1966 Colombian parliamentary election

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 and faction				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colombian Liberal Party		Oficialistas	1,120,394	38.51	46	+9
			Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft)	367,457	12.63	7	–
			National Popular Alliance	10,283	0.35	0	–
			Others	347	0.01	0	–
			Independents	31,009	1.07	0	–
		Total		1,529,490	52.57	53	+4
	Colombian Conservative Party		National Popular Alliance	474,489	16.31	18	+16
			Unionistas	472,876	16.25	20	–11
			Lauro-Alzatistas	339,809	11.68	14	New
			Leyvistas	6,984	0.24	0	–
			Others	3,960	0.14	0	–
			Independents	81,586	2.80	1	+1
		Total		1,379,704	47.43	53	+4
Total				2,909,194	100.00	106	+8

Valid votes				2,909,194	99.70
Invalid/blank votes				8,669	0.30
Total votes				2,917,863	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				6,609,639	44.15
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Representatives[]


Party and faction				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colombian Liberal Party		Oficialistas	1,120,824	38.26	69	+10
			Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft)	369,956	12.63	21	–2
			National Popular Alliance	100,898	3.44	4	+3
			Others	14,940	0.51	0	–
			Independents	24,026	0.82	1	+1
		Total		1,630,644	55.67	95	+3
	Colombian Conservative Party		Unionistas	474,397	16.20	35	–
			National Popular Alliance	422,204	14.41	33	+7
			Lauro-Alzatistas	346,664	11.83	25	New
			Leyvistas	7,485	0.26	1	+1
			Others	7,771	0.27	0	–
			Independents	40,106	1.37	1	+1
		Total		1,298,627	44.33	95	+3
Total				2,929,271	100.00	190	+6

Valid votes				2,929,271	99.66
Invalid/blank votes				9,951	0.34
Total votes				2,939,222	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				6,609,639	44.47
Source: Nohlen

References[]

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ ^a ^b Nohlen, p. 323.

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

[N2-2] Nohlen, p. 323.

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