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Elections in Colombia gives information on election and election results in Colombia. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Colombia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The Congress' (Congreso) has two chambers. The Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) has 161 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. The Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) has 102 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Colombia has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, a situation which has usually meant that it would be difficult for anybody to achieve significant electoral success under the banner of any other party. Dissidents from the two main parties usually have chances to win elections, if they are not confronted by strong challengers from their own former party (in which cases their traditional opponents tend to win). Recent electoral inroads made by a number of independent candidates towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, such as the elections of Antanas Mockus and later Luis Eduardo Garzón as mayors of Bogotá, amid a climate of perceived generalized dissatisfaction with the country's traditional political background, have tended to shows signs that past electoral trends may be weakening and the potential for diversity could be increasing.

1 Latest elections
- 1.1 2006 Presidential election
- 1.2 2006 Parliamentary election
2 Past elections
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Main article: Colombian presidential election, 2006

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Summary of the 28 May 2006 Colombian presidential **election results**
Parties - Candidates	Votes	%
Álvaro Uribe Vélez - Colombia First (Primero Colombia)	7,363,421	62.20
Carlos Gaviria Díaz - Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	2,609,412	22.04
Horacio Serpa Uribe - Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano)	1,401,173	11.84
Antanas Mockus Sivickas - Indigenous Social Alliance Movement (Movimiento Alianza Social Indígena)	146,540	1.24
Enrique Parejo González - National Democratic Reconstruction (Reconstrucción Democrática Nacional)	44,610	0.38
Álvaro Leyva Durán - National Movement for Reconciliation (Movimiento Nacional de Reconciliación)	22,039	0.19
Carlos Arturo Rincón Barreto - Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement (Movimiento Politico Comunal y Comunidad Colombiano)	20,477	0.17
Total votes for candidates	11,607,672	98.05
Blank votes	230,749	1.95
Total valid votes	11,838,421	100.00
Null votes	136,326
Unmarked ballots	84,041
Total votes cast (turnout 45.1%)	12,058,788
Registered voters	26,731,700
Source: Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil.

Main article: Colombian legislative election, 2006

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**Summary of the 12 March 2006 Chamber of Representatives of Colombia election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano)	2,646,404	19.0	35
Social National Unity Party/Party of the U (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional, also known as Partido de la U)	453,353	16.7	29
Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)	1,363,656	15.8	29
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	932,207	10.7	21
Wings - Team Colombia Movement (Movimiento Alas Equipo Colombia)	370,789	4.3	8
Citizens' Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana)	397,903	4.6	8
Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	708,664	8.2	7
Liberal Opening (Apertura Liberal)	199,810	2.3	5
Regional Integration Movement (Movimiento Integración Regional)	91,547	1.1	4
Democratic Colombia Party (Partido Colombia Demócrata)	215,753	2.5	2
National Movement (Movimiento Nacional)	175,012	2.0	2
United People's Movement (Movimiento Popular Unido)	129,977	1.5	2
For the Country of our Dreams (Por el País que soñamos)	99,565	1.1	2
Huila New and Liberalism (Huila Nuevo y Liberalismo)	80,688	0.9	2
Mira Movement (Movimiento Mira)	233,920	2.7	1
Social Action Party (Partido de Acción Social)	52,340	0.6	1
Renovation Movement Labour Action (Movimiento Renovación Acción Laboral)	33,308	0.4	1
National Salvation Movement (Movimiento de Salvación Nacional)	28,975	0.3	1
People's Participation Movement (Movimiento de Participación Popular)	18,449	0.2	1
Progressive National Movement (Movimiento Nacional Progresista)	8,146	0.1	1
Total votes for parties (turnout 40.54%)	8,678,535	100.0	162
Sources: Adam Carr and Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil

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**Summary of the 12 March 2006 Senate of Colombia election results**
Parties	%	Seats
Social National Unity Party/Party of the U (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional, also known as Partido de la U)	17.49	20
Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)	16.13	18
Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano)	15.52	18
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	13.36	15
Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	9.74	10
Citizens' Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana)	6.25	7
Wings - Team Colombia Movement (Movimiento Alas Equipo Colombia)	4.68	5
Democratic Colombia Party (Partido Colombia Demócratica)	2.85	3
Mira Movement (Movimiento Mira)	2.35	2
Living Colombia Movement (Movimiento Colombia Viva)	2.46	2
Let the Moreno play movement (Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno)	1.50	0
C4	0.88	0
Visionaries with Antanas Mockus (Visionarios con Antanas Mockus)	0.77	0
Comunitarian Participation Movement (Movimiento de Participación Comunitaria)	0.56	0
Communal and Comunitarian Movement of Colombia (Movimiento Comunal y Comunitario de Colombia)	0.42	0
Colombia Unite Movement (Movimiento Únete Colombia)	0.17	0
Independent Conservatism (Conservatismo Independiente)	0.14	0
National Democratic Reconstruction (Reconstrucción Democrática Nacional)	0.08	0
Progressive National Movement (Movimiento Nacional Progresista)	0.09	0
Indigenous Social Alliance (Alianza Social Indigena)		2
Total valid votes (turnout 40.54%)		102
Sources: Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil, Caracol Radio

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**2006 elections to the 2 seats reserved for Indigenous in the Senate of Colombia**
Parties		Votes	%	Seats
Indigenous Social Alliance (Alianza Social Indigena)	ASI	44,557	28.27	1
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (Autoridades Indigenas de Colombia)	AICO	21,304	13.52	1
Total (turnout %)
Source: Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil. Note: As the blank vote percentage was 58.21% (more than 50%), this special election must be repeated, with the same parties but different candidates [1]

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Political Parties of Colombia
Major Parties	Liberal Party Conservative Party Democratic Pole Party of the U
Minor Parties	Alternative of Social Progress Alterning Road Christian National Party Christians for Community Citizens' Convergence Citizens' Movement Citizens' Political Movement for Bocaya Civic People's Convergence Civic Purpose Colombia Coalition Colombia Always Colombia Unite Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement Colombian People's Party Colombian Social Democratic Party Community Participation Democratic Colombia Party Democratic Progressivity Democratic Unity Party For the Country of our Dreams Front of Hope Huila New and Liberalism Huella Citizens's Movement Independent Absolute Renovation Movement Independent Civic Movement (Colombia) Independent Conservatism Independent Democratic Pole Indigenous Authorities of Colombia Indigenous Social Alliance Movement Liberal Opening Living Colombia Movement Mira Movement Moral and Social Vanguard Party Let's Go Golombia Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno National Democratic Reconstruction National Movement National Popular Alliance National Salvation Movement New Democratic Force New Liberalism People's Integration Movement People's Participation Movement People's Will Movement Political Movement for Social Security Progressive Force Progressive National Movement Radical Change Regional Integration Movement Renovation Movement Labour Action Republican Movement Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement Social Action Party Social and Political Front Team Colombia Unionist Movement United People's Movement We are Colombia Yes Colombia
Historical Parties	Patriotic Union (UP) Hope, Peace and Liberty
See List of political parties in Colombia for a complete list.