Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
09 Mar 2014
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake
102
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Election summar(ies)

For historical elections, data is provided in summary documents in PDF or HTML format.

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
23
Total number of candidates
773
The number of women candidates is not available from authoritative sources.
Yes

Results

About the election

According to the preliminary results, the National Unity coalition retained the majority in both houses of Congress. It took a total of 119 seats in the 166-member House of Representatives and 66 seats in the 102-member Senate. The coalition comprises President Juan Manuel Santos’ Social Party of National Unity (Partido de la U), the Conservative Party (CP), the Liberal Party (PL) and the Radical Change (RC). The Democratic Centre, led by former President Álvaro Uribe, took 12 seats in the House and 19 in the Senate.

The ongoing peace talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were a central issue in the election campaign. In November 2013, the government started peace talks with the FARC, while stating that its military operations would continue until a final deal was reached. Former President Uribe’s Democratic Centre campaigned under the slogan "No to impunity", opposing any peace agreement that would grant amnesty to FARC members or allow them to enter politics.

In the run-off presidential elections held on 15 June, President Santos was re-elected President for a second term, defeating Mr. Óscar Iván Zuluaga (Democratic Centre).

Number of parties winning seats
10
Percentage of parties winning seats
43.5%
Alternation of power after elections
No
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
79
Number of women elected
23
Percentage of women elected
22.5%
Women Directly Elected
23
Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
79
Total number of women after the election
23
Percentage of women after the election
22.5%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
20 Jul 2014

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
José David Name Cardozo (Male)
Political party
Social Party of National Unity (Partido de la U)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No