1968 Colombian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 17 March 1968 to elect the Chamber of Representatives, the last occasion on which mid-term elections were held for the Chamber. Under the National Front agreement, only the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party were able to contest the elections, with 50% of the seats in both houses allocated to each party. As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.

Results

Party and faction				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colombian Liberal Party		Oficialistas	988,540	39.72	77	+8
			Oficialistas disidentes	196,457	7.89	17	New
			National Popular Alliance	82,294	3.31	6	+2
			People's Liberal Revolutionary Movement	55,984	2.25	2	New
			Others	5,351	0.21	0	–
		Total		1,328,626	53.38	102	+7
	Colombian Conservative Party		Unionistas	578,485	23.24	49	+14
			National Popular Alliance	319,609	12.84	28	–5
			Lauro-Alzatistas	48,087	1.93	5	–20
			Others	14,937	0.60	1	+1
			Independents	199,330	8.01	19	+18
		Total		1,160,448	46.62	102	+7
Total				2,489,074	100.00	204	+14
Valid votes				2,489,074	99.70
Invalid/blank votes				7,381	0.30
Total votes				2,496,455	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				6,696,723	37.28
Source: Nohlen