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1962 Colombian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 18 March 1962 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.[1] Under the National Front agreement, only the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party were allowed to contest the elections, with each party allocated 50% of the seats in both houses.[2] As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.[2]

Results

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Senate

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Party and factionVotes%Seats+/–
Colombian
Liberal
Party
Oficialistas1,076,15134.9637
Liberal Revolutionary Movement601,06319.5312
Others2,3760.080
Total1,679,59054.5749+9
Colombian
Conservative
Party
Unionistas797,34125.9131New
Doctrinarios491,73115.9816New
National Popular Alliance104,8293.412New
Others4,4500.140
Total1,398,35145.4349+9
Total3,077,941100.0098+18
Valid votes3,077,94199.93
Invalid/blank votes2,1140.07
Total votes3,080,055100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,338,86857.69
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Representatives

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Party and factionVotes%Seats+/–
Colombian
Liberal
Party
Oficialistas1,081,10335.0159+1
Liberal Revolutionary Movement601,92619.4933+15
Others2,5020.080
Total1,685,53154.5892+16
Colombian
Conservative
Party
Alzaospinnistas794,68825.7350+13
Doctrinarios487,73315.7936–2
National Popular Alliance115,5873.746New
Others4,7780.150
Total1,402,78645.4292+16
Total3,088,317100.00184+32
Valid votes3,088,31799.94
Invalid/blank votes1,8860.06
Total votes3,090,203100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,338,86857.88
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ a b Nohlen, p323