Colombian parliamentary election, 1960

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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 20 March 1960 to elect the Chamber of Representatives.[1] 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.[2] As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.[2]

Results

Party Faction Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal PartyOficialistas1,106,67843.658
Liberal Revolutionary Movement354,56014.018
Others17,1650.70
Total1,478,40358.376+2
Conservative PartyAlzaospinistas567,08722.337New
Doctrinarios446,39317.638–11
Leyvistas37,0201.51New
Others8,8700.30
Total1,059,37041.776+2
Invalid/blank votes4,878
Total2,542,651100152+4
Registered voters/turnout4,397,54157.8
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. 1 2 Nohlen, p323
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