Colombian parliamentary election, 1953

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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 15 March 1953 to elect the Chamber of Representatives.^[1] The Liberal Party and the Communist Party both boycotted the elections, and as a result, the seats reserved for the minority party were left vacant. The Conservative Party won the remainder.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Conservative Party	1,025,409	100	76	+5
Vacant	–	–	56	–
Invalid/blank votes	2,914	–	–	–
Total	1,028,323	100	132	0
Registered voters/turnout			–	–
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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