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1982 Colombian presidential election

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1982 Colombian presidential election

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Nominee Belisario Betancur Alfonso López Michelsen
Party Conservative Liberal
Home state Antioquia Bogotá
Popular vote 3,189,278 2,797,627
Percentage 46.75% 41.01%

Winner by department

President before election

Julio César Turbay Ayala
Liberal

Elected President

Belisario Betancur
Conservative

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 30 May 1982.[1] The result was a victory for Belisario Betancur of the Conservative PartyNational Movement, who received 46.8% of the vote.[2]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Belisario BetancurColombian Conservative PartyNational Movement3,189,27846.75
Alfonso López MichelsenColombian Liberal Party2,797,62741.01
Luis Carlos GalánNew Liberalism745,73810.93
Gerardo MolinaDemocratic Front82,8581.21
Florentino Porras PardoPopular Claim1590.00
Write-ins6,1420.09
Total6,821,802100.00
Valid votes6,821,80299.73
Invalid/blank votes18,5900.27
Total votes6,840,392100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,734,09349.81
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. ^ Nohlen, p354