:2018 Colombian parliamentary election
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{{Infobox legislative election
|country=Colombia
|previous_election=2014
|next_election=2022
|election_date=11 March 2018
|module = {{Infobox legislative election
|embed = yes
|election_name = Chamber of Representatives
|seats_for_election= 170 of the 171 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
|turnout= 47.25% ({{increase}} 4.26pp)
|party1=Colombian Liberal Party
|leader1={{nowrap|{{ill|Lidio García Turbay|es}}}}
|percentage1=16.53
|seats1=35
|last_election1=39
|party15=Democratic Center (Colombia)
|leader15=Álvaro Uribe
|percentage15=16.08
|seats15=32
|last_election15=19
|party16=Radical Change
|leader16=Arturo Char Chaljub
|percentage16=14.47
|seats16=30
|last_election16=16
|party17=Social Party of National Unity
|leader17=Roy Barreras
|percentage17=12.33
|seats17=25
|last_election17=37
|party18=Colombian Conservative Party
|leader18=David Barguil
|percentage18=12.18
|seats18=21
|last_election18=27
|party19=Green Alliance (Colombia)
|leader19=Antanas Mockus
|percentage19=5.95
|seats19=9
|last_election19=6
|party20=Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
|leader20=Ana Agudelo
|percentage20=3.90
|seats20=1
|last_election20=3
|party21=Alternative Democratic Pole
|leader21=Jorge Enrique Robledo
|percentage21=2.96
|seats21=2
|last_election21=3
|party22=Citizen Option
|leader22=
|percentage22=2.08
|seats22=2
|last_election22=6
|party23={{ill|List of Decency|es|Lista de la Decencia}}
|colour23=#9F3A86
|leader23=
|percentage23=1.76
|seats23=2
|last_election23=0
|party24=Colombia Justa Libres
|leader24=Gustavo Bolívar
|percentage24=1.29
|seats24=1
|last_election24=New
|leader25=
|percentage25=0.48
|seats25=1
|last_election25=New
|party26=Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement
|leader26=
|percentage26=0.30
|seats26=1
|last_election26=0
|party27=FARC
|leader27=
|percentage27=0.23
|seats27=5
|last_election27=New
|heading28 = Afro-Colombian seats
|party28={{abbr|CCADCNPR|C.C. Ancestral De Comunidades Negras Playa Renaciente}}
|party28_link = no
|colour28=#BDBDBD
|leader28=
|percentage28=8.12
|seats28=1
|last_election28=New
|party29=CCLM
|colour29=#808080
|leader29=
|percentage29=6.40
|seats29=1
|last_election29=New
|heading30 = Indigenous seat
|party30=Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement
|leader30=
|percentage30=25.68
|seats30=1
|last_election30=0
|module = {{Infobox legislative election
|embed = yes
|election_name = Senate
|seats_for_election= 107 of the 108 seats in the Senate
|turnout= 47.99% ({{increase}} 5.00pp)
|noleader = yes
|party1=Democratic Center (Colombia)
|percentage1=16.39
|seats1=19
|last_election1=20
|party2=Radical Change
|percentage2=14.03
|seats2=16
|last_election2=9
|party3=Colombian Conservative Party
|percentage3=12.65
|seats3=14
|last_election3=18
|party4=Colombian Liberal Party
|percentage4=12.36
|seats4=14
|last_election4=17
|party5=Social Party of National Unity
|percentage5=12.08
|seats5=14
|last_election5=21
|party6=Green Alliance (Colombia)
|percentage6=8.57
|seats6=9
|last_election6=5
|party7=Alternative Democratic Pole
|percentage7=4.74
|seats7=5
|last_election7=5
|party8={{nowrap|{{ill|List of Decency|es|Lista de la Decencia}}}}
|colour8=#9F3A86
|percentage8=3.40
|seats8=3
|last_election8=0
|party9=Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
|percentage9=3.25
|seats9=3
|last_election9=0
|party10=Colombia Justa Libres
|percentage10=3.04
|seats10=3
|last_election10=New
|party11=FARC
|percentage11=0.36
|seats11=5
|last_election11=New
|heading12 = Indigenous seats
|party12=Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement
|percentage12=14.63
|seats12=1
|last_election12=1
|party13=Indigenous Authorities of Colombia
|percentage13=7.64
|seats13=1
|last_election13=0
| map = 2018 Colombian parliamentary election - Results.svg
| map_caption = Results of the election in the Chamber of Representatives and Senate (bottom left).
}}}}}}{{Politics of Colombia}}
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 11 March 2018 to elect 102 members of the Senate and 165 members of the House of Representatives.
