2018 Colombian parliamentary election

Congressional elections were held in Colombia on 11 March 2018 to elect 102 members of the Senate and 165 members of the House of Representatives.

Electoral system The Chamber of Representatives consisted of 172 members; 162 were elected by proportional representation from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method.Electoral system IPU Two members were elected by the Afro-Colombian community and one by the indigenous community.House of Representatives RNEC Although a new constituency had been created for the Raizal minority, legislation had not been approved to allow the election to take place. A further five seats were reserved for FARC and one for the running mate of the runner-up in the presidential election as part of the Colombian peace process.Elections and uncertainty

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 Democratic Center Movimiento Todos Somos Colombia Radical Change Colombian Liberal Party Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Colombia Justa Libres Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Unión con Fortaleza Alternative Democratic Pole Social Party of National Unity Common Alternative Revolutionary Force Grupo Significativo de Ciudadanos Sí Se Puede Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation Partido Somos Región Colombia (Indigenous Social Alliance Movement, Unión Patriótica and Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement)

Opinion polls +Voting intention for Senate Date(s) conducted Polling organisation/client Sample size Party None Blank voteDon't know/No response Margin of error U CD PCC PLC CR PV PDA OC MIRA Prog FARC UP Others2014 Senate election results 19.11% 17.52% 16.66% 14.98% 8.54% 4.84% 4.64% 4.52% 2.80% — — — — 23–26 Nov 2017 Cifras y Conceptos/Red+ Noticias & Caracol Radio 1795 6% 14% 5% 12% 9% 5% 3% 2% 5% 1% 1% 0% 3% 25% 1% 6% 4.5% 11–14 Dec 2017 Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/El Tiempo &W Radio 2352 4.8% 14.2% 3.9% 9.5% 4.0% 7.0% 3.3% 0.8% 2.0% — 1.0% — 2.6% — 27.3% 19.6% 4% 24–28 Jan 2018 Cifras y Conceptos/Red+ Noticias & Caracol Radio 2813 5% 15% 6% 14% 10% 5% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3% 24% 2% 8% 4.6% 24–28 Jan 2018 YanHaas/RCN Televisión, RCN Radio, La F.M. Radio & various newspapers 1251 7% 11% 8% 15% 7% 6% 6% 2% — — 1% — — 19% 18% — 2.2% 27–31 Jan 2018 Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/El Tiempo &W Radio 2187 5.2% 15.6% 3.5% 8.5% 6.0% 8.7% 5.3% 1.3% 1.8% — 1.2% — 3.6% — 23.4% 15.9% 4% 23–26 Feb 2018 Cifras y Conceptos/Red+ Noticias & Caracol Radio 2960 5% 17% 6% 12% 10% 4% 5% 3% 3% — 0% — 35% — — — 4.5% Guarumo & EcoAnalítica/El Tiempo &W Radio 3425 4.8% 20.1% 5.0% 9.9% 8.1% 6.1% 4.0% 1.8% 1.5% — 0.6% — 7.3% — 16.1% 14.7% 2.7%

Results

Senate

Chamber of Representatives

Notes

References

External links The Liberal Party and the upcoming elections