1951 Colombian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 16 September 1951 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.[1] Although the Liberal Party boycotted the elections, some Liberals from the Populares faction did stand.[2] As a result of the boycott, the seats reserved for the minority party were left vacant, whilst the Conservative Party won the remainder.[3]
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Results
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Conservative Party | 922,607 | 0.6 | 40 | +11 |
| Liberal Party | 5,586 | 0.6 | 0 | –34 |
| Communist Party | 3,856 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacant | – | – | 22 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,089 | – | – | – |
| Total | 935,138 | 100 | 62 | –1 |
| Registered voters/turnout | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Conservative Party | 921,370 | 98.9 | 71 | +8 |
| Liberal Party | 5,681 | 0.6 | 0 | –69 |
| Communist Party | 4,418 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacant | – | – | 61 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,111 | – | – | – |
| Total | 934,580 | 100 | 132 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- Nohlen, p323
- Nohlen, p339
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