Electoral system
The Chamber of Representatives consisted of 172 members; 162 were elected by proportional representation from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2067_B.htm Electoral system] IPU Two members were elected by the Afro-Colombian community and one by the indigenous community.[http://resultados2018.registraduria.gov.co/resultados/99CA/BXXXX/DCA99999.htm House of Representatives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104453/http://resultados2018.registraduria.gov.co/resultados/99CA/BXXXX/DCA99999.htm |date=2018-03-14 }} RNEC Although a new constituency had been created for the Raizal minority, legislation had not been approved to allow the election to take place. A further five seats were reserved for FARC and one for the running mate of the runner-up in the presidential election as part of the Colombian peace process.[http://www.las2orillas.co/colombia-2018-escenario-incertidumbre-electoral/ Elections and uncertainty] {{in lang|es}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/americas/colombia-farc-senate/index.html |title=Colombia clears path for former FARC members to hold office |publisher= CNN |date=28 April 2017 |access-date=10 December 2017}}
The Senate consisted of 108 members; 100 were elected a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation (with seats allocated using the largest remainder); two were elected from a two-seat constituency for indigenous Colombians;[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2068_B.htm Electoral system] IPU five were reserved for FARC and one for the runner-up in the presidential election.
Candidates
- Green Alliance
- National Integration Party
- Colombian Conservative Party
- Democratic Center
- Movimiento Todos Somos Colombia
- Radical Change
- Colombian Liberal Party
- Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Colombia Justa Libres
- Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Unión con Fortaleza
- Alternative Democratic Pole
- Social Party of National Unity
- Common Alternative Revolutionary Force
- Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Sí Se Puede
- Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
- Partido Somos Región Colombia
- {{ill|List of Decency|es|Lista de la Decencia|lt=La Lista de la Decencia}} (Indigenous Social Alliance Movement, Unión Patriótica and Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement)
Opinion polls
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|+Voting intention for Senate ! rowspan=3| Date(s) conducted ! rowspan=3| Polling organisation/client ! rowspan=3| Sample size ! colspan=13| Party ! rowspan=3| None ! rowspan=3| Blank vote ! rowspan=3|Don't know/ ! rowspan=3| Margin of error | |
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! width=40| CD ! width=40| PCC ! width=40| PLC ! width=40| CR ! width=40| PV ! width=40| PDA ! width=40| OC ! width=40| MIRA ! width=40| Prog ! width=40| FARC ! width=40| UP ! rowspan=2, width=40| Others | |
|---|---|
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! style="background:#3DABEE; width:50px;"| ! style="background:#0760BE; width:50px;"| ! style="background:#E24342; width:50px;"| ! style="background:{{party color|Radical Change}}; width:50px;"| ! style="background:#489E63; width:50px;"| ! style="background:#F8F440; width:50px;"| ! style="background:#FCD433; width:50px;"| ! style="background:#1D357F; width:50px;"| ! style="background:yellow; width:50px;"| ! style="background:#AF1120; width:50px;"| ! style="background:#8B0000; width:50px;"| | |
| colspan="3"|2014 Senate election results
| 19.11% | 17.52% | 16.66% | 14.98% | 8.54% | 4.84% | 4.64% | 4.52% | 2.80% | — | — | — | — | colspan=4| |
| 23–26 Nov 2017
| [http://caracol.com.co/programa/2017/12/01/6am_hoy_por_hoy/1512128846_173799.html Cifras y Conceptos/ | 1795 | 6% | style="background:#d2e8ff;" | 14% | 5% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 25% | 1% | 6% | 4.5% | |
| 11–14 Dec 2017
| [http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/actualidad/fajardo-y-duque-lideran-intencion-de-voto-en-primera-gran-encuesta-de-el-tiempo-y-la-w/20171217/nota/3667790.aspx Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/ | 2352 | 4.8% | style="background:#d2e8ff;" | 14.2% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 2.0% | — | 1.0% | — | 2.6% | — | 27.3% | 19.6% | 4% | |
| 24–28 Jan 2018
