Colombian parliamentary election, 1998

Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 8 March 1998 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.^[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 84 of the 161 seats in the Chamber and 48 of the 102 seats in the Senate.

Results

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	3,897,373	47.4	48	–8
Conservative Party	1,000,032	12.2	15	–5
Conservative National Movement	442,767	5.4	7	+6
Liberal Oxygen Movement	158,184	1.9	2	–
Civic Defence Movement	127,248	1.5	2	–
National Popular Alliance	111,531	1.4	1	0
Progressive National Movement	108,607	1.3	2	+1
Citizens' Movement	107,680	1.3	1	–
Civic People's Convergence	104,836	1.3	1	–
New Democratic Force	100,643	1.2	1	–
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement	95,523	1.2	1	+1
National Democratic Reconstruction	83,715	1.0	1	–
National Salvation Movement	82,687	1.0	1	–1
Bolivarian Movement for the New Colombia	70,581	0.9	1	–
Vamos Colombia	65,824	0.8	1	–
Christian Union Movement	53,753	0.7	0	–1
Movement '98	46,648	0.6	1	–
C4	44,859	0.5	1	+1
Force Colombia	44,587	0.5	0	–
Education and Social Change	44,347	0.5	1	–
Independent Conservatism	43,908	0.5	1	0
Front of Hope	41,608	0.5	1	–
Colombia My Country	40,661	0.5	1	–
Citizens' Participation Movement	39,276	0.5	0	–
Laicists for Colombia	38,412	0.5	1	0
Humbertista Movement	37,782	0.5	0	–
Independent Liberal Restoration Movement	36,194	0.4	0	–1
Political Attitudes Renovation Movement	36,194	0.4	0	–
Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement	35,856	0.4	0	–
The Collective Movement	32,459	0.4	0	–
Solidarity Option Movement	30,952	0.4	0	–
National Civic Concentration	25,967	0.3	0	0
Independent Civic Movement	25,387	0.3	0	–1
Progressive Force	23,961	0.3	0	0
Communist Party	23,613	0.3	0	–1
Democratic Renovation Movement	20,888	0.3	0	0
National Reserves' Alliance	20,512	0.2	0	–
Women 2000	19,791	0.2	0	–
Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement	19,510	0.2	0	–
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	18,224	0.2	0	–1
Hands Together Movement	17,797	0.2	0	–
Colombian Collective Mission Movement	17,677	0.2	0	–
Colombian Indigenous Movement	17,381	0.2	0	–1
Metropolitan Unitary Movement	16,363	0.2	0	–1
Citizens' Convergence	15,312	0.2	0	–
Palenque Black Communities	13,797	0.2	0	–
Socialist Renovation Current	13,254	0.2	0	–
19th of April Movement	13,166	0.2	0	0
Citizens in Training Movement	12,845	0.2	0	–
For Recreation and Sport	8,965	0.1	0	–
New Colombia Movement	8,707	0.1	0	–1
Democratic Integration Movement	8,472	0.1	0	–
National Integration Movement	7,737	0.1	0	–
Serious Civic Movement for Colombia	7,276	0.1	0	–
Ecological Civic Party	3,915	0.0	0	–
Colombian Agricultural Movement	3,381	0.0	0	–
People's Participation Movement	3,241	0.0	0	–
Ecological Orientation Movement	1,642	0.0	0	–
Colombian People's Party	22,508	0.2	1	–
Others			2	–
Coalitions	609,973	7.7	7	+5
Invalid/blank votes	1,140,398	–	–	–
Total	9,366,387	100	102	0
Registered voters/turnout	20,729,473	45.2	–	–
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	4,022,739	50.0	84	–4
Conservative Party	1,212,419	15.0	28	–12
New Democratic Force	140,810	1.8	2	+2
Independent Conservatism	116,221	1.4	2	+1
Progressive Force	110,648	1.4	4	0
Civic People's Convergence	109,573	1.4	2	–
Citizens' Movement	90,927	1.1	1	–
Serious Civic Movement for Colombia	80,528	1.0	1	–
New Colombia Movement	73,348	0.9	1	–1
Regional Integration Movement	65,507	0.8	2	+1
Democratic Alternative Movement	64,695	0.8	1	+1
Laicists for Colombia	54,177	0.7	0	0
National Salvation Movement	53,074	0.7	1	0
Force Colombia	46,370	0.6	0	–
Colombian People's Party	44,322	0.6	0	–
Metropolitan Unitary Movement	44,258	0.6	0	–
Colombia My Country	43,673	0.5	0	–
People's Participation Movement	41,059	0.5	1	–
Liberal Oxygen Movement	39,706	0.5	0	–
Liberal Opening Movement	39,194	0.5	1	–
Front of Hope	34,829	0.4	1	–
Vamos Colombia	33,598	0.4	0	–
Democratic Renovation Movement	32,499	0.4	0	0
Humbertista Movement	30,641	0.4	1	–
Socialist Renovation Current	29,265	0.4	0	–
Political Attitudes Renovation Movement	28,279	0.4	0	–
Independent Civic Movement	26,674	0.3	1	+1
Citizens' Participation Movement	23,749	0.3	0	–
Arena Movement	21,043	0.3	0	–
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement	21,294	0.3	2	+1
C4	20,930	0.3	0	0
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	20,377	0.3	0	0
Democratic Integration Movement	19,084	0.2	0	–
For Recreation and Sport	18,565	0.2	0	–
National Civic Concentration	18,046	0.2	0	0
Bolivarian Movement for the New Colombia	16,474	0.2	0	–
Civic Defence Movement	14,628	0.2	0	–
Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement	14,019	0.2	0	–
Education and Social Change	13,342	0.2	0	–
National Movement of Pensioners	12,933	0.2	0	–
People's Civic Independent Front	10,923	0.1	0	–
19th of April Movement	10,722	0.1	0	–1
Movement '98	8,840	0.1	0	–
Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement	8,755	0.1	0	–
Colombian Indigenous Movement	7,930	0.1	0	0
The Collective Movement	7,582	0.1	0	–
Ecological Civic Party	7,431	0.1	0	–
National Movement of Black Communities	7,402	0.1	0	–1
Citizens in Training Movement	7,093	0.1	0	–
Colombian Collective Mission Movement	5,294	0.1	0	–
National Democratic Reconstruction	4,278	0.0	0	–
Women 2000	3,404	0.0	0	–
Solidarity Option Movement	3,271	0.0	0	–
Colombian Agricultural Movement	1,503	0.0	0	–
Citizens' Convergence	1,205	0.0	0	–
Hands Together Movement	955	0.0	0	–
Ecological Orientation Movement	858	0.0	0	–
Communist Party	484	0.0	0	0
Conservative National Movement	178,261	2.2	4	–2
Others			5	–
Coalitions	825,166	10.3	16	+15
Invalid/blank votes	991,166	–	–	–
Total	9,036,040	100	161	–2
Registered voters/turnout	20,729,473	43.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p306 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3