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Colombia 2002 Legislative Election

Chamber

Senate

Date of Election

March 10, 2002

Type of Electoral System

Proportional

Number of Seats Available

102

Length of Legislative Term
4 years
Number of Seats #
Percentage of Votes #
Liberal Party of Colombia (Partido Liberal Colombiano)
28
30.6%
Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)
13
10.0%
Coalition (Coalición)
6
6.3%
National Movement (Movimiento Nacional)
6
4.8%
Movimiento Equipo Colombia)
3
3.3%
Movimiento Integracion Popular)
4
3.0%
Always Colombia (Colombia Siempre)
2
2.9%
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)
2
2.5%
United Popular Movement (Movimiento Popular Unido)
2
2.0%
Movimiento Renovación Acción Laboral
2
1.7%
New Liberalism (Nuevo Liberalismo)
2
1.0%
Social and Political Front (Frente Social y Politico)
1
1.5%
Nueva Fuerza Democrático
1
1.4%
National People's Alliance (Alianza Nacional Popular)
1
1.4%
Movement Social Indigeneous Alliance (Movimiento Alianza Social Indigena'as)
1
1.2%
Partido Socialdemocrata Colombiano
1
1.2%
Progressive Force (Fuerza Progresista)
1
1.1%
Citizens' Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana)
1
1.0%
Civic Popular Convergence (Convergencia Popular Cívica)
1
1.0%
Unionist Movement (Movimiento Unionista)
1
0.9%
Independent Movement Absolute Renovation (Movimiento Independiente Renovación Absolut)
1
0.8%
National Progressive Movement (Movimiento Nacional Progresista)
1
0.9%
Alternat. de Ava. Soc
1
0.9%
Movimiento de Salvacion Nacional
1
0.9%
Movimiento dejen Jugar al Moreno
1
0.8%
Political Movement for Social Security (Movimiento Politico por la Seguridad Social)
1
0.8%
We are Colombia (Somos Colombia)
1
0.8%
Partido Vanguardia Moral y Social Vamos Colombia)
1
0.8%
Popular Will (Voluntad Popular)
1
0.7%
Movimiento Huela Ciudadana
1
0.7%
Colombia Community and Communal Political Movement (Movimiento Politico Comunal y Comunidad Colombiano)
1
0.7%
Yes Colombia (Si Colombia)
1
0.6%
Citizen's Movement (Movimiento Ciudadano)
1
0.6%
Partido Unidad Democrática)
1
0.6%
Front of Hope (Frente de Esperanza)
1
0.5%
Revolutionary Independent Workers' Movement (Movimiento Obrero Independiente Revolucionario)
1
0.5%
Independent Civic Movement (Movimiento Cívico Independiente)
1
0.5%
Democratic Progressivism (Progresismo Democrático)
1
0.5%
National Christian Party (Partido Nacional Cristiano)
1
0.5%
Political Citizens' Movement for Bocaya (Movimiento Politico Ciudadanos por Bocaya)
1
0.5%
Indigeneous Authorities of Colombia (Autoridades Indigenas de Colombia)
1
0.5%
Others
2
-


Chamber

Chamber of Representatives

Date of Election

March 10, 2002

Type of Electoral System

Proportional

Number of Seats Available

165

Length of Legislative Term
4 years
Number of Seats #
Percentage of Votes #
Liberal Party of Colombia (Partido Liberal Colombiano)
54
31.3%
Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)
21
11.0%
Coalition (Coalicion)
11
2.8%
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)
7
3.8%
Team Colombia (Equipo Colombia)
4
2.3%
Civic Popular Convergence (Convergencia Popular Cívica)
4
2.2%
Liberal Opening (Apertura Liberal)
5
2.0%
United Popular Movement (Movimiento Popular Unido)
2
1.5%
Movement of National Salvation (Movimiento de Salvación Nacional)
2
1.4%
Always Colombia (Colombia Siempre)
3
1.3%
Movement for Popular Participation (Movimiento de Participación Popular)
2
1.3%
Renovation Movement Labor Action (Moveimiento de Renovación Acción Laboral)
2
1.1%
Popular Will (Voluntad Popular)
2
1.1%
Progressive Force (Fuerza Progresista)
2
1.0%
Citizens' Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana)
2
1.0%
Social and Political Front (Frente Social y Politico)
2
0.8%
Democratic Progressivism (Progresismo Democrático)
2
0.8%
New Liberalism (Nuevo Liberalismo)
2
-
Popular Integration Movement (Movimiento Integración Popular)
2
-
Unionist Movement (Movimiento Unionista)
2
-
Huella Citizens' Movement (Movimiento Huella Ciudadana)
2
-
Colombia Community and Communal Political Movement (Movimiento Politico Comunal y Comunidad Colombiano)
2
-
Regional Integration Movement (Movimiento Integración Regional)
2
0.5%
National Movement (Movimiento Nacional)
1
1.1%
Alterning Road (Vía Alterna)
1
0.9%
Republican Movement (Movimiento Republiciano)
1
0.7%
Independent Conservatism (Conservatismo Independiente)
1
0.7%
National Democratic Reconstruction (Reconstrucción Democrática Nacional)
1
0.5%
Community Participation (Participacion Comunidad)
1
0.6%
Civic Purpose Colombia (Cívico Seriedad Colombia)
1
0.5%
National Christian Party (Partido Nacional Cristiano)
1
0.4%
New Democratic Force (Nueva Fuerza Democrática)
1
0.3%
National Progressive Movement (Movimiento Nacional Progresista)
1
0.3%
Moral and Social Vanguard Party Go Colombia (Partido Vanguardia Moral y Social Vamos Colombia)
1
-
Party Democratic Unity (Partido Unidad Democrática)
1
-
Indigeneous Authorities of Colombia (Autoridades Indigenas de Colombia)
1
-
Colombia Social-Democratic Party (Partido Socialdemócrata Colombiano)
1
-
Colombian People's Party (Partido Popular Colombiano)
1
-
Colombia Unite (Unete Colombia)
1
-
Others
1
-

# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections in Colombia). [Internet]. 22 April 2003.

Population Size
-
Registered Voters
24 000 636

Total Votes

10 188 929

Vote/Registered Voter

42.45%

Spoilt Ballots

18.6%

Source: Voter Turnout: Columbia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 1 December 2004.


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