| [http://caracol.com.co/programa/2018/02/01/6am_hoy_por_hoy/1517487209_562459.html Cifras y Conceptos/ | 2813 | 5% | style="background:#d2e8ff;" | 15% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 24% | 2% | 8% | 4.6% | |
| 24–28 Jan 2018
| [http://www.eluniversal.com.co/politica/conozca-los-resultados-de-la-gran-encuesta-presidencial-de-el-universal-271415 YanHaas/RCN Televisión, RCN Radio, La F.M. Radio & various newspapers] | 1251 | 7% | 11% | 8% | style="background:#ffcccc" | 15% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 2% | — | — | 1% | — | — | 19% | 18% | — | 2.2% | |
| 27–31 Jan 2018
| [http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/actualidad/fajardo-petro-y-duque-siguen-liderando-intencion-de-voto-en-el-pais/20180202/nota/3705780.aspx Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/ | 2187 | 5.2% | style="background:#d2e8ff;" | 15.6% | 3.5% | 8.5% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 1.8% | — | 1.2% | — | 3.6% | — | 23.4% | 15.9% | 4% | |
| 23–26 Feb 2018
| [http://caracol.com.co/programa/2018/03/01/6am_hoy_por_hoy/1519905088_993977.html Cifras y Conceptos/ | 2960 | 5% | style="background:#d2e8ff;" | 17% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | — | 0% | — | 35% | — | — | — | 4.5% | |
| {{nowrap|24 Feb–1 Mar 2018}}
| [http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/actualidad/ivan-duque-y-gustavo-petro-lideran-intencion-de-voto/20180303/nota/3718853.aspx Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/ | 3425 | 4.8% | style="background:#d2e8ff;" | 20.1% | 5.0% | 9.9% | 8.1% | 6.1% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 1.5% | — | 0.6% | — | 7.3% | — | 16.1% | 14.7% | 2.7% |
Results
=Senate=
|image=File:Colombian Senate 2018.svg
|party1=Democratic Center|votes1=2501995|seats1=19
|party2=Radical Change|votes2=2142040|seats2=16
|party3=Colombian Conservative Party|votes3=1931140|seats3=14
|party4=Colombian Liberal Party|votes4=1886895|seats4=14
|party5=Social Party of National Unity|votes5=1844847|seats5=14
|party6=Green Alliance|votes6=1308208|seats6=9
|party7=Alternative Democratic Pole|votes7=722987|seats7=5
|party8=List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS)|colour8=#9F3A86|votes8=519262|seats8=3
|party9=Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation|votes9=495506|seats9=3
|party10=Colombia Justa Libres|votes10=463521|seats10=3
|party11=Citizen Option|votes11=346398|seats11=0
|party12= Partido Somos|votes12=102969|seats12=0
|party13=Todos Somos Colombia|votes13=57465|seats13=0
|party14=Common Alternative Revolutionary Force|votes14=55400|seats14=5
|party15=Union for Fortaleza|votes15=34275|seats15=0
|party16=Si Se Puede|votes16=13196|seats16=0
|row17=Presidential election runner-up|seats17=1
|row18=Blank votes|votes18=841212
|invalid=2021188|invalidonly=y
|electorate=36025318
|embedded={{Election results|embed=y
|header1=Indigenous seats
|party2=Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement|votes2=74023|seats2=1
|party3=Indigenous Authorities of Colombia|votes3=38633|seats3=1
|party4=Independent Social Alliance Movement|votes4=23372|seats4=0
|party5=Political Sovereignty Movement|votes5=15927|seats5=0
|party6=Casiyouren Traditional Authority|votes6=4961|seats6=0
|party7=Ethnic Renovation of Colombia|votes7=4567|seats7=0
|party8=Indigenous Environmental Movement|votes8=2254|seats8=0
|row9=Blank votes|votes9=342080
|source=[http://www.elmundo.com/noticia/Los-108-senadores-2018-%E2%80%93-2022/373700 El Mundo], [https://www.datoselectorales.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MOE-ResultSen2018.Partido-municipio.xlsx MOE]
}}}}
=Chamber of Representatives=
|image=File:Colombian Chamber 2018.svg
|party1=Colombian Liberal Party|votes1=2447298|seats1=35|sc1=
|party2=Democratic Center|votes2=2380290|seats2=32|sc2=
|party3=Radical Change|votes3=2141108|seats3=30|sc3=
|party4=Social Party of National Unity|votes4=1824570|seats4=25|sc4=
|party5=Colombian Conservative Party|votes5=1802894|seats5=21|sc5=
|party6=Green Alliance|votes6=880354|seats6=9|sc6=
|party7=Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation|votes7=576998|seats7=1|sc7=
|party8=Alternative Democratic Pole|votes8=438283|seats8=2|sc8=
|party9=Citizen Option|votes9=307478|seats9=2|sc9=
|party10=List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS)|colour10=#9F3A86|votes10=260712|seats10=2|sc10=
|party11=Colombia Justa Libres|votes11=191109|seats11=1|sc11=
|party12=AV–PDA|votes12=173706|seats12=0|sc12=
|party13= Partido Somos|votes13=159967|seats13=0|sc13=
