Colombian parliamentary election, 1962

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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 18 March 1962 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 Faction Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal PartyOficialistas1,076,15135.037
Liberal Revolutionary Movement601,06319.512
Others2,3760.10
Total1,679,59054.649+9
Conservative PartyUnionistas797,34125.931New
Doctrinarios491,73116.016New
National Popular Alliance104,8293.42New
Others4,4500.10
Total1,398,35145.449+9
Invalid/blank votes2,114
Total3,080,05510098+18
Registered voters/turnout5,338,86858.0
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Representatives

Party Faction Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal PartyOficialistas1,081,10335.059+1
Liberal Revolutionary Movement601,92619.433+15
Others2,5020.100
Total1,685,53154.692+16
Conservative PartyAlzaospinnistas794,68825.750+13
Doctrinarios487,73315.836–2
National Popular Alliance115,5873.76New
Others4,7780.20
Total1,402,78645.492+16
Invalid/blank votes1,886
Total3,090,203100184+32
Registered voters/turnout5,338,86857.9
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. 2.0 2.1 Nohlen, p323