Colombia held elections to both chambers of Congress on 14 March 2010.[1] The nationwide constituency for the 102-member Senate was contested by 16 lists, comprising 948 candidates. There are 33 regional constituencies for the Chamber of Representatives, plus a few other ethnic minority constituencies. In all, 282 lists, with 1,533 candidates, contested the 165 seats in the Chamber. Almost 30 million people were registered to vote.
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| Turnout | 44.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
editSenate
editIncumbent President Álvaro Uribe maintained an absolute majority of seats in the Senate. The two major parties supporting Uribe – the Party of the U and the Conservative Party –, got 27 and 23 seats, respectively. The Party of the U achieved 25.17% of the votes, gaining eight seats, followed by the Conservative Party, with 20,6%, which gained four seats. The Liberals, which consists the main opposition party in the Senate, achieved 15.8% of the votes and kept its 18 seats.
The Liberal Party was followed by the National Integration Party, also allied to Uribe, was an electoral surprise, achieving 8.13% of the votes and eight seats. It became the fourth political force in the country, surpassing the Radical Change, also in the Uribe coalition, which achieved 7.97% of the votes and also eight seats, losing seven. The Alternative Democratic Pole, a more radical opposition party, lost two seats, achieving 7.62% of the votes and eight seats. The Green Party achieved five seats with 4.75% of the votes, followed by the Independent Absolute Renovation Movement with one seat and 2.7% of the votes. The Citizens Commitment for Colombia achieved 1.6% of the votes and gained no seats.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Social Party of National Unity | 2,792,944 | 25.48 | 28 | |
| Colombian Conservative Party | 2,257,335 | 20.59 | 22 | |
| Colombian Liberal Party | 1,724,151 | 15.73 | 17 | |
| National Integration Party | 892,720 | 8.14 | 9 | |
| Radical Change | 861,816 | 7.86 | 8 | |
| Alternative Democratic Pole | 824,948 | 7.53 | 8 | |
| Green Party | 521,503 | 4.76 | 5 | |
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 324,109 | 2.96 | 3 | |
| Citizens' Compromise for Colombia | 181,513 | 1.66 | 0 | |
| Liberal Opening Movement | 87,009 | 0.79 | 0 | |
| Christian Party of Transformation and Order | 57,981 | 0.53 | 0 | |
| Alternative for Social Advance | 38,248 | 0.35 | 0 | |
| Colombian Party of Social Integration | 12,348 | 0.11 | 0 | |
| Afro-Colombian Social Alliance | 11,636 | 0.11 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 373,370 | 3.41 | – | |
| Total | 10,961,631 | 100.00 | 100 | |
| Valid votes | 10,961,631 | 84.16 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,063,718 | 15.84 | ||
| Total votes | 13,025,349 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,861,699 | 43.62 | ||
| Indigenous seats | ||||
| Independent Social Alliance Movement | 27,453 | 14.92 | 1 | |
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 24,045 | 13.07 | 1 | |
| Social and Indigenous Movement | 21,950 | 11.93 | 0 | |
| National Integration Party | 11,105 | 6.03 | 0 | |
| Alternative Democratic Pole | 11,076 | 6.02 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 88,411 | 48.04 | – | |
| Total | 184,040 | 100.00 | 2 | |
| Source: RNEC, RNEC, RNEC | ||||
Elected Senators
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
| Social Party of National Unity | 2,469,489 | 26.11 | 48 | ||
| Colombian Conservative Party | 2,027,323 | 21.43 | 36 | ||
| Colombian Liberal Party | 1,761,006 | 18.62 | 36 | ||
| Radical Change | 723,295 | 7.65 | 16 | ||
| National Integration Party | 703,620 | 7.44 | 11 | ||
| Alternative Democratic Pole | 533,729 | 5.64 | 4 | ||
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 332,926 | 3.52 | 1 | ||
| Green Party | 296,137 | 3.13 | 3 | ||
