| |
|
Colombia 1998 Presidential
Election
|
Date of Election
|
May
31, 1998 (First Round)
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes #
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Horacio
Serpa (PL - Liberal Party) |
3
634 823
|
34.59%
|
|
Andrés Pastrana (PSC - Social Conservative Party) |
3
607 945
|
34.34%
|
| Noemi
Sanin (SC - Yes Columbia) |
2
824 735
|
26.88%
|
| Harold
Bedoya (Force Colombia) |
191
981
|
1.83%
|
| Beatriz
Cuellar |
31
089
|
0.30%
|
| German
Rojas |
16
882
|
0.16%
|
| Jorge
Hernan Betancur |
14
605
|
0.14%
|
| Jesus
Antonio Lozano |
12
639
|
0.12%
|
| Jorge
Reinel Pulecio |
12
552
|
0.12%
|
| Guillermo
Aleman |
10
426
|
0.10%
|
| Efraín
Diaz |
10
155
|
0.10%
|
| Guillermo
Annetti |
9
831
|
0.09%
|
| Francisco
Cordoba |
7
643
|
0.07%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: Political Database of the Americas. (1999) Colombia:
Presidential Election 1998 First Round. [Internet]. Georgetown University
and the Organization of American States. 16 October 2001.
|
Date of Election
|
June
21, 1998 (Second Round)
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes ^
|
Percentage
of Votes^
|
| Andrés
Pastrana (PSC - Social Conservative Party) |
6
086 507
|
50.39%
|
| Horacio
Serpa (PL - Liberal Party) |
5
620 719
|
46.53%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
^ Source: Political Database of the Americas. (1999) Colombia:
Presidential Election 1998 Second Round. [Internet]. Georgetown University
and the Organization of American States. 16 October 2001.
| Population
Size |
36
453 120
|
| Registered
Voters |
20
857 801
|
|
Total Votes
|
12
310 107
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
59.0%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
1.3%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Colombia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 16 October 2001.
|
