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Colombia 1986 Legislative Election

Chamber

Senate

Date of Election

March 9, 1986

Type of Electoral System

Proportional

Number of Seats Available

114

Length of Legislative Term
4 years
Number of Seats
Percentage of Votes #
Liberal Party (PL)
60
58%
Conservative Party (PC)
45
36%
New Liberalism (NL)
8
-
Patriotic Union (UP)
1
-


Chamber

Chamber of Representatives

Date of Election

March 9, 1986

Type of Electoral System

Proportional

Number of Seats Available

199

Length of Legislative Term
4 years
Number of Seats
Percentage of Votes ##
Liberal Party (PL)
100
47.80%
Conservative Party (PC)
82
37.15%
Patriotic Union (UP)
10
1.99%
New Liberalism (NL)
7
6.62%

Source: Political Handbook of the World 1986, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1986.
# Source: Newspaper Archive.
## Source: Political Database of the Americas (1999) Colombia: Legislative Elections 1931-1990. [Internet]. Georgetown University and the Organization of American States. 15 October 2001.

Population Size
30 024 000
Registered Voters
15 839 754

Total Votes

6 909 838

Vote/Registered Voter

43.6%

Spoilt Ballots

0.4%

Source: Voter Turnout: Colombia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 16 October 2001.


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