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2010 Colombian parliamentary election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Colombia |
| previous_election | [2006](2006-colombian-parliamentary-election) |
| next_election | [2014](2014-colombian-parliamentary-election) |
| election_date | 14 March 2010 |
| module | {{Infobox legislative election |
| embed | yes |
| election_name | Senate |
| seats_for_election | All 102 seats in the Senate |
| turnout | 43.62% |
| noleader | yes |
| party1 | Union Party for the People |
| percentage1 | 25.48 |
| leader1 | Juan Manuel Santos |
| seats1 | 28 |
| last_election1 | 20 |
| party2 | Colombian Conservative Party |
| percentage2 | 20.59 |
| leader2 | Fernando Araújo Perdomo |
| seats2 | 22 |
| last_election2 | 18 |
| party3 | Colombian Liberal Party |
| percentage3 | 15.73 |
| leader3 | Rafael Pardo Rueda |
| seats3 | 17 |
| last_election3 | 18 |
| party4 | PIN |
| percentage4 | 8.14 |
| seats4 | 9 |
| last_election4 | 0 |
| party5 | Radical Change |
| percentage5 | 7.86 |
| leader5 | Germán Vargas Lleras |
| seats5 | 8 |
| last_election5 | 15 |
| party6 | Alternative Democratic Pole |
| percentage6 | 7.53 |
| leader6 | |
| seats6 | 8 |
| last_election6 | 10 |
| party7 | Green Party (Colombia) |
| percentage7 | 4.76 |
| leader7 | Gilma Jiménez |
| seats7 | 5 |
| last_election7 | 0 |
| party8 | Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation |
| percentage8 | 2.96 |
| leader8 | Carlos Alberto Baena |
| seats8 | 3 |
| last_election8 | 2 |
| heading9 | Indigenous seats |
| party9 | Independent Social Alliance Movement |
| percentage9 | 14.92 |
| seats9 | 1 |
| last_election9 | 1 |
| party10 | Indigenous Authorities of Colombia |
| percentage10 | 13.07 |
| seats10 | 1 |
| last_election10 | 1 |
Congressional elections were held in Colombia on 14 March 2010. The nationwide constituency for the 102-member Senate was contested by 16 lists, comprising 948 candidates. There are 33 regional constituencies for the Chamber of Representatives, plus a few other ethnic minority constituencies. In all, 282 lists, with 1,533 candidates, contested the 165 seats in the Chamber. Almost 30 million people were registered to vote.
Results
Senate
Incumbent President Álvaro Uribe maintained an absolute majority of seats in the Senate. The two major parties supporting Uribe – the Party of the U and the Conservative Party – got 27 and 23 seats, respectively. The Party of the U achieved 25.17% of the votes, gaining eight seats, followed by the Conservative Party, with 20,6%, which gained four seats. The Liberals, which consists the main opposition party in the Senate, achieved 15.8% of the votes and kept its 18 seats.
The Liberal Party was followed by the National Integration Party, also allied to Uribe, was an electoral surprise, achieving 8.13% of the votes and eight seats. It became the fourth political force in the country, surpassing the Radical Change, also in the Uribe coalition, which achieved 7.97% of the votes and also eight seats, losing seven. The Alternative Democratic Pole, a more radical opposition party, lost two seats, achieving 7.62% of the votes and eight seats. The Green Party achieved five seats with 4.75% of the votes, followed by the Independent Absolute Renovation Movement with one seat and 2.7% of the votes. The Citizens Commitment for Colombia achieved 1.6% of the votes and gained no seats.
