Colombian general election, 1974
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General elections were held in Colombia on 21 April 1974 to elect the President, the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives.[1] They were the first elections after the end of the National Front agreement, which had restricted electoral participation to the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, with each party allocated 50% of the seats in both houses,[2] whilst the Presidency alternated between the two parties.
In the presidential elections, all three candidates were the son or daughter of previous presidents. Alfonso López Michelsen of the Liberal Party emerged as the winner with 56% of the vote.[3] The Liberal Party also won a majority of seats in Congress.
Electoral system
The number of seats in both houses of Congress were reduced as seats created to make an even number in each constituency during the National Front period were abolished.[4]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso López Michelsen | Liberal Party | 2,929,719 | 56.3 |
| Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | Conservative Party | 1,634,879 | 31.4 |
| María Eugenia Rojas Correa | National Popular Alliance | 492,166 | 9.5 |
| Hernando Echeverri Meija | National Opposition Union | 137,054 | 2.6 |
| Hermes Duarte Arias | Christian Democratic Party | 5,718 | 0.1 |
| José Córdoba | Independent | 6 | 0.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,591 | – | |
| Total | 5,212,133 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,964,472 | 58.1 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 2,840,315 | 55.8 | 66 | +7 |
| Conservative Party | 1,631,115 | 32.0 | 37 | –22 |
| National Popular Alliance | 458,745 | 9.0 | 7 | – |
| National Opposition Union | 155,158 | 3.0 | 2 | New |
| Christian Democratic Party | 7,909 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Others | 1,310 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,223 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,106,775 | 100 | 112 | –6 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,925,330 | 57.2 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 2,835,245 | 55.7 | 113 | +8 |
| Conservative Party | 1,631,926 | 32.0 | 66 | –39 |
| National Popular Alliance | 458,424 | 9.0 | 15 | – |
| National Opposition Union | 155,855 | 3.1 | 5 | New |
| Christian Democratic Party | 5,674 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Others | 1,764 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,211 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,100,099 | 100 | 199 | –11 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,925,330 | 57.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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