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Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which provides information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia.

Colombia elects on national level a head of state — the president — and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Congress' (Congreso) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) has 162 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. The Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) has 102 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation.

Colombia used to have a two-party system, in which it could be difficult for third parties to find success. Politicians from the two main parties tended to win elections when not confronted by strong challengers from their own party (in which cases their traditional opponents tend to win).

Since the implementation of the 1991 constitution however, there has been a proliferation of 3rd parties which have won most recent elections.

Electoral fraud, bribery, and other scandals that occur at both municipal[1] and national[2] levels are part of Colombia's corruption problem.

## Schedule

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### Election

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Position | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022

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Type  | Presidential (May)
Congress (March) | Local (October) | None | None | Presidential (May)
Congress (March)
President and
vice president  | President and vice president | None | President and vice president
Congress  | All seats | None | All seats
Local  | None | All positions | None

### Inauguration

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Position | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022

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Type  | Presidential
Congress | None | Local | None | Presidential
Congress

President and
vice president  | 7 August | None | August 7
Congress  | 20 July | None | July 20
Local  | None | January 1 | None

## Latest elections

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### 2022 Presidential election

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Main article: 2022 Colombian presidential election

### 2018 Presidential election

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Main article: 2018 Colombian presidential election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic Center |  | Iván Duque | 4,044,509 | 67.76%
| Independent  |  | Marta Lucía Ramírez | 1,538,882  | 25.78%
| La Patria de Pie  |  | Alejandro Ordóñez  | 385,110  | 6.45%
Source: Semana

Duque won the nomination, and following his victory, he selected the runner-up, Ramírez, to be the alliance's vice presidential nominee.[3]

### 2018 Parliamentary election

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Main article: 2018 Colombian parliamentary election

#### House of Representatives

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Party| Votes| %| Seats
| Colombian Liberal Party| 2,447,298| 16.53| 35
| Democratic Center| 2,380,290| 16.08| 32
| Radical Change| 2,141,108| 14.47| 30
| Social Party of National Unity| 1,824,570| 12.33| 25
| Colombian Conservative Party| 1,802,894| 12.18| 21
| Green Alliance| 880,354| 5.95| 9
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation| 576,998| 3.90| 1
| Alternative Democratic Pole| 438,283| 2.96| 2
| Citizen Option| 307,478| 2.08| 2
| List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS)| 260,712| 1.76| 2
| Colombia Justa Libres| 191,109| 1.29| 1
| AV–PDA| 173,706| 1.17| 0
|  Partido Somos| 159,967| 1.08| 0
| Independent Social Alliance Movement| 109,258| 0.74| 0
| Alternative Santandereana Coalition (AV–PDA–ASI)| 70,502| 0.48| 1
| List of Decency Coalition (UP–MAIS)| 48,318| 0.33| 0
| Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement| 43,776| 0.30| 1
| Patriotic Union| 42,114| 0.28| 0
| Common Alternative Revolutionary Force| 33,951| 0.23| 5
| AV–PDA–UP| 17,732| 0.12| 0
| Todos Somos Colombia| 16,271| 0.11| 0
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia| 11,082| 0.07| 0
| ASI–AV–UP| 4,902| 0.03| 0
| Regional Integration Movement| 3,123| 0.02| 0
Vice-presidential runner-up| | 1
Vacant[a]| | 1
Blank votes| 815,502| 5.51| –
Total| 14,801,298| 100.00| 169
Valid votes| 14,801,298| 86.95|
Invalid votes| 2,222,411| 13.05|
Total votes| 17,023,709| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 36,025,318| 47.25|
Afro-Colombian seats
| C.C. Ancestral De Comunidades Negras Playa Renaciente| 32,243| 8.12| 1
| Consejo Comunitario La Mamuncia| 25,428| 6.40| 1
| C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Plata Bahía Málaga| 17,477| 4.40| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Del Rio Yurumangui| 14,048| 3.54| 0
| C.C. De Comun. Negras Palenque Vda. Las Trescientas Y Mun. Galapa| 13,122| 3.30| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Mayor De Certegui| 11,340| 2.86| 0
| Consejo Comunitario De Alejandro Duran Diaz| 8,604| 2.17| 0
| Todos Somos Colombia| 7,578| 1.91| 0
| Corporación Poder Ciudadano| 7,048| 1.78| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Renacer Negro| 6,414| 1.62| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Bocas Del Atrato Y Leoncito| 4,219| 1.06| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Ma Kankamana De San Basilio De Palenque| 4,179| 1.05| 0
| C.C. De La Comunidad Negra De La Calle Larga Rio Dagua| 3,539| 0.89| 0
| C.C. De Los Corregimientos De San Antonio Y El Castillo| 3,437| 0.87| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Los Andes| 3,391| 0.85| 0
| C. C. De La Comun. Negra De Tierra Baja Mi Territorio Ancestral| 3,325| 0.84| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Veredas Unidas Un Bien Común| 3,201| 0.81| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Imbilpi Del Carmen| 2,711| 0.68| 0
| Consejo Comunitario De La Comunidad Negra De Limones| 2,618| 0.66| 0
| Consejo Comunitario Tablon Salado| 2,225| 0.56| 0
| Fund. Afrocolombiana Liberal De Desarrollo Social (Afrocodes)| 2,162| 0.54| 0
| Kusuto Magende Cokumalu De Luruaco| 2,136| 0.54| 0
| Consejo Comunitario De Las Baras| 1,989| 0.50| 0
| Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Obatala| 1,766| 0.44| 0
| Cuenca Del Rio Iscuande| 1,667| 0.42| 0
| Org. Social De Comunidades Negras "Nelson Mandela"| 1,619| 0.41| 0
| Consejo Comunitario De Comunidades Negras Santo Domingo| 1,505| 0.38| 0
| C.C. General Del Río Baudó Y Sus Afluentes "Acaba"| 1,428| 0.36| 0
Blank votes| 206,635| 52.04| –
Total| 397,054| 100.00| 2
Indigenous seat
| Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement| 99,182| 25.68| 1
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia| 45,358| 11.75| 0
| ANICOL| 4,409| 1.14| 0
| UAIZSACOR| 4,156| 1.08| 0
| Taita Zipa Foundation| 2,610| 0.68| 0
| Casiyouren Traditional Authority| 1,946| 0.50| 0
Blank votes| 228,488| 59.17| –
Total| 386,149| 100.00| 1
Source: MOE, MOE

