Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 11 March 2018 to elect 102 members of the

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and 165 members of the

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Electoral system

The Chamber of Representatives consisted of 172 members; 162 were elected by

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from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the

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, with seats allocated using the

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. Two members were elected by the

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community and one by the indigenous community. Although a new constituency had been created for the

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minority, legislation had not been approved to allow the election to take place. A further five seats were reserved for

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and one for the running mate of the runner-up in the

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as part of the

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. The Senate consisted of 108 members; 100 were elected a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation (with seats allocated using the largest remainder); two were elected from a two-seat constituency for indigenous Colombians;Electoral system
IPU five were reserved for FARC and one for the runner-up in the presidential election.

Candidates

# Green Alliance # National Integration Party #

Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party () is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was formally established in 1849 by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro. The Conservative Party along with the Colombian Liberal Party ...

# Democratic Center # Movimiento Todos Somos Colombia #

Radical Change Radical Change (, CR, stylised with a backwards "R") is a conservative liberal political party in Colombia. After the elections on 12 March 2006, the party became one of the most important in the new Congress, receiving 20 seats in the lower ho ...

Colombian Liberal Party The Colombian Liberal Party (; PLC) is a centre to centre-left political party in Colombia. It was founded as a classical liberal party but later developed a more social-democratic tradition, joining the Socialist International in 1999. Th ...

# Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Colombia Justa Libres # Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Unión con Fortaleza # Alternative Democratic Pole # Social Party of National Unity #

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# Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Sí Se Puede #

Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation The Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (, "MIRA") is a political party in Colombia, founded in 2000 by 51,095 Colombians led by lawyer and former senator Carlos Alberto Baena and Alexandra Moreno Piraquive. The party also has functions ...

# Partido Somos Región Colombia # ( Indigenous Social Alliance Movement, Unión Patriótica and Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement)

Opinion polls

Results

Senate

Chamber of Representatives

Notes

References

External links

The Liberal Party and the upcoming elections
{{Colombian elections

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Parliamentary elections in Colombia