|party14=Independent Social Alliance Movement|votes14=109258|seats14=0|sc14=
|party15=Alternative Santandereana Coalition (AV–PDA–ASI)|colour15=#1FA12E|votes15=70502|seats15=1|sc15=
|party16=List of Decency Coalition (UP–MAIS)|votes16=48318|seats16=0|sc16=
|party17=Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement|votes17=43776|seats17=1|sc17=
|party18=Patriotic Union|votes18=42114|seats18=0|sc18=
|party19=Common Alternative Revolutionary Force|votes19=33951|seats19=5|sc19=
|party20=AV–PDA–UP|votes20=17732|seats20=0|sc20=
|party21=Todos Somos Colombia|votes21=16271|seats21=0|sc21=
|party22=Indigenous Authorities of Colombia|votes22=11082|seats22=0|sc22=
|party23=ASI–AV–UP|votes23=4902|seats23=0|sc23=
|party24=Regional Integration Movement|votes24=3123|seats24=0|sc24=
|row25=Vice-presidential runner-up|seats25=1
|row26=Vacant{{efn|The Raizal seat was not filled.}}|seats26=1
|row27=Blank votes|votes27=815502
|invalid=2222411|invalidonly=y
|electorate=36025318
|embedded={{Election results|embed=y
|header1=Afro-Colombian seats
|party2=C.C. Ancestral De Comunidades Negras Playa Renaciente|colour2=#BDBDBD |votes2=32243|seats2=1|sc2=
|party3=Consejo Comunitario La Mamuncia|colour3=#808080|votes3=25428|seats3=1|sc3=
|party4=C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Plata Bahía Málaga|votes4=17477|seats4=0|sc4=
|party5=Consejo Comunitario Del Rio Yurumangui|votes5=14048|seats5=0|sc5=
|party6=C.C. De Comun. Negras Palenque Vda. Las Trescientas Y Mun. Galapa|votes6=13122|seats6=0|sc6=
|party7=Consejo Comunitario Mayor De Certegui|votes7=11340|seats7=0|sc7=
|party8=Consejo Comunitario De Alejandro Duran Diaz|votes8=8604|seats8=0|sc8=
|party9=Todos Somos Colombia|votes9=7578|seats9=0|sc9=
|party10=Corporación Poder Ciudadano|votes10=7048|seats10=0|sc10=
|party11=Consejo Comunitario Renacer Negro|votes11=6414|seats11=0|sc11=
|party12=Consejo Comunitario Bocas Del Atrato Y Leoncito|votes12=4219|seats12=0|sc12=
|party13=Consejo Comunitario Ma Kankamana De San Basilio De Palenque|votes13=4179|seats13=0|sc13=
|party14=C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Calle Larga Rio Dagua|votes14=3539|seats14=0|sc14=
|party15=C.C. De Los Corregimientos De San Antonio Y El Castillo|votes15=3437|seats15=0|sc15=
|party16=Consejo Comunitario Los Andes|votes16=3391|seats16=0|sc16=
|party17=C. C. De La Comun. Negra De Tierra Baja Mi Territorio Ancestral|votes17=3325|seats17=0|sc17=
|party18=Consejo Comunitario Veredas Unidas Un Bien Común|votes18=3201|seats18=0|sc18=
|party19=Consejo Comunitario Imbilpi Del Carmen|votes19=2711|seats19=0|sc19=
|party20=Consejo Comunitario De La Comunidad Negra De Limones|votes20=2618|seats20=0|sc20=
|party21=Consejo Comunitario Tablon Salado|votes21=2225|seats21=0|sc21=
|party22=Fund. Afrocolombiana Liberal De Desarrollo Social (Afrocodes)|votes22=2162|seats22=0|sc22=
|party23=Kusuto Magende Cokumalu De Luruaco|votes23=2136|seats23=0|sc23=
|party24=Consejo Comunitario De Las Baras|votes24=1989|seats24=0|sc24=
|party25=Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Obatala|votes25=1766|seats25=0|sc25=
|party26=Cuenca Del Rio Iscuande|votes26=1667|seats26=0|sc26=
|party27=Org. Social De Comunidades Negras "Nelson Mandela"|votes27=1619|seats27=0|sc27=
|party28=Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Santo Domingo|votes28=1505|seats28=0|sc28=
|party29=C.C. General Del Río Baudó Y Sus Afluentes "Acaba"|votes29=1428|seats29=0|sc29=
|row30=Blank votes|votes30=206635
|embedded={{Election results|embed=y
|header1=Indigenous seat
|party2=Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement|votes2=99182|seats2=1
|party3=Indigenous Authorities of Colombia|votes3=45358|seats3=0
|party4=ANICOL|votes4=4409|seats4=0
|party5=UAIZSACOR|votes5=4156|seats5=0
|party6=Taita Zipa Foundation|votes6=2610|seats6=0
|party7=Casiyouren Traditional Authority|votes7=1946|seats7=0
|row8=Blank votes|votes8=228488
|source=[https://www.datoselectorales.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MOE-Result.Cam2018.Partido-municipio.xlsx MOE], [https://www.datoselectorales.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MOE-Congresistas-electos-2018-con-votaci%C2%A2n.xlsx MOE]
}}}}}}
Notes
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References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/partido-liberal-la-estrategia-a-la-presidencia-del-2018/469670 The Liberal Party and the upcoming elections] {{in lang|es}}
{{Colombian elections}}