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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 20 March 1966 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives. Under the National Front agreement, only the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party were allowed to contest the elections, with each party allocated 50% of the seats in both houses. As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.

Results

Senate

Party and factionVotes%Seats+/–
Colombian
Liberal
Party
Oficialistas1,120,39438.5146+9
Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft)367,45712.637
National Popular Alliance10,2830.350
Others3470.010
Independents31,0091.070
Total1,529,49052.5753+4
Colombian
Conservative
Party
National Popular Alliance474,48916.3118+16
Unionistas472,87616.2520–11
Lauro-Alzatistas339,80911.6814New
Leyvistas6,9840.240
Others3,9600.140
Independents81,5862.801+1
Total1,379,70447.4353+4
Total2,909,194100.00106+8
Valid votes2,909,19499.70
Invalid/blank votes8,6690.30
Total votes2,917,863100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,609,63944.15
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Representatives

Party and factionVotes%Seats+/–
Colombian
Liberal
Party
Oficialistas1,120,82438.2669+10
Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft)369,95612.6321–2
National Popular Alliance100,8983.444+3
Others14,9400.510
Independents24,0260.821+1
Total1,630,64455.6795+3
Colombian
Conservative
Party
Unionistas474,39716.2035
National Popular Alliance422,20414.4133+7
Lauro-Alzatistas346,66411.8325New
Leyvistas7,4850.261+1
Others7,7710.270
Independents40,1061.371+1
Total1,298,62744.3395+3
Total2,929,271100.00190+6
Valid votes2,929,27199.66
Invalid/blank votes9,9510.34
Total votes2,939,222100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,609,63944.47
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p. 323.
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