Colombian parliamentary election, 1949

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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 5 June 1949 to elect the Chamber of Representatives.^[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 69 of the 132 seats.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	937,600	53.5	69	–4
Conservative Party	806,759	46.1	63	+5
Social Democratic Party	6,747	0.4	0	0
Other parties	698	0.0	0	–
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	1,751,804	100	132	+1
Registered voters/turnout	2,773,804		–	–
Source: Nohlen

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
↑ Nohlen, p339

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