2022 Colombian parliamentary election explained
| Country: | Colombia |
| Previous Election: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | 13 March 2022 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Chamber of Representatives | | Seats For Election: | 171 of the 172 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | | Turnout: | 45.86% (1.39pp) | | Party1: | Historic Pact | | Colour1: | - A42F95
| | Leader1: | Gustavo Bolívar | | Percentage1: | 17.62 | | Seats1: | 28 | | Last Election1: | 15 | | Party2: | Colombian Liberal Party | | Percentage2: | 14.08 | | Seats2: | 32 | | Last Election2: | 35 | | Party3: | Colombian Conservative Party | | Leader3: | David Barguil | | Percentage3: | 12.47 | | Seats3: | 25 | | Last Election3: | 21 | | Party4: | Democratic Center (Colombia) | | Leader4: | Álvaro Uribe | | Percentage4: | 10.20 | | Seats4: | 16 | | Last Election4: | 32 | | Party5: | Union Party for the People | | Leader5: | Roy Barreras | | Percentage5: | 8.68 | | Seats5: | 5 | | Last Election5: | 25 | | Party6: | Radical Change | | Leader6: | Arturo Char Chaljub | | Percentage6: | 7.95 | | Seats6: | 16 | | Last Election6: | 30 | | Party7: | Green Alliance (Colombia) | | Percentage7: | 6.59 | | Seats7: | 11 | | Last Election7: | 9 | | Party8: | Hope Center Coalition | | Percentage8: | 2.69 | | Seats8: | 2 | | Last Election8: | New | | Percentage9: | 1.74 | | Seats9: | 1 | | Last Election9: | New | | Party10: | New Liberalism (Colombia) | | Percentage10: | 1.70 | | Seats10: | 1 | | Last Election10: | New | | Party11: | League of Anti-Corruption Governors | | Percentage11: | 1.04 | | Seats11: | 2 | | Last Election11: | New | | Percentage12: | 0.90 | | Seats12: | 2 | | Last Election12: | New | | Percentage13: | 0.82 | | Seats13: | 1 | | Last Election13: | New | | Percentage14: | 0.67 | | Seats14: | 1 | | Last Election14: | New | | Percentage15: | 0.60 | | Seats15: | 1 | | Last Election15: | New | | Percentage16: | 0.51 | | Seats16: | 1 | | Last Election16: | New | | Percentage17: | 0.43 | | Seats17: | 1 | | Last Election17: | New | | Percentage18: | 0.41 | | Seats18: | 1 | | Last Election18: | New | | Percentage19: | 0.38 | | Seats19: | 1 | | Last Election19: | New | | Percentage20: | 0.36 | | Seats20: | 2 | | Last Election20: | 0 | | Percentage21: | 0.33 | | Seats21: | 1 | | Last Election21: | New | | Party22: | Together for Caldas | | Percentage22: | 0.22 | | Seats22: | 1 | | Last Election22: | New | | Party23: | Commons (Colombian political party) | | Percentage23: | 0.13 | | Seats23: | 5 | | Last Election23: | 5 | | Percentage24: | 0.04 | | Seats24: | 1 | | Last Election24: | New | | Heading25: | Afro-Colombian seats | | Party25 Link: | no | | Percentate25: | 14.07 | | Seats25: | 1 | | Last Election25: | 0 | | Party26: | Independent | | Percentage26: | 8.48 | | Seats26: | 1 | | Last Election26: | New | | Heading27: | Indigenous seat | | Party27: | Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement | | Percentage27: | 42.26 | | Seats27: | 1 | | Last Election27: | 1 | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Senate | | Turnout: | 47.04% (0.95pp) | | Noleader: | yes | | Seats For Election: | 107 of the 108 seats in the Senate | | Party1: | Historic Pact | | Leader1: | Gustavo Bolívar | | Percentage1: | 16.95 | | Seats1: | 20 | | Last Election1: | 10 | | Color1: | - A42F95
| | Party2: | Colombian Conservative Party | | Leader2: | Efraín Cepeda | | Percentage2: | 13.18 | | Seats2: | 15 | | Last Election2: | 14 | | Party3: | Colombian Liberal Party | | Percentage3: | 12.43 | | Seats3: | 14 | | Last Election3: | 14 | | Party4: | Hope Center–Green Alliance | | Colour4: | lime | | Leader4: | Humberto de La Calle | | Percentage4: | 11.53 | | Seats4: | 13 | | Last Election4: | 9 | | Party5: | Democratic Center (Colombia) | | Percentage5: | 11.48 | | Seats5: | 13 | | Last Election5: | 19 | | Party6: | Radical Change | | Leader6: | David Luna Sánchez | | Percentage6: | 9.47 | | Seats6: | 11 | | Last Election6: | 16 | | Party7: | Union Party for the People | | Leader7: | Caterine Ibargüen | | Percentage7: | 8.87 | | Seats7: | 10 | | Last Election7: | 14 | | Party8: | MIRA-CJL | | Leader8: | Ana Agudelo | | Percentage8: | 3.44 | | Seats8: | 4 | | Last Election8: | 6 | | Party9: | Commons (Colombian political party) | | Percentage9: | 0.15 | | Seats9: | 5 | | Last Election9: | 5 | | Heading10: | Indigenous seats | | Party10: | Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement | | Percentage10: | 30.40 | | Seats10: | 1 | | Last Election10: | 1 | | Party11: | Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | | Percentage11: | 21.60 | | Seats11: | 1 | | Last Election11: | 1 |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 13 March 2022.[1]
