2010 Colombian parliamentary election
Colombia held elections to both chambers of Congress on . The nationwide constituency for the 102-member Senate was contested by 16 lists, comprising 948 candidates. There are 33 regional constituencies for the Chamber of Representatives, plus a few other ethnic minority constituencies. In all, 282 lists, with 1,533 candidates, contested the 165 seats in the Chamber. Almost 30 million people were registered to vote.
Results
Senate
Incumbent President Álvaro Uribe maintained an absolute majority of seats in the Senate. The two major parties supporting Uribe - the Party of the U and the Conservative Party -, got 27 and 23 seats, respectively. The Party of the U achieved 25.17% of the votes, gaining eight seats, followed by the Conservative Party, with 20,6%, which gained four seats. The Liberals, which consists the main opposition party in the Senate, achieved 15.8% of the votes and kept its 18 seats.The Liberal Party was followed by the National Integration Party, also allied to Uribe, was an electoral surprise, achieving 8.13% of the votes and eight seats. It became the fourth political force in the country, surpassing the Radical Change, also in the Uribe coalition, which achieved 7.97% of the votes and also eight seats, losing seven. The Alternative Democratic Pole, a more radical opposition party, lost two seats, achieving 7.62% of the votes and eight seats. The Green Party achieved five seats with 4.75% of the votes, followed by the Independent Absolute Renovation Movement with one seat and 2.7% of the votes. The Citizens Commitment for Colombia achieved 1.6% of the votes and gained no seats.
Elected Senators
Senator | Party | Ref |
National Integration Party | ||
National Integration Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
National Integration Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Alternative Democratic Pole | ||
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement | ||
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Radical Change | ||
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Radical Change | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Radical Change | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
National Integration Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
National Integration Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Radical Change | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
National Integration Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Radical Change | ||
Alternative Democratic Pole | ||
Radical Change | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
National Integration Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Green Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Green Party | ||
Alternative Democratic Pole | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | ||
Alternative Democratic Pole | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Radical Change | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Green Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Alternative Democratic Pole | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
National Integration Party | ||
Alternative Democratic Pole | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Radical Change | ||
National Integration Party | ||
Alternative Democratic Pole | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Alternative Democratic Pole | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Green Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Green Party | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Liberal Party | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Conservative Party | ||
Social Party of National Unity | ||
Social Party of National Unity |