| 49,849,818 | 25 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 45.15% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
Republic of Colombia
| 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 House of Representatives | 2002-03-10 | 10,188,929 | 24,000,636 | 42.45% |
| Colombian Senate | 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 House of Representatives | 2006-03-12 | 10,767,726 | 26,595,171 | 40.49% |
| Colombian Senate | 2006-03-12 | 10,780,668 | 26,595,171 | 40.54% |
| 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 House of Representatives | 2014-03-09 | 14,309,641 | 32,835,856 | 43.58% |
| Colombian Senate | 2014-03-09 | 14,310,367 | 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 Senate | 2018-03-11 | 17,818,185 | 36,493,318 | 48.83% |
| Colombian House of Representatives | 2018-03-11 | 17,872,988 | 36,493,318 | 48.98% |
| 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 House of Representatives | 2022-03-13 | 17,526,386 | 38,819,901 | 45.15% |
| Colombian Senate | 2022-03-13 | 17,530,841 | 38,819,901 | 45.16% |
| President | 2022-05-29 | - | - | - |