Colombian legislative election, 2006

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On March 12, 2006 Colombians went to the polls to elect Senate and Chamber of Representatives. Presidential primaries were also held for the Liberal Party and the Alternative Democratic Pole.

1 Chamber of Representatives
2 Senate
3 References
4 See also

[edit] Chamber of Representatives

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Summary of the 12 March 2006 Chamber of Representatives of Colombia **election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano)	2,646,404	19.0	35
Social National Unity Party/Party of the U (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional, also known as Partido de la U)	453,353	16.7	29
Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)	1,363,656	15.8	29
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	932,207	10.7	21
Wings - Team Colombia Movement (Movimiento Alas Equipo Colombia)	370,789	4.3	8
Citizens' Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana)	397,903	4.6	8
Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	708,664	8.2	7
Liberal Opening (Apertura Liberal)	199,810	2.3	5
Regional Integration Movement (Movimiento Integración Regional)	91,547	1.1	4
Democratic Colombia Party (Partido Colombia Demócrata)	215,753	2.5	2
National Movement (Movimiento Nacional)	175,012	2.0	2
United People's Movement (Movimiento Popular Unido)	129,977	1.5	2
For the Country of our Dreams (Por el País que soñamos)	99,565	1.1	2
Huila New and Liberalism (Huila Nuevo y Liberalismo)	80,688	0.9	2
Mira Movement (Movimiento Mira)	233,920	2.7	1
Social Action Party (Partido de Acción Social)	52,340	0.6	1
Renovation Movement Labour Action (Movimiento Renovación Acción Laboral)	33,308	0.4	1
National Salvation Movement (Movimiento de Salvación Nacional)	28,975	0.3	1
People's Participation Movement (Movimiento de Participación Popular)	18,449	0.2	1
Progressive National Movement (Movimiento Nacional Progresista)	8,146	0.1	1
Total votes for parties (turnout 40.54%)	8,678,535	100.0	162
Sources: Adam Carr and Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil

[edit] Senate

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Summary of the 12 March 2006 Senate of Colombia **election results**
Parties	%	Seats
Social National Unity Party/Party of the U (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional, also known as Partido de la U)	17.49	20
Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)	16.13	18
Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano)	15.52	18
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	13.36	15
Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	9.74	10
Citizens' Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana)	6.25	7
Wings - Team Colombia Movement (Movimiento Alas Equipo Colombia)	4.68	5
Democratic Colombia Party (Partido Colombia Demócratica)	2.85	3
Mira Movement (Movimiento Mira)	2.35	2
Living Colombia Movement (Movimiento Colombia Viva)	2.46	2
Let the Moreno play movement (Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno)	1.50	0
C4	0.88	0
Visionaries with Antanas Mockus (Visionarios con Antanas Mockus)	0.77	0
Comunitarian Participation Movement (Movimiento de Participación Comunitaria)	0.56	0
Communal and Comunitarian Movement of Colombia (Movimiento Comunal y Comunitario de Colombia)	0.42	0
Colombia Unite Movement (Movimiento Únete Colombia)	0.17	0
Independent Conservatism (Conservatismo Independiente)	0.14	0
National Democratic Reconstruction (Reconstrucción Democrática Nacional)	0.08	0
Progressive National Movement (Movimiento Nacional Progresista)	0.09	0
Indigenous Social Alliance (Alianza Social Indigena)		2
Total valid votes (turnout 40.54%)		102
Sources: Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil, Caracol Radio

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**2006 elections to the 2 seats reserved for Indigenous in the Senate of Colombia**
Parties		Votes	%	Seats
Indigenous Social Alliance (Alianza Social Indigena)	ASI	44,557	28.27	1
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (Autoridades Indigenas de Colombia)	AICO	21,304	13.52	1
Total (turnout %)
Source: Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil. Note: As the blank vote percentage was 58.21% (more than 50%), this special election must be repeated, with the same parties but different candidates [1]