Colombian legislative election, 2010
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Colombia
held elections
to both houses of the Congress
on 14 March 2010. 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 166 seats in the Chamber. Almost 30 million people were registered to vote.
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.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
held elections
Elections in Colombia
Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which also gives information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia....
to both houses of the Congress
Congress of Colombia
The Congress of the Republic of Colombia is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.The Congress of Colombia consists of the 102-seat Senate , and the 166-seat Chamber of Representatives ...
on 14 March 2010. The nationwide constituency for the 102-member Senate
Senate of Colombia
The Senate of the Republic of Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia...
was contested by 16 lists, comprising 948 candidates. There are 33 regional constituencies for the Chamber of Representatives
Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
The Chamber of Representatives is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia.The Chamber has 166 elected members for four-year terms.-How the Chamber is elected:...
, plus a few other ethnic minority constituencies. In all, 282 lists, with 1,533 candidates, contested the 166 seats in the Chamber. Almost 30 million people were registered to vote.
Senate
Incumbent President Álvaro UribeÁlvaro Uribe
Alvaro Uribe Vélez was the 58th President of Colombia, from 2002 to 2010. In August 2010 he was appointed Vice-chairman of the UN panel investigating the Gaza flotilla raid....
maintained an absolute majority of seats in the Senate. The two major parties supporting Uribe – the Party of the U and the Conservative Party
Colombian Conservative Party
The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia...
–, 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
Colombian Liberal Party
The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After...
, 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
National Integration Party (Colombia)
The National Integration Party is a Colombian political party formed in November 2009. It has been linked with the Colombian parapolitics scandal in which Colombia paramilitaries were found to be influencing Colombian politics, and considered a "reincarnation" of the banned National Democratic...
, 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
Radical Change
Radical Change is a conservative liberal political party in Colombia.At the last legislative elections in Colombia on March 12, 2006, the party became one of the most important in the new congress, receiving 15 seats in the lower house and 20 in the upper house...
, also in the Uribe coalition, which achieved 7.97% of the votes and also eight seats, losing seven. The Alternative Democratic Pole
Alternative Democratic Pole
The Alternative Democratic Pole is a political alliance in Colombia, formed by the Independent Democratic Pole and the Democratic Alternative in December 2005...
, a more radical opposition party, lost two seats, achieving 7.62% of the votes and eight seats. The Green Party
Green Party of Colombia Option Center
Colombian Green Party is a Colombian political party associated with the philosophies of the Green party as well as the "political middle". The party advocates for having an ecological conscience, social justice, participative democracy, non violence resolutions, human sustainability and respect...
achieved five seats with 4.75% of the votes, followed by the Independent Absolute Renovation Movement
Independent Absolute Renovation Movement
The Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation "IMAR" is a political party in Colombia, founded on March 21, 2000 by 51095 Colombians guided by the lawyer and actually Senator Carlos Alberto Baena Lopez.Commonly, this party is known in Colombia as "Movimiento MIRA"...
with one seat and 2.7% of the votes. The Citizens Commitment for Colombia achieved 1.6% of the votes and gained no seats.
Chamber
The Uribist coalition also maintained its majority in the Chamber. 48 Party of the U candidates were elected as deputies, followed by 39 of its main opponent, the Liberal Party. 38 Uribist Conservative Party candidates were as deputies. 14 Radical Change candidates were elected, followed by the National Integration Party, with 12. Four Democratic Pole candidates were elected, followed by the Green Party, with three deputies. The Independent Absolute Renovation Movement, the Liberal Unity, and the Liberal Opening won two seats each. The Indigenous Social Alliance and the ALAS won one seat each.Senate Members
| Partido | Senador |
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| Partido Social de Unidad Nacional (U) |
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| Partido Conservador Colombiano (C) |
Hernán Andrade Hernán Andrade Yañez is a retired racewalker from Mexico.He competed, but was disqualified, in the 50 kilometres races at the 1987 World Race Walking Cup 1988 Olympic Games. He competed at the 1991 World Race Walking Cup, but did not finish.He set his personal best in the men's 50 km walk... Juan Manuel Corzo Román Juan Manuel Corzo Román is the current President of the Senate of Colombia. A Conservative party politician, he was first elected to Congress as Representative for the Department of North Santander in 1998... |
| Partido Liberal Colombiano (L) |
Piedad Córdoba Piedad Esneda Córdoba Ruiz , better known by her nom de guerre Teodora de Bolívar or Gaitán is a former Liberal Senator of Colombia who served for four terms from 1994 to 2010, and a former Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia... |
| Partido de Integración Nacional National Integration Party (Colombia) The National Integration Party is a Colombian political party formed in November 2009. It has been linked with the Colombian parapolitics scandal in which Colombia paramilitaries were found to be influencing Colombian politics, and considered a "reincarnation" of the banned National Democratic... (PIN) |
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| Partido Cambio Radical (CR) |
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| Polo Democrático Alternativo PDA |
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| Partido Verde |
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| Movimiento MIRA |
Carlos Alberto Baena Carlos Alberto Baena López is a Colombian politician and lawyer, currently serving as Senator of Colombia. Baena co-led the founding of the MIRA Movement, of which he has been the Chairperson of. He has previously served as Councillor for Bogotá from 2001 to 2009.-External links:*... |
| Alianza Social Indígena (ASI) (circunscripción indígena) |
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| Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia (AICO) (circunscripción indígena) |
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