2014 Colombian parliamentary election

2014 Colombian parliamentary election
Turnout	42.99%
Senate
Chamber of Representatives
	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.

Electoral system[edit]

Both senators and representatives are elected to four-year terms however the electoral system differs. The electoral system used for the Senate is a one national constituency to elect 100 members by proportional representation whilst the remaining 2 Senators are reserved for Indigenous Colombians, who have a separate ballot. The House of Representatives uses proportional representation with the departments serving as constituencies, each electing from between 2 and 18 members.

Opinion polls[edit]

Date	Pollster	Sample size	PLC	La U	CD	PCC	PDA	CR	OC	AV	MIRA	Others	None/Don't know	Margin of error
Date	Pollster	Sample size										Others	None/Don't know	Margin of error
2010 elections			17.8%	25.9	–	21.3	6.9	8.0	7.9	4.0	2.9	–	–	–
12–19 Oct 2013	Cifras y Conceptos	2500	15%	13%	17%	5%	5%	2%	n.a.	5%	2%	2%	33%	2.9%
22–27 Nov 2013	Cifras y Conceptos	2500	17%	11%	15%	6%	4%	2%	n.a.	5%	1%	n.a.	36%	2.9%
29–31 Jan 2014	Datexco/El Tiempo & W Radio	1200	12.2%	18.2%	10.4%	8.8%	6.0%	4.9%	0.5%	5.4%	2.9%	2.8%	26.8%	2.8%
20–24 Feb 2014	Cifras y Conceptos	2500	17%	11%	20%	8%	6%	5%	3%	6%	5%	n.a.	20%	2.9%
25–28 Feb 2014	Datexco/El Tiempo & W Radio	1200	13.6%	13.4%	23.4%	7.3%	10.0%	5.1%	1.1%	4.3%	2.2%	0.2%	19.4%	2.8%

Results[edit]

Senate[edit]



Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Party of National Unity	2,268,911	19.12	21
	Democratic Center	2,113,347	17.81	20
	Colombian Conservative Party	1,973,009	16.63	18
	Colombian Liberal Party	1,768,825	14.91	17
	Radical Change	1,006,260	8.48	9
	Green Party	567,102	4.78	5
	Alternative Democratic Pole	540,709	4.56	5
	Citizen Option	534,250	4.50	5
	Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation	334,836	2.82	0
Blank votes		757,907	6.39	–
Total		11,865,156	100.00	100

Valid votes		11,865,156	83.69
Invalid votes		2,312,742	16.31
Total votes		14,177,898	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,803,324	43.22
Indigenous seats
	Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement	48,928	15.40	1
	Independent Social Alliance Movement	35,906	11.30	1
	Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	31,094	9.79	0
	Organisation of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon	15,041	4.73	0
	Cabildo del Resguardo de Calderas	9,419	2.96	0
	Multi-Ethnic Colombia	7,057	2.22	0
	National Indigenous Association of Colombia	6,386	2.01	0
	Ethnic Renewal of Colombia	5,963	1.88	0
	Indigenous Council of San Sebastian de los Lagos	4,078	1.28	0
	Indigenous Community of Barrancon	3,901	1.23	0
	Yanacona Indigenous Corporation	3,246	1.02	0
	Association of Traditional Indigenous Authorities	3,163	1.00	0
	Association of Traditional Authorities and Indigenous Councils	2,067	0.65	0
	Indigenous Agricultural Pride	1,881	0.59	0
Blank votes		139,547	43.93	–
Total		317,677	100.00	2

Source: RNEC

Chamber of Representatives[edit]



Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Party of National Unity	2,334,250	19.68	37
	Colombian Liberal Party	2,046,668	17.25	39
	Colombian Conservative Party	1,904,887	16.06	27
	Democratic Center	1,383,830	11.66	19
	Radical Change	1,122,965	9.47	16
	Green Party	483,407	4.07	6
	Citizen Option	471,072	3.97	6
	Alternative Democratic Pole	413,707	3.49	3
	Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation	411,400	3.47	3
	100% for Colombia	162,256	1.37	3
	Patriotic Union	99,082	0.84	0
	For a Better Huila	73,228	0.62	1
	Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	63,929	0.54	2
	Independent Social Alliance Movement	47,374	0.40	0
	Regional Integration Movement	4,445	0.04	1
	White for Peace	574	0.00	0
	Inclusion and Opportunities Movement	347	0.00	0
	Democratic Center Firm Hand Big Heart	311	0.00	0
	Blank votes	840,141	7.08	–
Total		11,863,873	100.00	163

Valid votes		11,863,873	84.14
Invalid votes		2,237,003	15.86
Total votes		14,100,876	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,803,324	42.99
Afro-Colombian seats
	FUNECO	62,004	25.46	2
	Inclusion and Opportunities Movement	20,712	8.51	0
	Citizen Power Corporation	13,910	5.71	0
	ASOCONEGUA	7,236	2.97	0
	ASOPRA	6,660	2.74	0
	ASODEPORTES	6,584	2.70	0
	AFROVIDES	6,319	2.60	0
	Fundación Esperanza Afro Esafro	5,777	2.37	0
	Afro-Colombian Ethnic Community Organisation	3,293	1.35	0
	AFROMINGA	3,240	1.33	0
	Fundación Forfuturo	3,052	1.25	0
	CORPOSINPAC	2,714	1.11	0
	Afro-Colombians in Action Foundation	2,013	0.83	0
	Unete	2,010	0.83	0
	Los Palenkes-Bellavista-Ch	1,937	0.80	0
	CCCSAEC	1,789	0.73	0
	FUNDAIN	1,706	0.70	0
	Yes You Can	1,539	0.63	0
	FUNCULCOSTA	1,539	0.63	0
	MASM	1,509	0.62	0
	Nelson Mandela Corporation	1,457	0.60	0
	EATBCVC	1,455	0.60	0
	AFRODMAM	1,442	0.59	0
	FUNPROESAT	1,330	0.55	0
	FDCPC	1,270	0.52	0
	Afro-Ethnics Corporation	968	0.40	0
	FDSICNC	944	0.39	0
	Corporacion Vides y sus Niches	809	0.33	0
	FUNDIAFRO	705	0.29	0
Blank votes		77,572	31.86	–
Total		243,495	100.00	2
Indigenous seats
	Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	28,361	25.03	1
	Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement	21,534	19.01	0
	MUIPC	13,655	12.05	0
	Ethnic Renewal of Colombia	4,400	3.88	0
	Association of Traditional Indigenous Authorities	2,870	2.53	0
	Association of Traditional Authorities and Indigenous Councils	2,478	2.19	0
	ECRIDAD	1,428	1.26	0
	New Way	1,413	1.25	0
	AIMAC	1,411	1.25	0
Blank votes		35,756	31.56	–
Total		113,306	100.00	1

Source: RNEC, Barrero et al.

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Former Colombian president Uribe attempts comeback in senate elections". The Guardian. London, England. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
^ "Con dardos a Santos, Uribe inscribió su lista al Senado". Semana (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

[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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