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March 10, 2002 Held

Colombia
Republic of Colombia
Election for Camara de Representantes (Colombian House of Representatives)

Results

Voter Participation

Cast Votes:10,188,929
Valid Votes:8,292,852
Invalid Votes:1,896,077
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano) 54 - 2,595,640

31.30%

Others 22 - 2,186,954

26.40%

Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano) 21 - 910,788

11.00%

Coalition (Coalición) 11 - 235,339

2.80%

Radical Change (Cambio Radical) 7 - 316,516

3.80%

Liberal Opening (Movimiento Apertura Liberal) 5 - 162,621

2.00%

Popular Civic Convergence (Convergencia Popular Cívica) 4 - 180,914

2.20%

Team Colombia (Equipo Colombia) 4 - 192,005

2.30%

Always Colombia (Colombia Siempre) 3 - 109,182

1.30%

United Popular Movement (Movimiento Popular Unido) 2 - 127,485

1.50%

Democratic Progress (Progresismo Democratico) 2 - 67,629

0.80%

Social and Political Front (Frente Social y Politico ) 2 - 69,702

0.80%

Renovation Action Moral Labor (Renovacion Accion Laboral Moral) 2 - 93,645

1.10%

National Salvation Movement (Movimiento de Salvación Nacional) 2 - 114,193

1.40%

Popular Will (Voluntad Popular) 2 - 91,456

1.10%

Progressive Force (Fuerza Progresista) 2 - 83,088

1.00%

Regional Integration Movement (Movimiento Integración Regional) 2 - 42,975

0.50%

Civic Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana) 2 - 82,630

1.00%

Movement for Popular Participation (Movimiento de Participacion Popular) 2 - 105,641

1.30%

Civic Purpose Colombia (Civico Seriedad Colombia) 1 - 40,045

0.50%

Independent Conservativism (Conservatismo Independiente ) 1 - 58,926

0.70%

National Movement (Movimiento Nacional) 1 - 93,007

1.10%

Republican Movement (Movimiento Republicano) 1 - 60,035

0.70%

National Progressive (Progresista Nacional) 1 - 23,086

0.30%

New Democratic Force (Nueva Fuerza Democratica) 1 - 25,863

0.30%

Community Participation (Participacion Comunidad) 1 - 53,312

0.60%

National Christian Party (Partido Nacional Cristiano) 1 - 29,630

0.40%

Colombian Popular Party (Partido Popular Colombiano) 1 - 19,493

0.20%

National Democratic Reconstruction (Reonstruccion Democratica Nacional) 1 - 43,362

0.50%

Alternative Way (Via Alterna) 1 - 77,690

0.90%
Election Results Modified: May 20, 2016

General Information

At stake in this election:

  • 166 seats in the House of Representatives

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Andres PASTRANA ARANGO 
  • Head of Government: President Andres PASTRANA ARANGO
  • Assembly: Colombia has a bicameral Congress (Congreso) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 102 seats and the House of Representatives (Camara de Representantes) with 166 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
  • In the Senate (Senado) 102 members are elected by party list to serve 4-year terms. In the House of Representatives (Camara de Representantes) 166 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Main Parties in the election: 

  • Liberal Party
  • Social Conservative Party
  • Radical Change
  • Liberal Opening
  • Popular Civic Convergence
  • Team Colombia
  • Colombia Siempre

Last Legislative election:

  • Legislative elections were last held on 8 March 1998. In this election, the Liberal Party won 98 seats, while the Social Conservative Party took 52. 11 seats went to other parties. 

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 41,572,493 (2002)
  • Registered Voters: 20,765,756

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 21,025,293 (1998)

·         Is Colombia a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Colombia ratified CEDAW: Yes (19 January 1982)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 20 (House of Representatives); 9 (Senate) (following 2002 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 97 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Colombia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Colombia ratified CRPD: Yes (10 May 2011)

·         Population with a disability: 6,235,873 (est.)

Election Modified: Jun 21, 2024

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