Elections in Colombia

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

Election

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

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

2022 Presidential election

2018 Presidential election

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

House of Representatives



Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Colombian Liberal Party	2,447,298	16.53	35
	Democratic Center	2,380,290	16.08	32
	Radical Change	2,141,108	14.47	30
	Social Party of National Unity	1,824,570	12.33	25
	Colombian Conservative Party	1,802,894	12.18	21
	Green Alliance	880,354	5.95	9
	Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation	576,998	3.90	1
	Alternative Democratic Pole	438,283	2.96	2
	Citizen Option	307,478	2.08	2
	List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS)	260,712	1.76	2
	Colombia Justa Libres	191,109	1.29	1
	AV–PDA	173,706	1.17	0
	Partido Somos	159,967	1.08	0
	Independent Social Alliance Movement	109,258	0.74	0
	Alternative Santandereana Coalition (AV–PDA–ASI)	70,502	0.48	1
	List of Decency Coalition (UP–MAIS)	48,318	0.33	0
	Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement	43,776	0.30	1
	Patriotic Union	42,114	0.28	0
	Common Alternative Revolutionary Force	33,951	0.23	5
	AV–PDA–UP	17,732	0.12	0
	Todos Somos Colombia	16,271	0.11	0
	Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	11,082	0.07	0
	ASI–AV–UP	4,902	0.03	0
	Regional Integration Movement	3,123	0.02	0
Vice-presidential runner-up				1
Vacant^[a]				1
Blank votes		815,502	5.51	–
Total		14,801,298	100.00	169

Valid votes		14,801,298	86.95
Invalid votes		2,222,411	13.05
Total votes		17,023,709	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		36,025,318	47.25
Afro-Colombian seats
	C.C. Ancestral De Comunidades Negras Playa Renaciente	32,243	8.12	1
	Consejo Comunitario La Mamuncia	25,428	6.40	1
	C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Plata Bahía Málaga	17,477	4.40	0
	Consejo Comunitario Del Rio Yurumangui	14,048	3.54	0
	C.C. De Comun. Negras Palenque Vda. Las Trescientas Y Mun. Galapa	13,122	3.30	0
	Consejo Comunitario Mayor De Certegui	11,340	2.86	0
	Consejo Comunitario De Alejandro Duran Diaz	8,604	2.17	0
	Todos Somos Colombia	7,578	1.91	0
	Corporación Poder Ciudadano	7,048	1.78	0
	Consejo Comunitario Renacer Negro	6,414	1.62	0
	Consejo Comunitario Bocas Del Atrato Y Leoncito	4,219	1.06	0
	Consejo Comunitario Ma Kankamana De San Basilio De Palenque	4,179	1.05	0
	C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Calle Larga Rio Dagua	3,539	0.89	0
	C.C. De Los Corregimientos De San Antonio Y El Castillo	3,437	0.87	0
	Consejo Comunitario Los Andes	3,391	0.85	0
	C. C. De La Comun. Negra De Tierra Baja Mi Territorio Ancestral	3,325	0.84	0
	Consejo Comunitario Veredas Unidas Un Bien Común	3,201	0.81	0
	Consejo Comunitario Imbilpi Del Carmen	2,711	0.68	0
	Consejo Comunitario De La Comunidad Negra De Limones	2,618	0.66	0
	Consejo Comunitario Tablon Salado	2,225	0.56	0
	Fund. Afrocolombiana Liberal De Desarrollo Social (Afrocodes)	2,162	0.54	0
	Kusuto Magende Cokumalu De Luruaco	2,136	0.54	0
	Consejo Comunitario De Las Baras	1,989	0.50	0
	Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Obatala	1,766	0.44	0
	Cuenca Del Rio Iscuande	1,667	0.42	0
	Org. Social De Comunidades Negras "Nelson Mandela"	1,619	0.41	0
	Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Santo Domingo	1,505	0.38	0
	C.C. General Del Río Baudó Y Sus Afluentes "Acaba"	1,428	0.36	0
Blank votes		206,635	52.04	–
Total		397,054	100.00	2
Indigenous seat
	Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement	99,182	25.68	1
	Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	45,358	11.75	0
	ANICOL	4,409	1.14	0
	UAIZSACOR	4,156	1.08	0
	Taita Zipa Foundation	2,610	0.68	0
	Casiyouren Traditional Authority	1,946	0.50	0
Blank votes		228,488	59.17	–
Total		386,149	100.00	1

Source: MOE, MOE

Senate



Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Center	2,501,995	16.39	19
	Radical Change	2,142,040	14.03	16
	Colombian Conservative Party	1,931,140	12.65	14
	Colombian Liberal Party	1,886,895	12.36	14
	Social Party of National Unity	1,844,847	12.08	14
	Green Alliance	1,308,208	8.57	9
	Alternative Democratic Pole	722,987	4.74	5
	List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS)	519,262	3.40	3
	Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation	495,506	3.25	3
	Colombia Justa Libres	463,521	3.04	3
	Citizen Option	346,398	2.27	0
	Partido Somos	102,969	0.67	0
	Todos Somos Colombia	57,465	0.38	0
	Common Alternative Revolutionary Force	55,400	0.36	5
	Union for Fortaleza	34,275	0.22	0
	Si Se Puede	13,196	0.09	0
Presidential election runner-up				1
Blank votes		841,212	5.51	–
Total		15,267,316	100.00	106

Valid votes		15,267,316	88.31
Invalid votes		2,021,188	11.69
Total votes		17,288,504	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		36,025,318	47.99
Indigenous seats
	Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement	74,023	14.63	1
	Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	38,633	7.64	1
	Independent Social Alliance Movement	23,372	4.62	0
	Political Sovereignty Movement	15,927	3.15	0
	Casiyouren Traditional Authority	4,961	0.98	0
	Ethnic Renovation of Colombia	4,567	0.90	0
	Indigenous Environmental Movement	2,254	0.45	0
Blank votes		342,080	67.63	–
Total		505,817	100.00	2

Source: El Mundo, MOE

Notes

^ The Raizal seat was not filled.

References

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

External links

[4] The Raizal seat was not filled.

[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.

[eprs-3] "2018 Colombian elections: A test for peace?" (PDF). European Parliamentary Research Service. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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