1947 Colombian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 16 March 1947 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives,[1] the first occasion on which the Senate was directly elected.[2] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 73 of the 131 seats in the Chamber.[3]
Results
[edit]Senate
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Liberal Party | 805,874 | 54.97 | 34 | –7 | |
| Colombian Conservative Party | 653,716 | 44.59 | 29 | +7 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 6,422 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,466,012 | 100.00 | 63 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,613,586 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Chamber of Representatives
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Liberal Party | 805,732 | 54.71 | 73 | –7 | |
| Colombian Conservative Party | 653,986 | 44.41 | 58 | +11 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 11,577 | 0.79 | 0 | –4 | |
| People's Front | 1,391 | 0.09 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 1,472,686 | 100.00 | 131 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,613,586 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p306
- ^ Nohlen, p339
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