1978 Colombian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 26 February 1978 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 111 of the 199 Chamber seats and 62 of the 112 Senate seats.
Results[]
Senate[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Colombian Liberal Party | 2,297,534 | 55.23 | 62 | –4 | |
Colombian Conservative Party | 1,650,429 | 39.68 | 49 | +12 | |
126,553 | 3.04 | 1 | –1 | ||
49,058 | 1.18 | 0 | New | ||
Others | 36,272 | 0.87 | 0 | – | |
Total | 4,159,846 | 100.00 | 112 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 4,159,846 | 99.76 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 9,988 | 0.24 | |||
Total votes | 4,169,834 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,519,719 | 33.31 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Representatives[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Colombian Liberal Party | 2,302,230 | 55.20 | 111 | –2 | |
Colombian Conservative Party | 1,645,496 | 39.45 | 83 | +17 | |
128,516 | 3.08 | 4 | –1 | ||
50,008 | 1.20 | 1 | New | ||
Others | 44,825 | 1.07 | 0 | – | |
Total | 4,171,075 | 100.00 | 199 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 4,171,075 | 99.78 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 9,046 | 0.22 | |||
Total votes | 4,180,121 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,519,719 | 33.39 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
Within Liberal ranks, lists supporting presidential pre-candidate Julio César Turbay Ayala soundly defeated lists supporting his rival for the party's nomination, former President Carlos Lleras Restrepo. Unofficial results showed about 1,441,000 votes for pro-Turbay Liberal lists and 673,000 votes for pro-Lleras Liberals.[2] This victory confirmed Turbay's candidacy as the official Liberal candidate for the June presidential election, in which he defeated Conservative candidate Belisario Betancur.
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ "ELECTION FORECASTS: PRELIMINARY PROJECTIONS FOR THE JUNE 4 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION". WikiLeaks. 24 May 1978. WikiLeaks cable: 1978BOGOTA04965_d. Cite journal requires
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