IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Colombia

Republic of Colombia

49,849,818	26
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
39,002,239	46.02%
Registered Voters (as of None)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Colombian Senate	Senado	Upper House
Colombian House of Representatives	Camara de Representantes	Lower House

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Iván DUQUE Márquez
Head of Government: President Iván DUQUE Márquez
Assembly: Colombia has a bicameral Congress (Congreso) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 102 seats and the House of Representatives (Camara de Representantes) with 166 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 4-year term.
In the Senate (Senado) 102 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms*. In the House of Representatives (Camara de Representantes) 166 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.**

* Parties are allowed to choose between closed and open lists. Most lists are open. There is 1 multi-member national constituency with 100 seats and 1 multi-member special national constituency for indigenous (Indian) communities with 2 seats.

** Parties are allowed to choose between closed and open lists. Most lists are open. There are 33 multi-member constituencies (departments), with each department containing at least 2 representatives. There is an additional representative for every 250,000 inhabitants or for each fraction of more than 125,000 inhabitants that the department has above the first 250,000.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
President	1998-05-31	10,751,465	20,856,150	51.55%
President	1998-06-21	12,310,107	20,857,801	59.02%
Colombian Senate	2002-03-10	10,188,929	24,000,636	42.45%
Colombian House of Representatives	2002-03-10	10,188,929	24,000,636	42.45%
President	2002-05-26	11,244,288	24,208,150	46.45%
Referendum	2003-10-25	6,673,050	25,069,773	26.62%
Colombian Senate	2006-03-12	10,780,668	26,595,171	40.54%
Colombian House of Representatives	2006-03-12	10,767,726	26,595,171	40.49%
President	2006-05-28	12,041,737	26,731,700	45.05%
Colombian Senate	2010-03-14	13,203,762	29,853,299	44.23%
Colombian House of Representatives	2010-03-14	13,061,735	29,853,299	43.75%
President	2010-05-30	14,781,020	29,983,279	49.3%
President	2010-06-20	13,337,658	29,983,279	44.48%
Colombian Senate	2014-03-09	14,310,367	32,835,856	43.58%
Colombian House of Representatives	2014-03-09	14,309,641	32,835,856	43.58%
President	2014-05-25	13,216,402	32,975,158	40.08%
President	2014-06-15	15,794,940	32,975,158	47.9%
Referendum	2016-10-02	13,066,047	34,899,945	37.44%
Colombian House of Representatives	2018-03-11	17,872,988	36,493,318	48.98%
Colombian Senate	2018-03-11	17,818,185	36,493,318	48.83%
President	2018-05-27	19,636,714	36,783,940	53.38%
President	2018-06-17	19,511,168	36,783,940	53.04%
Colombian Senate	2022-03-13	17,530,841	38,819,901	45.16%
Colombian House of Representatives	2022-03-13	17,526,386	38,819,901	45.15%
President	2022-05-29	21,418,631	39,002,239	54.92%
President	2022-06-19	22,658,694	39,002,239	58.1%

Republic of Colombia

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Elections

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