.660
Consejo Comunitario Tablon Salado2,2250.560
Fund. Afrocolombiana Liberal De Desarrollo Social (Afrocodes)2,1620.540
Kusuto Magende Cokumalu De Luruaco2,1360.540
Consejo Comunitario De Las Baras1,9890.500
Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Obatala1,7660.440
Cuenca Del Rio Iscuande1,6670.420
Org. Social De Comunidades Negras "Nelson Mandela"1,6190.410
Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Santo Domingo1,5050.380
C.C. General Del Río Baudó Y Sus Afluentes "Acaba"1,4280.360
Blank votes206,63552.04
Total397,054100.002
Indigenous seat
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement99,18225.681
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia45,35811.750
ANICOL4,4091.140
UAIZSACOR4,1561.080
Taita Zipa Foundation2,6100.680
Casiyouren Traditional Authority1,9460.500
Blank votes228,48859.17
Total386,149100.001
Source: MOE, MOE

Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Center2,501,99516.3919
Radical Change2,142,04014.0316
Colombian Conservative Party1,931,14012.6514
Colombian Liberal Party1,886,89512.3614
Social Party of National Unity1,844,84712.0814
Green Alliance1,308,2088.579
Alternative Democratic Pole722,9874.745
List of Decency Coalition (ASIUPMAIS)519,2623.403
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation495,5063.253
Colombia Justa Libres463,5213.043
Citizen Option346,3982.270
Partido Somos102,9690.670
Todos Somos Colombia57,4650.380
Common Alternative Revolutionary Force55,4000.365
Union for Fortaleza34,2750.220
Si Se Puede13,1960.090
Presidential election runner-up1
Blank votes841,2125.51
Total15,267,316100.00106
Valid votes15,267,31688.31
Invalid votes2,021,18811.69
Total votes17,288,504100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,025,31847.99
Indigenous seats
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement74,02314.631
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia38,6337.641
Independent Social Alliance Movement23,3724.620
Political Sovereignty Movement15,9273.150
Casiyouren Traditional Authority4,9610.980
Ethnic Renovation of Colombia4,5670.900
Indigenous Environmental Movement2,2540.450
Blank votes342,08067.63
Total505,817100.002
Source: El Mundo, MOE

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Raizal seat was not filled.

References

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  1. ^ "Investigan a 17 alcaldes por mal uso de recursos para invierno". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Colombia President's Aide Linked to Drug Money". New York Times. 27 July 1995.
  3. ^ "2018 Colombian elections: A test for peace?" (PDF). European Parliamentary Research Service. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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