Electoral system
Of the 166 members of the House of Representatives, 162 were elected by proportional representation from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method.[2] Two members were elected by the Afro-Colombian community, one by the Indigenous community, and one by Colombian expatriates.[3] The 102 Senators were elected by two methods; 100 from a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation (with seats allocated using the largest remainder) and two from a two-seat constituency for Indigenous Colombians.[4]
Commons, the political successor of the former rebel group FARC, were guaranteed five seats in the House and five in the Senate as part of the Colombian peace process.[5] [6] For the first time, 16 seats in the House, as agreed to during the negotiations in Havana and ratified by an act of legislation on 25 August 2021, were reserved for victims of the Colombian conflict. Citizens from 167 municipalities affected by the conflict were eligible for voting in the special victims constituency.[7] [8]
Results
Chamber of Representatives
Aftermath
Following the electoral triumph of Gustavo Petro in the 2022 Colombian presidential election, Petro's coalition Historic Pact allied with the Liberal Party. The Liberal leader, César Gaviria, assured that the alliance would "allow the president-elect to overcome a political hurdle", which would provide the Historic Pact with less difficulty in advancing their agenda.[9] The Conservative Party expressed no interest in being an opposition bloc with the party caucus ultimately voting to support the Historic Pact. The decision caused tension within the party as many opposed the move and led to party leader Omar Yepes' resignation. The Party of the U also declared they would not serve as an opposition bloc and contemplated whether to join the government or remain neutral. Meanwhile, the party of outgoing president Iván Duque, the Democratic Center, said they would be in the opposition.[10] The Party of the U announced on 19 July that it would join the governing coalition.[11]
The elected senators and members of the Chamber of Representatives were sworn in on 20 July 2022.[12]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Elections: Colombia House of Representatives 2022. 2021-08-29. IFES Election Guide.
- http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2067_B.htm Electoral system
- http://resultados2018.registraduria.gov.co/resultados/99CA/BXXXX/DCA99999.htm House of Representatives
- http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2068_B.htm Electoral system
- http://www.las2orillas.co/colombia-2018-escenario-incertidumbre-electoral/ Elections and uncertainty
- Web site: 28 April 2017. Colombia clears path for former FARC members to hold office. 10 December 2017. CNN.
- News: Gutierrez Nunez . Allison . Tengan en cuenta qué son las curules de paz y los municipios aptos para votar . 14 March 2022 . Diario La República . La República . 13 March 2022 . es.
- News: Bocanumenth . Matthew . Puerta Cuartas . Felipe . Curules de víctimas en el Congreso pueden promover la paz en Colombia . 14 March 2022 . . 11 March 2022 . es.
- News: Bristo . Matthew . Petro Forms Alliance With Powerful Colombian Party Leader . 27 June 2022 . Bloomberg . 24 June 2022.
- News: Medina . Oscar . Colombian Conservative Party to Back Petro's Congress Agenda . 27 June 2022 . Bloomberg . 27 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627094856/https://news.yahoo.com/colombian-conservative-party-back-petro-181054077.html . 27 June 2022. live.
- News: La U seguirá siendo de Gobierno: anuncian pleno respaldo a gobierno de Gustavo Petro . 20 July 2022 . Semana . 20 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720094021/https://www.semana.com/politica/articulo/la-u-seguira-siendo-de-gobierno-anuncian-pleno-respaldo-a-gobierno-de-gustavo-petro/202255/ . 20 July 2022 . live. es.
- News: Mientras partidos tradicionales se alinean con Petro, Fico Gutiérrez anuncia 'oposición seria y responsable' . 27 June 2022 . Semana . 26 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220630103648/https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/mientras-partidos-tradicionales-se-alinean-con-petro-fico-gutierrez-anuncia-oposicion-seria-y-responsable/202206/ . 30 June 2022. live. es.
