1960 Colombian parliamentary election

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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[edit]

Party and factionVotes%Seats+/–
Colombian
Liberal
Party
Oficialistas1,106,67843.6158
Liberal Revolutionary Movement354,56013.9718
Others17,1650.680
Total1,478,40358.2676+2
Colombian
Conservative
Party
Alzaospinistas567,08722.3537New
Doctrinarios446,39317.5938–11
Leyvistas37,0201.461New
Others8,8700.350
Total1,059,37041.7476+2
Total2,537,773100.00152+4
Valid votes2,537,77399.81
Invalid/blank votes4,8780.19
Total votes2,542,651100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,397,54157.82
Source: Nohlen

References[edit]

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