Colombian parliamentary election, 2014

Legislative elections were held to elect members to both chambers of Congress in Colombia on 9 March 2014.^[1] The nationwide constituency for the 102-member Senate was contested, as well as the 166 seats of the House of Representatives, plus the delegates to the Andean Parliament. There were 773 candidates for the Senate, 1528 candidates for the House of Representatives, and 23 candidates for the five Colombian seats in the Andean Parliament.^[2] 32,795,962 Colombians had been registered to vote in the elections by the cut-off date of 25 January 2014.^[3][4]

The elections were notable for the decision by former president Álvaro Uribe to stand for the Senate, the first ex-president in modern Colombian history to run for Congress afterwards.^[5][6] Uribe is constitutionally barred from standing for president again, having already served two terms.

Opinion polls

Senate

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	PLC	Party of the U	Democratic Center	PCC	PDA	CR	Civic Option	Green Alliance	MIRA	Others	None/Don't know	Margin of error
2010 election			17.8%	25.9	–	21.3	6.9	8.0	7.9	4.0	2.9	–
12–19 Oct 2013	Cifras y Conceptos	2500	15%	13%	17%	5%	5%	2%	n.a.	5%	2%	2%	33%	2.9%
22–27 Nov 2013	Cifras y Conceptos	2500	17%	11%	15%	6%	4%	2%	n.a.	5%	1%	n.a.	36%	2.9%
16–20 Jan 2014	Cifras y Conceptos/Caracol Radio & Red Más Noticias	2500	14%	13%	12%	5%	6%	3%	n.a.	4%	3%	n.a.	40%	2.9%
29–31 Jan 2014	Datexco/El Tiempo & W Radio	1200	12.2%	18.2%	10.4%	8.8%	6.0%	4.9%	0.5%	5.4%	2.9%	2.8%	26.8%	2.83%
10–15 Feb 2014	Cifras y Conceptos/Caracol Radio & Red Más Noticias	2500	16%	12%	14%	6%	5%	3%	n.a.	5%	3%	n.a.	36%	2.9%
20–24 Feb 2014	Cifras y Conceptos/Caracol Radio & Red Más Noticias	2500	17%	11%	20%	8%	6%	5%	3%	6%	5%	n.a.	20%	2.9%
25–28 Feb 2014	Datexco/El Tiempo & W Radio	1200	13.6%	13.4%	23.4%	7.3%	10.0%	5.1%	1.1%	4.3%	2.2%	0.2%	19.4%	2.83%

Results

Senate

 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)	30.132	0.21	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: [7]

Chamber of Representatives

 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: [8]

See also

• Colombian presidential election, 2014
• National Electoral Council of Colombia

References

1. (Spanish) "Resolución No. 10367 de 10 Oct 2013: Para la cual se modifica la Resolución No. 1444 del 15 de febrero 2013, mediante la cual se establece el Calendario Electoral para las elecciones de Congreso de la Republica y Parlamento Andino, que se realizarán el 9 de marzo de 2014" (PDF). Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
2. (Spanish) "Comunicado de Prensa No. 0136 de 2014: La Registraduría presenta las cifras de la elección de Congreso y Parlamento Andino que se celebrará este domingo 9 de marzo". Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
3. (Spanish) "Comunicado de Prensa No. 0061 de 2014: 32.795.962 colombianos están habilitados para votar en las elecciones de Congreso y Parlamento Andino". Registraduría Nacional de Estado Civil. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
4. (Spanish) "Un total de 32.795.962 colombianos votarán el próximo 9 de marzo". El Universal (Cartagena, Colombia). 7 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
5. "Former Colombian president Uribe attempts comeback in senate elections". The Guardian (London, England). 16 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
6. (Spanish) "Con dardos a Santos, Uribe inscribió su lista al Senado". Semana (Bogotá, Colombia). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
7. "2014 Parliamentary Election of Colombia". National Civil Registry. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
8. "2014 Parliamentary Election of Colombia". National Civil Registry. Retrieved 24 June 2014.