2006 Colombian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on March 12, 2006 to elect members of the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.{{Cite web |title=IPU PARLINE database: COLOMBIA (Senado de la República) ELECTIONS IN 2006 |url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2068_06.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920062254/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2068_06.htm |archive-date=20 September 2023 |access-date=8 August 2024 |website=INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION}} Presidential primaries were also held for the Liberal Party and the Alternative Democratic Pole prior to the upcoming presidential elections in May.
Chamber of Representatives
{{Election results
|party1=Colombian Liberal Party|votes1=1639593|seats1=35
|party2=Social Party of National Unity|votes2=1434919|seats2=30
|party3=Colombian Conservative Party|votes3=1347904|seats3=29
|party4=Radical Change|votes4=917912|seats4=20
|party5=Alternative Democratic Pole|votes5=677964|seats5=7
|party6=Citizens' Convergence|votes6=385589|seats6=8
|party7=Wings – Team Colombia|votes7=366766|seats7=8
|party8=Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation|votes8=241704|seats8=1
|party9=Liberal Opening Movement|votes9=222033|seats9=5
|party10=Democratic Colombia Party|votes10=213077|seats10=2
|party11=National Movement |votes11=172476|seats11=2
|party12=United People's Movement |votes12=133324|seats12=2
|party13=For the Country of Our Dreams|votes13=103795|seats13=2
|party14=Regional Integration Movement|votes14=93394|seats14=4
|party15=Centre Option Party|votes15=88268|seats15=1
|party16=C4|votes16=82673|seats16=0
|party17=New Huila and Liberalism|votes17=81335|seats17=2
|party18=Social Action Party|votes18=53217|seats18=1
|party19=Visionaries with Antanas Mockus|votes19=47217|seats19=0
|party20=Let the Moreno Play Movement|votes20=37239|seats20=0
|party21=Renovation Movement Labour Action|votes21=34082|seats21=1
|party22=Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement|votes22=28956|seats22=0
|party23=Living Colombia Movement|votes23=28389|seats23=0
|party24=National Salvation Movement|votes24=27531|seats24=1
|party25=Independent Social Alliance Movement|votes25=27378|seats25=0
|party26=Republican Movement|votes26=22513|seats26=0
|party27=People's Participation Movement|votes27=19773|seats27=1
|party28=Indigenous Authorities of Colombia|votes28=17632|seats28=0
|party29=Community Participation|votes29=12480|seats29=0
|party30=Progressive National Movement|votes30=7932|seats30=1
|party31=Colombia Unite|votes31=6631|seats31=0
|party32=People's Will Movement|votes32=5467|seats32=0
|party33=Independent Conservatism|votes33=4604|seats33=0
|party34=National Democratic Reconstruction|votes34=3428|seats34=0
|party35=Citizens' Footprint Movement|votes35=2693|seats35=0
|party36=Colombian Social Democratic Party|votes36=1686|seats36=0
|party37=We are Colombia|votes37=1039|seats37=0
|party38=Yes Colombia|votes38=797|seats38=0
|party39=Independent Civic Movement|votes39=739|seats39=0
|party40=Colombia Always|votes40=441|seats40=0
|party41=New Liberalism|votes41=295|seats41=0
|party42=Democratic Unity Party|votes42=294|seats42=0
|party43=Democratic Progressivity|votes43=171|seats43=0
|party44=Citizens' Movement|votes44=132|seats44=0
|party45=National Popular Alliance|votes45=68|seats45=0
|party46=Progressive Force|votes46=40|seats46=0
|row47=Blank votes|votes47=260579
|invalid=1807014|invalidonly=y
|electorate=26593271
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|header1=Afro-Colombian seats
|party2=Afro-Colombian Social Alliance|votes2=7682|seats2=1
|party3=AFROUNINCCA|votes3=6833|seats3=1
|party4=Black Roots|votes4=6287|seats4=0
|party5=CORPOSINPAC|votes5=5497|seats5=0
|party6=FUNDECON|votes6=5385|seats6=0
|party7=ASOPRA|votes7=5065|seats7=0
|party8=United Corporation for Afro Culture|votes8=4829|seats8=0
|party9=Organisation of Afro-Colombian Women|votes9=4465|seats9=0
|party10=APONURY|votes10=4367|seats10=0
|party11=National Association of Afro-Colombian Students|votes11=4333|seats11=0
|party12=National Cimarron Movement|votes12=4205|seats12=0
|party13=ACIA|votes13=3183|seats13=0
|party14=Tambor Yoruba Foundation|votes14=2850|seats14=0
