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Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which also gives information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia.

Colombia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Congress' (Congreso) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) has 162 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. The Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) has 102 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation.

Colombia had a two-party system, in which it could be difficult for third parties to find success. Politicians from the two main parties tend to win elections when not confronted by strong challengers from their own party (in which cases their traditional opponents tend to win). Recent electoral inroads made by a number of independent candidates towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, such as the elections of Antanas Mockus and later Luis Eduardo Garzón as mayors of Bogotá, amid a climate of perceived generalized dissatisfaction with the country's political background, have tended to shows signs that past electoral trends may be weakening and the potential for diversity could be increasing.

Electoral fraud, bribery, and other scandals that occur at both municipal^[1] and national^[2] levels are part of Colombia's corruption problem.

Schedule

Election

Position	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Type	Presidential (May) Congress (March)	Local (October)	None	None	Presidential (May) Congress (March)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None			President and vice president
Congress	All seats	None			All seats
Local	None	All positions	None

Inauguration

Position	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Type	Presidential Congress	None	Local	None	Presidential Congress
President and vice president	7 August	None			August 7
Congress	20 July	None			July 20
Local	None		January 1	None

Latest elections

2014 Presidential election

Main article: Colombian presidential election, 2014

**Summary of the 25 May 2014 and 15 June 2014 Colombian presidential election results**
Candidates – Parties	First round		Second round
Candidates – Parties	Votes	%	Votes	%
Juan Manuel Santos – Social Party of National Unity (Partido de «la U»)	3,301,815	25.69	7,816,986	50.95
Óscar Iván Zuluaga - Democratic Center (Centro Democrático)	3,759,971	29.25	6,905,001	45.00
Marta Lucía Ramírez – Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)	1,995,698	15.52
Clara López Obregón – Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	1,958,414	15.23
Enrique Peñalosa - Colombian Green Party (Partido Verde Colombiano)	1,065,142	8.28
Total votes for candidates	12,081,040	94.01	14,721,526	95.96
Blank votes	770,610	5.99	619,396	4.03
Total valid votes	12,851,650	97.24	15,341,383	97.12
Null votes	311,758	2.35	403,405	2.55
Unmarked ballots	52,994	0.40	50,152	0.31
Turnout	13,216,402	40.07%	15,794,940	47.89%
Source: Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil, Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil

2014 Parliamentary election

Main article: Colombian parliamentary election, 2014

Summary of the 9 March 2014 Chamber of Representatives of Colombia election results
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Party of the U (Partido de la U)	2,297,786	16.05	39
Liberal Party (Partido Liberal)	2,022,093	14.13	37
Conservative Party (Partido Conservador)	1,884,706	13.17	27
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	1,108,502	7.74	16
Democratic Center (Centro Democrático)	1,355,358	9.47	12
Green Party (Partido Verde)	479,521	3.35	6
Civic Option (Opción Ciudadana)	467,728	3.26	6
Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	414,346	2.89	3
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta)	411,800	2.87	3
For a Better Huila (Por un Huila Mejor)	73,573	0.51	1
Others	375,587	2.6	0
Unseated			13

Total party votes	10,891,000	76.10	163

Blank votes	824,956	5.76
Total valid votes	11,715,956	81.87
Afro-Colombian Parties
Ebony Foundation of Colombia (Fundacion Ebano de Colombia)	58,965	0.41	1
Inclusion and Opportunities Movement (Movimiento de Inclusión y Oportunidades)	19,987	0.13	1
Others	73,346	0.57	0

Total party votes (Afro-Colombian)	159 523	1.11	2

Blank votes (Afro-Colombian)	77,538	0.54
Total valid votes (Afro-Colombian)	237,061	1.65
Indigenous Parties
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia)	28,360	0.19	1
Others	50,839	0.36	0

Total party votes (Indigenous)	79,199	0.55	1

Blank votes (Indigenous)	37,501	0.26
Total valid votes (Indigenous)	116,700	0.81
Grand total party votes	11,129,722	77.76	166
Grand total blank votes	939,995	6.56
Grand total valid votes	12,069,717	84.33
Grand total null votes	1,750,071	12.23
Grand total unmarked ballots	489,853	3.42
Turnout	14,309,641	43.57
Register voters	32,835,856
Sources: ^[3]

Summary of the 9 March 2014 Senate of Colombia election results
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Party of the U (Partido de la U)	2,230,208	15.58	21
Democratic Center (Centro Democrático)	2,045,564	14.29	20
Conservative Party (Partido Conservador)	1,944,284	13.58	18
Liberal Party (Partido Liberal)	1,748,789	12.22	17
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	996,872	6.96	9
Green Party (Partido Verde)	564,663	3.94	5
Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	541,145	3.78	5
Civic Option (Opción Ciudadana)	527,124	3.68	5
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta)	326,943	2.28	0

Total party votes	10,925,592	76.34	100

Blank votes	746,659	5.21
Total valid votes	11,672,251	81.56
Indigenous Parties
Indigenous and Alternative Social Movement (Movimiento Alternativo Indigena y Social)	45,964	0.32	1
Indigenous Social Alliance (Alianza Social Independiente)	34,293	0.23	1
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia)	30,132	0.21	0
Others	60,829	0.39	0

Total party votes (Indigenous)	171,218	1.19	2

Blank votes (Indigenous)	138,716	0.96
Total valid votes (Indigenous)	309,934	2.16
Grand total party votes	11,096,810	77.53	102
Grand total blank votes	885,375	6.17
Grand total valid votes	11,982,185	83.72
Grand total null votes	1,485,567	10.38
Grand total unmarked ballots	842,615	5.88
Turnout	14,310,367	43.58
Register voters	32,835,856
Sources: ^[4]

Past elections

Elections in Colombia

Presidential elections	1821 1825 1830 1832 1833 1837 1841 1845 1849 1853 1857 1860 (1863) 1864 1866 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 (1886) 1892 1898 1904 (1909) (1910) 1914 1918 1922 1926 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1949 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Legislative elections	1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 (Mar) 1990 (Dec) 1991 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Regional elections	1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Referendums	1957 1990 (Mar) 1990 (May) 1990 (Dec) 1997 2003 2016

References

↑ "Investigan a 17 alcaldes por mal uso de recursos para invierno". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
↑ "Colombia President's Aide Linked to Drug Money". New York Times. 27 July 1995.
↑ "2014 Parliamentary Election of Colombia". National Civil Registry. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
↑ "2014 Parliamentary Election of Colombia". National Civil Registry. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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Political parties in Colombia

Chamber of Representatives	Colombian Liberal Party (39) Social Party of National Unity (37) Colombian Conservative Party (28) Democratic Center (19) Radical Change (16) Green Party (6) National Integration Party (6) Alternative Democratic Pole (3) Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (3) 100% Colombia (3) Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (2) FUNECO (2) Indigenous Social Alliance Movement (1) For a Greater Huila (1)

Senate	Democratic Center (20) Social Party of National Unity (20) Colombian Conservative Party (18) Colombian Liberal Party (17) Radical Change (9) Green Party (5) Alternative Democratic Pole (5) National Integration Party (5) Indigenous and Alternative Social Movement (1) Indigenous Social Alliance Movement (1)

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