Elected Senators
| Senator | Party | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Integration Party (PIN) | ||||
| National Integration Party (PIN) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| National Integration Party (PIN) | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) | ||||
| Indigenous Social Alliance Movement (ASI) | ||||
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| {{Sortname | Javier Enrique | Cáceres Leal | Caceres Leal, Javier Enrique}} | Radical Change |
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (AICO) | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Radical Change | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Radical Change | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| {{Sortname | Piedad Esneda | Córdoba Ruiz | Cordoba Ruiz, Piedad Esneda}} | Liberal Party |
| {{Sortname | Juan de Jesús | Córdoba Suárez | Cordoba Suarez, Juan de Jesus}} | Conservative Party |
| National Integration Party (PIN) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| {{Sortname | Edgar | Espíndola Niño | Espindola Niño, Edgar}} | National Integration Party (PIN) |
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| {{Sortname | Juan Manuel | Galán Pachón | Galan Pachon, Juan Manuel}} | Liberal Party |
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Radical Change | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| National Integration Party (PIN) | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| {{Sortname | Edgar Alfonso | Gómez Román | Gomez Roman, Edgar Alfonso}} | Liberal Party |
| Radical Change | ||||
| Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) | ||||
| Radical Change | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| National Integration Party (PIN) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Green Party | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Green Party | ||||
| {{Sortname | Alexánder | López Maya | Lopez Maya, Alexander}} | Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) |
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA) | ||||
| Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Radical Change | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Green Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| National Integration Party (PIN) | ||||
| {{Sortname | Gloria Inés | Ramírez Ríos | Ramirez Rios, Gloria Ines}} | Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) |
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Radical Change | ||||
| National Integration Party (PIN) | ||||
| Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| {{Sortname | Camilo Armando | Sánchez Ortega | Sanchez Ortega, Camilo Armando}} | Liberal Party |
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| {{Sortname | Olga Lucía | Suárez Mira | Suarez Mira, Olga Lucia}} | Conservative Party |
| Green Party | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Green Party | ||||
| Liberal Party | ||||
| {{Sortname | Juan Carlos | Vélez Uribe | Velez Uribe, Juan Carlos}} | Social Party of National Unity (U) |
| Liberal Party | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Conservative Party | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) | ||||
| Social Party of National Unity (U) |
Chamber
References
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- "Senador Germán Darío Hoyos Giraldo". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Hemel Hurtado Angulo". CongresoVisible.org.
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- "Senador Gilma Jiménez Gómez". CongresoVisible.org.
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- "Senador Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Jorge Eduardo Londoño Ulloa". CongresoVisible.org.
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- "Senador Juan Francisco Lozano Ramírez". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Maritza Martínez Aristizábal". CongresoVisible.org.
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- "Senador Alexandra Moreno Piraquive". CongresoVisible.org.
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- "Senador Karime Mota y Morad". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Carlos Fernando Motoa Solarte". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador José David Name Cardozo". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Iván Leonidas Name Vásquez". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Plinio Edilberto Olano Becerra". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Mauricio Ernesto Ospina Gómez". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Myriam Alicia Paredes Aguirre". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Jorge Hernando Pedraza Gutiérrez". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Eugenio Prieto Soto". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Carlos Arturo Quintero Marín". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Gloria Inés Ramírez Ríos". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Fuad Emilio Rapag Matar". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Liliana María Rendón Roldán". CongresoVisible.org.
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- "Senador Juan Carlos Rizzetto Luces". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Jorge Enrique Robledo Castillo". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Milton Arlex Rodríguez Sarmiento". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Camilo Romero". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador José Darío Salazar Cruz". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Camilo Armando Sánchez Ortega". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Guillermo Antonio Santos Marín". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Luis Emilio Sierra Grajales". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Carlos Enrique Soto Jaramillo". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Olga Lucía Suárez Mira". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador John Sudarsky Rosenbaum". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Fernando Eustacio Tamayo Tamayo". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Dilian Francisca Toro Torres". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Efraín Torrado García". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Félix José Valera Ibáñez". CongresoVisible.org.
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- "Senador Juan Carlos Vélez Uribe". CongresoVisible.org.
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- "Senador Manuel Antonio Virgüez Piraquive". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Claudia Janneth Wilches Sarmiento". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Gabriel Ignacio Zapata Correa". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Piedad del Socorro Zuccardi de García". CongresoVisible.org.
- "Senador Jaime Alonso Zuluaga Aristizábal". CongresoVisible.org.
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