2006 Colombian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on March 12, 2006 to elect members of the Senate and Chamber of Representatives .[ 1] Liberal Party and the Alternative Democratic Pole prior to the upcoming presidential elections in May.
Chamber of Representatives
Party Votes % Seats Colombian Liberal Party 1,639,593 18.51 35 Social Party of National Unity 1,434,919 16.20 30 Colombian Conservative Party 1,347,904 15.22 29 Radical Change 917,912 10.36 20 Alternative Democratic Pole 677,964 7.66 7 Citizens' Convergence 385,589 4.35 8 Wings – Team Colombia 366,766 4.14 8 Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 241,704 2.73 1 Liberal Opening Movement 222,033 2.51 5 Democratic Colombia Party 213,077 2.41 2 National Movement 172,476 1.95 2 United People's Movement 133,324 1.51 2 For the Country of Our Dreams 103,795 1.17 2 Regional Integration Movement 93,394 1.05 4 Centre Option Party 88,268 1.00 1 C4 82,673 0.93 0 New Huila and Liberalism 81,335 0.92 2 Social Action Party 53,217 0.60 1 Visionaries with Antanas Mockus 47,217 0.53 0 Let the Moreno Play Movement 37,239 0.42 0 Renovation Movement Labour Action 34,082 0.38 1 Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement 28,956 0.33 0 Living Colombia Movement 28,389 0.32 0 National Salvation Movement 27,531 0.31 1 Independent Social Alliance Movement 27,378 0.31 0 Republican Movement 22,513 0.25 0 People's Participation Movement 19,773 0.22 1 Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 17,632 0.20 0 Community Participation 12,480 0.14 0 Progressive National Movement 7,932 0.09 1 Colombia Unite 6,631 0.07 0 People's Will Movement 5,467 0.06 0 Independent Conservatism 4,604 0.05 0 National Democratic Reconstruction 3,428 0.04 0 Citizens' Footprint Movement 2,693 0.03 0 Colombian Social Democratic Party 1,686 0.02 0 We are Colombia 1,039 0.01 0 Yes Colombia 797 0.01 0 Independent Civic Movement 739 0.01 0 Colombia Always 441 0.00 0 New Liberalism 295 0.00 0 Democratic Unity Party 294 0.00 0 Democratic Progressivity 171 0.00 0 Citizens' Movement 132 0.00 0 National Popular Alliance 68 0.00 0 Progressive Force 40 0.00 0 Blank votes 260,579 2.94 – Total 8,856,169 100.00 163 Valid votes 8,856,169 83.05 Invalid votes 1,807,014 16.95 Total votes 10,663,183 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 26,593,271 40.10 Afro-Colombian seats Afro-Colombian Social Alliance 7,682 5.67 1 AFROUNINCCA 6,833 5.04 1 Black Roots 6,287 4.64 0 CORPOSINPAC 5,497 4.06 0 FUNDECON 5,385 3.98 0 ASOPRA 5,065 3.74 0 United Corporation for Afro Culture 4,829 3.57 0 Organisation of Afro-Colombian Women 4,465 3.30 0 APONURY 4,367 3.22 0 National Association of Afro-Colombian Students 4,333 3.20 0 National Cimarron Movement 4,205 3.10 0 ACIA 3,183 2.35 0 Tambor Yoruba Foundation 2,850 2.10 0 ANALDIC 2,281 1.68 0 Afro-Colombian Malcolm X 1,756 1.30 0 AFIN 1,729 1.28 0 DESPERTAR 1,640 1.21 0 CINDENT 1,592 1.18 0 Afro-Colombian Exchange of Experiences Association 1,526 1.13 0 FUNDECONA 1,483 1.09 0 FUNDAIN 1,334 0.98 0 Pacific Coexistence Organisation 1,255 0.93 0 Coagro Pacifico LTDA 1,111 0.82 0 CANOAS 936 0.69 0 ASOPACIFICO 920 0.68 0 CECPCC 828 0.61 0 APDDEC 781 0.58 0 Blank votes 51,298 37.87 – Total 135,451 100.00 2 Indigenous seat Alternative Democratic Pole 29,308 21.47 1 Independent Social Alliance Movement 18,956 13.89 0 Community Participation 8,637 6.33 0 Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 7,058 5.17 0 Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement 5,950 4.36 0 Colombia Unite 3,348 2.45 0 Blank votes 63,257 46.34 – Total 136,514 100.00 1 Source: Barrero et al .
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.
Party Votes % Seats Social Party of National Unity 1,591,775 17.30 20 Colombian Conservative Party 1,470,029 15.98 18 Colombian Liberal Party 1,436,657 15.62 18 Radical Change 1,211,457 13.17 15 Alternative Democratic Pole 875,451 9.52 10 Citizens' Convergence 566,823 6.16 7 Wings – Team Colombia 418,124 4.54 5 Democratic Colombia Party 272,524 2.96 3 Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 237,512 2.58 2 Living Colombia Movement 229,556 2.50 2 For the Country of Our Dreams 165,981 1.80 0 Let the Moreno Play Movement 136,636 1.49 0 C4 86,609 0.94 0 Visionaries with Antanas Mockus 71,843 0.78 0 Community Participation 54,356 0.59 0 Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement 37,545 0.41 0 Colombia Unite 15,568 0.17 0 Independent Conservatism 13,221 0.14 0 Progressive National Movement 8,794 0.10 0 National Democratic Reconstruction 7,751 0.08 0 Blank votes 291,864 3.17 – Total 9,200,076 100.00 100 Valid votes 9,200,076 85.24 Invalid votes 1,593,332 14.76 Total votes 10,793,408 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 26,595,171 40.58 Indigenous seats Independent Social Alliance Movement 43,903 27.02 1 Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 21,624 13.31 1 Blank votes 96,948 59.67 – Total 162,475 100.00 2 Source: RNEC
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
"Boletin de Prensa N° 010" (Press release) (in Spanish). Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 2006-07-14. Archived from the original (DOC ) on 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-02-09 .
See also
