2014 Colombian parliamentary election

2014 Colombian parliamentary election
Colombia
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Turnout42.99%
Party % Seats +/–
Senate
Party of the U

19.12 21 −7
Democratic Center

17.81 20 New
Conservative

16.63 18 −4
Liberal

14.91 17 0
Radical Change

8.49 9 +1
Greens

4.78 5 0
PDA

4.56 5 −3
OC

4.50 5 −4
Chamber of Representatives
Party of the U

19.68 38 −10
Liberal

17.25 39 +3
Conservative

16.06 27 −9
Democratic Center

11.66 19 New
Radical Change

9.47 16 0
Greens

4.07 6 +3
OC

3.97 6 −5
PDA

3.49 3 −1
MIRA

3.47 3 +2
100% for Colombia

1.37 3 New
For a Better Huila

0.62 1 New
AICO

0.54 3 +3
MIR

0.04 1 0
FUNECO

2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results of the election in the House of Representatives and Senate (bottom left).

Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 9 March 2014 to elect members to both chambers of Congress.[1] 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, 1,528 candidates for the House of Representatives, and 23 candidates for the five Colombian seats in the Andean Parliament.[2] 32,795,962 Colombians had been registered to vote in the elections by the cut-off date of 25 January 2014.[3][4]

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.[5][6] Uribe is constitutionally barred from standing for president again, having already served two terms.

  1. ^ "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) (in Spanish). Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ "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" (in Spanish). Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Comunicado de Prensa No. 0061 de 2014: 32.795.962 colombianos están habilitados para votar en las elecciones de Congreso y Parlamento Andino" (in Spanish). Registraduría Nacional de Estado Civil. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Un total de 32.795.962 colombianos votarán el próximo 9 de marzo". El Universal (in Spanish). Cartagena, Colombia. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Former Colombian president Uribe attempts comeback in senate elections". The Guardian. London, England. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Con dardos a Santos, Uribe inscribió su lista al Senado". Semana (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

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