|party15=ANALDIC|votes15=2281|seats15=0
|party16=Afro-Colombian Malcolm X|votes16=1756|seats16=0
|party17=AFIN|votes17=1729|seats17=0
|party18=DESPERTAR|votes18=1640|seats18=0
|party19=CINDENT|votes19=1592|seats19=0
|party20=Afro-Colombian Exchange of Experiences Association|votes20=1526|seats20=0
|party21=FUNDECONA|votes21=1483|seats21=0
|party22=FUNDAIN|votes22=1334|seats22=0
|party23=Pacific Coexistence Organisation|votes23=1255|seats23=0
|party24=Coagro Pacifico LTDA|votes24=1111|seats24=0
|party25=CANOAS|votes25=936|seats25=0
|party26=ASOPACIFICO|votes26=920|seats26=0
|party27=CECPCC|votes27=828|seats27=0
|party28=APDDEC|votes28=781|seats28=0
|row29=Blank votes|votes29=51298
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|header1=Indigenous seat
|party2=Alternative Democratic Pole||votes2=29308|seats2=1
|party3=Independent Social Alliance Movement|votes3=18956|seats3=0
|party4=Community Participation|votes4=8637|seats4=0
|party5=Indigenous Authorities of Colombia|votes5=7058|seats5=0
|party6=Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement|votes6=5950|seats6=0
|party7=Colombia Unite|votes7=3348|seats7=0
|row8=Blank votes|votes8=63257
|source=[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344365833_Elecciones_presidenciales_y_de_Congreso_de_la_Republica_1958-2018_las_elecciones_de_todos_los_colombianos Barrero et al.]
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Senate
In the two-seat indigenous constituency, more blank votes were cast than votes for parties, resulting in a re-run being required. This took place with the same parties (AICO and ASI) but difference candidates.
{{Election results
|party1=Social Party of National Unity|votes1=1591775|seats1=20|sc1=
|party2=Colombian Conservative Party|votes2=1470029|seats2=18|sc2=
|party3=Colombian Liberal Party|votes3=1436657|seats3=18|sc3=
|party4=Radical Change|votes4=1211457|seats4=15|sc4=
|party5=Alternative Democratic Pole|votes5=875451|seats5=10|sc5=
|party6=Citizens' Convergence|votes6=566823|seats6=7|sc6=
|party7=Wings – Team Colombia|votes7=418124|seats7=5|sc7=
|party8=Democratic Colombia Party|votes8=272524|seats8=3|sc8=
|party9=Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation|votes9=237512|seats9=2|sc9=
|party10=Living Colombia Movement|votes10=229556|seats10=2|sc10=
|party11=For the Country of Our Dreams|votes11=165981|seats11=0|sc11=
|party12=Let the Moreno Play Movement|votes12=136636|seats12=0|sc12=
|party13=C4|votes13=86609|seats13=0|sc13=
|party14=Visionaries with Antanas Mockus|votes14=71843|seats14=0|sc14=
|party15=Community Participation|votes15=54356|seats15=0|sc15=
|party17=Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement|votes17=37545|seats17=0|sc17=
|party19=Colombia Unite|votes19=15568|seats19=0|sc19=
|party20=Independent Conservatism|votes20=13221|seats20=0|sc20=
|party21=Progressive National Movement|votes21=8794|seats21=0|sc21=
|party22=National Democratic Reconstruction|votes22=7751|seats22=0|sc22=
|row23=Blank votes|votes23=291864
|invalid=1593332|invalidonly=y
|electorate=26595171
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|header1=Indigenous seats
|party2=Independent Social Alliance Movement|votes2=43903|seats2=1|sc2=
|party3=Indigenous Authorities of Colombia|votes3=21624|seats3=1|sc3=
|row4=Blank votes|votes4=96948
|valid=9200076
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070728154250/http://www.registraduria.gov.co/reselec2006/0312/index.htm RNEC]
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Senate Members
- Of the 102 elected congressman and women that took office on July 20, 2006. 52 were re-elected, 25 had previously served in the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia in the 2002–2006 term, 3 returned to the senate after a few years of absence and 22 were elected to congress for the first time.
References
{{cite press release
|title=Boletin de Prensa N° 010
|publisher=Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil
|date=2006-07-14
|url=http://www.registraduria.gov.co/elec2006/congreso/congreso_2006.doc
|format=DOC
|language=es
|access-date=2007-02-09
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070728155437/http://www.registraduria.gov.co/elec2006/congreso/congreso_2006.doc
|archive-date=2007-07-28
|url-status=dead
}}