Election Name: | 1982 Colombian presidential election |
Country: | Colombia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1978 Colombian presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Next Election: | 1986 Colombian presidential election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Election Date: | 30 May 1982 |
Image1: | Belisario Betancur 1985.jpg |
Nominee1: | Belisario Betancur |
Party1: | Colombian Conservative Party |
Home State1: | Antioquia |
Popular Vote1: | 3,189,278 |
Percentage1: | 46.75% |
Nominee2: | Alfonso López Michelsen |
Party2: | Colombian Liberal Party |
Home State2: | Bogotá |
Popular Vote2: | 2,797,627 |
Percentage2: | 41.01% |
Map Size: | 250px |
President | |
Before Election: | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
Before Party: | Colombian Liberal Party |
After Election: | Belisario Betancur |
After Party: | Colombian Conservative Party |
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 30 May 1982.[1] The result was a victory for Belisario Betancur of the Conservative Party–National Movement, who received 46.8% of the vote.[2]