1962 Colombian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 18 March 1962 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.[1] Under the National Front agreement, only the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party were allowed to contest the elections, with each party allocated 50% of the seats in both houses.[2] As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.[2]
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Results
Senate
| Party | Faction | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | Oficialistas | 1,076,151 | 35.0 | 37 | – |
| Liberal Revolutionary Movement | 601,063 | 19.5 | 12 | – | |
| Others | 2,376 | 0.1 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 1,679,590 | 54.6 | 49 | +9 | |
| Conservative Party | Unionistas | 797,341 | 25.9 | 31 | New |
| Doctrinarios | 491,731 | 16.0 | 16 | New | |
| National Popular Alliance | 104,829 | 3.4 | 2 | New | |
| Others | 4,450 | 0.1 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 1,398,351 | 45.4 | 49 | +9 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,114 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 3,080,055 | 100 | 98 | +18 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,338,868 | 58.0 | – | – | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Chamber of Representatives
| Party | Faction | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | Oficialistas | 1,081,103 | 35.0 | 59 | +1 |
| Liberal Revolutionary Movement | 601,926 | 19.4 | 33 | +15 | |
| Others | 2,502 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,685,531 | 54.6 | 92 | +16 | |
| Conservative Party | Alzaospinnistas | 794,688 | 25.7 | 50 | +13 |
| Doctrinarios | 487,733 | 15.8 | 36 | –2 | |
| National Popular Alliance | 115,587 | 3.7 | 6 | New | |
| Others | 4,778 | 0.2 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 1,402,786 | 45.4 | 92 | +16 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,886 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 3,090,203 | 100 | 184 | +32 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,338,868 | 57.9 | – | – | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
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