Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 20 March 1966 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.[1] 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.[2] As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.[2]

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. 1 2 Nohlen, p. 323.
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