1958 Colombian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 16 March 1958 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.[1] They were the first elections held under the National Front agreement,[2] which only allowed the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party to contest the elections, and allocated 50% of the seats in both houses to each party.[3] As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.[3]

Results

Senate

Party and faction				Votes	%	Seats
	Colombian Liberal Party			2,105,171	57.67	40
	Colombian Conservative Party		Laureanistas	1,545,262	42.33	28
			Ospinistas			10
			Independientes			2
		Total		1,545,262	42.33	40
Total				3,650,433	100.00	80
Valid votes				3,650,433	99.86
Invalid/blank votes				5,041	0.14
Total votes				3,655,474	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				5,365,191	68.13
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Representatives

Party and faction				Votes	%	Seats
	Colombian Liberal Party			2,132,741	57.81	74
	Colombian Conservative Party		Doctrinarios	925,856	25.10	49
			Unionistas	446,894	12.11	19
			Alzatistas	150,155	4.07	6
			Others	33,368	0.90	0
		Total		1,556,273	42.19	74
Total				3,689,014	100.00	148
Valid votes				3,689,014	99.87
Invalid/blank votes				4,925	0.13
Total votes				3,693,939	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				5,365,191	68.85
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p306
3. Nohlen, p323