Colombian parliamentary election, 1964

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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 15 March 1964 to elect the Chamber of Representatives.[1] Under the National Front agreement, only the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party were able to contest the elections, with 50% of the seats in both houses allocated to each party.[2] As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.[2]

Results

Party Faction Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal PartyFrentenacionalistas738,43732.8590
Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft)284,95212.623
Liberal Revolutionary Movement (hard)96,8954.38
National Popular Alliance16,4950.71New
Liberal Independent Movement7,1290.31New
Others14,0900.60
Total1,157,99851.4920
Conservative PartyFrentenacionalistas794,00035.265–21
National Popular Alliance293,18313.026+20
Others8,2820.41+1
Total1,095,46548.6920
Invalid/blank votes7,727
Total2,261,1901001840
Registered voters/turnout6,135,62836.9
Source: Nohlen

References

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