General election in Colombia 2014
The 2014 parliamentary elections in Colombia took place on March 9, 2014.
32.8 million voters were asked to elect 102 senators for the Senate and 166 representatives and the House of Representatives , the upper and lower houses of the Colombian parliament . The turnout of almost 43.58 percent was roughly on par with previous congressional elections.
The Partido Social de Unidad Nacional led by President Juan Manuel Santos emerged from the elections as the strongest party . Nevertheless, his party lost more than 20 percent of its seats in the nationally elected and politically more important Senate and in the House of Representatives, which represents the regions, compared to the 2010 election . The only winner is the right-wing conservative political movement Centro Democrático of the former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002–2010), who was at the top of his electoral list and made it into the Senate. It became the second largest group in Congress and fourth largest in the House of Representatives. In the capital Bogotá, which traditionally votes on the left, it even became the strongest force.
| Parties | be right | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partido de la U | 2.230.208 | 15.58 | 21st |
| Centro Democrático | 2,045,564 | 14.29 | 19th |
| Partido Conservador Colombiano | 1,944,284 | 13.58 | 19th |
| Partido Liberal Colombiano | 1,758,189 | 12.22 | 17th |
| Cambio Radical | 996.872 | 6.96 | 9 |
| Alianza Verde | 564,633 | 3.94 | 5 |
| Polo Democrático Alternativo | 545.145 | 3.78 | 5 |
| Opción Ciudadana | 527.124 | 3.68 | 5 |
| Total valid votes (turnout: 44.2%) | 11,672,251 | 100.0 | 102 |
| Parties | be right | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partido de la U | 2,297,786 | 16.05 | 39 |
| Partido Liberal Colombiano | 2,022,093 | 14.13 | 37 |
| Partido Conservador Colombiano | 1,884,706 | 13.17 | 27 |
| Cambio Radical | 1,108,502 | 7.74 | 15th |
| Centro Democrático | 1,355,358 | 9.47 | 12 |
| Alianza Verde | 479,521 | 3.35 | 6th |
| Opción Ciudadana | 467.728 | 3.26 | 6th |
| Polo Democrático Alternativo | 414,346 | 2.89 | 3 |
| Movimiento Independiente de Renovación | 411,800 | 2.87 | |
| Partido Por and Huila Mejor | 73,573 | 0.51 | 1 |
| Alianza Social Independiente | 0.3 | 1 | |
| Integración Regional | 0.03 | 1 | |
| Total valid votes (turnout: 44.2%) | 11,715,956 | 100.0 | 164 |
Web links
- Results: Senado Nacional - Información General (Spanish)
- Political background report by the Hanns Seidel Foundation , March 11, 2014
- The 2014 presidential election campaign has started Switzerland-Colombia working group on the 2014 election campaign on December 2, 2013
Individual proof
- ↑ Colombia's 2014 congressional elections election results colombiareports.co, accessed June 17, 2019
- ↑ Colombia's 2014 congressional elections election results colombiareports.co, accessed June 17, 2019