Colombian parliamentary election, 1945

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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia in February 1945 to elect the Chamber of Representatives.^[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 80 of the 131 seats.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Party	551,224	62.9	80
Conservative Party	294,237	33.6	47
Social Democratic Party	27,696	3.2	4
Other parties	2,522	0.3	0
Invalid/blank votes	177	–	–
Total	875,856	100	131
Registered voters/turnout	2,279,510	38.4	–
Source: Nohlen

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
↑ Nohlen, p339

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