| Alternative for Social Advance | 185,616 | 1.96 | 1 | ||
| Independent Social Alliance Movement | 183,587 | 1.94 | 1 | ||
| Liberal Opening Movement | 102,215 | 1.08 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Unity | 79,507 | 0.84 | 2 | ||
| Huila Option | 22,794 | 0.24 | 0 | ||
| Christian Party of Transformation and Order | 14,612 | 0.15 | 0 | ||
| National Afro-Colombian Movement | 12,682 | 0.13 | 0 | ||
| Regional Integration Movement | 5,093 | 0.05 | 1 | ||
| Social Integration Party | 5,057 | 0.05 | 0 | ||
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 601 | 0.01 | 0 | ||
| Blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 9,459,289 | 100.00 | 162 | ||
| Afro-Colombian seats | |||||
| AFROVIDES | 51,160 | 11.98 | 1 | ||
| United People's Movement | 31,818 | 7.45 | 1 | ||
| COLDEMAFRO | 25,104 | 5.88 | 0 | ||
| OEACOR | 18,356 | 4.30 | 0 | ||
| FUNDECON | 17,371 | 4.07 | 0 | ||
| FUNDALABOR | 17,106 | 4.01 | 0 | ||
| FUNAGUA | 15,845 | 3.71 | 0 | ||
| FISA | 15,670 | 3.67 | 0 | ||
| National Afro-Colombian Movement | 14,410 | 3.37 | 0 | ||
| ADCNPK | 13,400 | 3.14 | 0 | ||
| Revivir | 13,235 | 3.10 | 0 | ||
| ASOPRA | 12,256 | 2.87 | 0 | ||
| Afro-Colombian Social Alliance | 10,801 | 2.53 | 0 | ||
| Afro-Colombian Ethnic Community Organisation | 10,080 | 2.36 | 0 | ||
| FACE | 7,867 | 1.84 | 0 | ||
| AFRONEC | 7,763 | 1.82 | 0 | ||
| People's Will Movement | 7,009 | 1.64 | 0 | ||
| OBTALA | 6,758 | 1.58 | 0 | ||
| National Association of Afro-Colombian Students | 6,349 | 1.49 | 0 | ||
| ADCNAK | 5,838 | 1.37 | 0 | ||
| Los Cangrejos | 5,415 | 1.27 | 0 | ||
| Asociación Mision Colombia | 5,324 | 1.25 | 0 | ||
| AFROYUMBO | 5,294 | 1.24 | 0 | ||
| Afro-Colombian Ancestral Organisation | 5,234 | 1.23 | 0 | ||
| Fundapas Foundation | 4,984 | 1.17 | 0 | ||
| FUNDAIN | 4,920 | 1.15 | 0 | ||
| Fundación Cultural Raices Negras | 4,719 | 1.10 | 0 | ||
| OSCNAD | 4,361 | 1.02 | 0 | ||
| ADCNSAA | 4,277 | 1.00 | 0 | ||
| Movimiento Nacional Cimarron | 3,735 | 0.87 | 0 | ||
| Corporación Cimarron | 3,665 | 0.86 | 0 | ||
| FUNCOPACOL | 3,494 | 0.82 | 0 | ||
| ADCNMLK | 3,454 | 0.81 | 0 | ||
| CANOAS | 3,452 | 0.81 | 0 | ||
| ASODM | 3,249 | 0.76 | 0 | ||
| CORPOSINPAC | 3,194 | 0.75 | 0 | ||
| AKUASOMAR | 2,931 | 0.69 | 0 | ||
| CODECAP GVC | 2,657 | 0.62 | 0 | ||
| Estudiantes Palenkeros | 2,652 | 0.62 | 0 | ||
| AMAHY | 2,496 | 0.58 | 0 | ||
| CARDONAL | 2,419 | 0.57 | 0 | ||
| CCPL | 2,367 | 0.55 | 0 | ||
| Cadheubev Benkos Vive | 2,283 | 0.53 | 0 | ||
| Colombian Afro-Environmental Movement | 2,177 | 0.51 | 0 | ||
| Peaceful Coexistence Foundation | 2,019 | 0.47 | 0 | ||
| AAASC | 1,937 | 0.45 | 0 | ||
| FORFUTURO | 1,911 | 0.45 | 0 | ||
| AFROCAR | 1,767 | 0.41 | 0 | ||
| FUNDEVIA | 1,745 | 0.41 | 0 | ||
| FUNBARACK | 1,737 | 0.41 | 0 | ||
| SINFRONTERAS | 1,627 | 0.38 | 0 | ||
| FUNIDEA | 1,570 | 0.37 | 0 | ||
| CORABOSAO | 1,494 | 0.35 | 0 | ||
| Corporación Afroetnico | 1,446 | 0.34 | 0 | ||
| Asociación Civica Fuerzas Negras | 1,413 | 0.33 | 0 | ||
| CORMANDELA | 1,297 | 0.30 | 0 | ||
| AIE | 1,259 | 0.29 | 0 | ||
| New Life Association | 1,258 | 0.29 | 0 | ||
| FUNDECH | 1,070 | 0.25 | 0 | ||
| ASODCPRC | 1,069 | 0.25 | 0 | ||
| FDSDCAS | 963 | 0.23 | 0 | ||
| FUNDIAFRO | 884 | 0.21 | 0 | ||
| Fundación Semillas Sin Odio Colombia | 855 | 0.20 | 0 | ||
| COLOMU | 830 | 0.19 | 0 | ||
| Corporación Afrocolombiana Malcolm X | 767 | 0.18 | 0 | ||
| CCCC | 690 | 0.16 | 0 | ||
| La Moña | 532 | 0.12 | 0 | ||
| Blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 427,089 | 100.00 | 2 | ||
| Indigenous seat | |||||
| Alternative Democratic Pole | 53,680 | 56.76 | 1 | ||
| Independent Social Alliance Movement | 23,497 | 24.84 | 0 | ||
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 17,404 | 18.40 | 0 | ||
| Blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 94,581 | 100.00 | 1 | ||
| Source: RNEC, RNEC | |||||