#### Senate

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Party| Votes| %| Seats
| Democratic Center| 2,501,995| 16.39| 19
| Radical Change| 2,142,040| 14.03| 16
| Colombian Conservative Party| 1,931,140| 12.65| 14
| Colombian Liberal Party| 1,886,895| 12.36| 14
| Social Party of National Unity| 1,844,847| 12.08| 14
| Green Alliance| 1,308,208| 8.57| 9
| Alternative Democratic Pole| 722,987| 4.74| 5
| List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS)| 519,262| 3.40| 3
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation| 495,506| 3.25| 3
| Colombia Justa Libres| 463,521| 3.04| 3
| Citizen Option| 346,398| 2.27| 0
|  Partido Somos| 102,969| 0.67| 0
| Todos Somos Colombia| 57,465| 0.38| 0
| Common Alternative Revolutionary Force| 55,400| 0.36| 5
| Union for Fortaleza| 34,275| 0.22| 0
| Si Se Puede| 13,196| 0.09| 0
Presidential election runner-up| | 1
Blank votes| 841,212| 5.51| –
Total| 15,267,316| 100.00| 106
Valid votes| 15,267,316| 88.31|
Invalid votes| 2,021,188| 11.69|
Total votes| 17,288,504| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 36,025,318| 47.99|
Indigenous seats
| Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement| 74,023| 14.63| 1
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia| 38,633| 7.64| 1
| Independent Social Alliance Movement| 23,372| 4.62| 0
| Political Sovereignty Movement| 15,927| 3.15| 0
| Casiyouren Traditional Authority| 4,961| 0.98| 0
| Ethnic Renovation of Colombia| 4,567| 0.90| 0
| Indigenous Environmental Movement| 2,254| 0.45| 0
Blank votes| 342,080| 67.63| –
Total| 505,817| 100.00| 2
Source: El Mundo, MOE

## See also

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* Corruption in Colombia
* Electoral calendar
* Electoral system
* Government of Colombia

## Notes

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1. ^ The Raizal seat was not filled.

## References

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1. ^ "Investigan a 17 alcaldes por mal uso de recursos para invierno". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
2. ^ "Colombia President's Aide Linked to Drug Money". New York Times. 27 July 1995.
3. ^ "2018 Colombian elections: A test for peace?" (PDF). European Parliamentary Research Service. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

## External links

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* Adam Carr's Election Archive
* Calendario Elecciones 2006 (Registraduría General de la Nación)
* Democracia a distancia: Elecciones 2006 (Portalcol.com)
* Votebien.com

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