Colombian parliamentary election, 1982

Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 14 March 1982 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.^[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 104 of the 199 Chamber seats and 55 of the 114 Senate seats.

The Liberal Party had split shortly before the elections, with a breakaway faction forming New Liberalism.

Results

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	2,582,116	46.4	55	–7
Conservative Party	2,252,601	40.3	49	0
New Liberalism	567,600	10.2	8	New
Democratic Front	75,615	1.3	1	New
Civic Movement	24,890	0.4	1	New
People's Unity Front	18,741	0.3	0	0
Liberal Democratic Front	17,427	0.3	0	New
Democratic Unity Party	10,978	0.2	0	New
Others	17,230	0.3	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	12,159	–	–	–
Total	5,579,357	100	114	+2
Registered voters/turnout	13,721,607	40.7	–	–
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	2,560,352	45.9	104	–7
Conservative Party	2,248,796	40.3	82	–1
New Liberalism	581,074	10.4	11	New
Democratic Front	83,838	1.5	1	New
Civic Movement	25,888	0.5	1	New
People's Unity Front	21,081	0.4	0	–1
Liberal Democratic Front	17,609	0.3	0	New
Democratic Unity Party	11,460	0.2	0	New
Democratic Left Movement	4,169	0.1	0	New
Others	19,202	0.3	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	10,568	–	–	–
Total	5,584,037	100	199	0
Registered voters/turnout	13,721,607	40.7	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3