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Colombia 1986 Presidential
Election
|
Date of Election
|
May
25, 1986
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes #
|
Percentage
of Votes ^
|
| Virgilio
Barco Vargas (PL - Liberal Party) |
4
214 510
|
58%
|
| Álvaro
Gómez Hurtado (PC - Conservative Party) |
2
588 050
|
36%
|
| Jaime
Pardo Leal (UP - Patriotic Union) |
328
752
|
-
|
| Others |
90
506
|
-
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1987, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1987.
# Source: Political Database of the Americas (1999) Colombia:
Presidential Elections 1826-1990. [Internet]. Georgetown University
and the Organization of American States. 16 October 2001.
^ Source: Newspaper Archive.
| Population
Size |
30
024 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
15
839 754
|
|
Total Votes
|
7
229 937
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
45.6%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.7%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Colombia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 16 October 2001.
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