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2010 Colombian parliamentary election

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FieldValue
countryColombia
previous_election[2006](2006-colombian-parliamentary-election)
next_election[2014](2014-colombian-parliamentary-election)
election_date14 March 2010
module{{Infobox legislative election
embedyes
election_nameSenate
seats_for_electionAll 102 seats in the Senate
turnout43.62%
noleaderyes
party1Union Party for the People
percentage125.48
leader1Juan Manuel Santos
seats128
last_election120
party2Colombian Conservative Party
percentage220.59
leader2Fernando Araújo Perdomo
seats222
last_election218
party3Colombian Liberal Party
percentage315.73
leader3Rafael Pardo Rueda
seats317
last_election318
party4PIN
percentage48.14
seats49
last_election40
party5Radical Change
percentage57.86
leader5Germán Vargas Lleras
seats58
last_election515
party6Alternative Democratic Pole
percentage67.53
leader6
seats68
last_election610
party7Green Party (Colombia)
percentage74.76
leader7Gilma Jiménez
seats75
last_election70
party8Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
percentage82.96
leader8Carlos Alberto Baena
seats83
last_election82
heading9Indigenous seats
party9Independent Social Alliance Movement
percentage914.92
seats91
last_election91
party10Indigenous Authorities of Colombia
percentage1013.07
seats101
last_election101

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

SenatorPartyRef
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)
{{SortnameJavier EnriqueCáceres LealCaceres Leal, Javier Enrique}}Radical Change
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (AICO)
Liberal Party
Radical Change
Conservative Party
Radical Change
Conservative Party
Conservative Party
{{SortnamePiedad EsnedaCórdoba RuizCordoba Ruiz, Piedad Esneda}}Liberal Party
{{SortnameJuan de JesúsCórdoba SuárezCordoba 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)
{{SortnameEdgarEspíndola NiñoEspindola Niño, Edgar}}National Integration Party (PIN)
Social Party of National Unity (U)
{{SortnameJuan ManuelGalán PachónGalan 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
{{SortnameEdgar AlfonsoGómez RománGomez 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
{{SortnameAlexánderLópez MayaLopez 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)
{{SortnameGloria InésRamírez RíosRamirez 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
{{SortnameCamilo ArmandoSánchez OrtegaSanchez Ortega, Camilo Armando}}Liberal Party
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Social Party of National Unity (U)
{{SortnameOlga LucíaSuárez MiraSuarez 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
{{SortnameJuan CarlosVélez UribeVelez 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

References

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  41. "Senador Guillermo García Realpe". CongresoVisible.org.
  42. "Senador Teresita García Romero". CongresoVisible.org.
  43. "Senador Jesús Ignacio García Valencia". CongresoVisible.org.
  44. "Senador Jorge Eduardo Gechem Turbay". CongresoVisible.org.
  45. "Senador Roberto Victor Gerlein Echeverria". CongresoVisible.org.
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  58. "Senador Juan Francisco Lozano Ramírez". CongresoVisible.org.
  59. "Senador Maritza Martínez Aristizábal". CongresoVisible.org.
  60. "Senador Juan Samy Merheg Marún". CongresoVisible.org.
  61. "Senador Eduardo Carlos Merlano Morales". CongresoVisible.org.
  62. "Senador Manuel Guillermo Mora Jaramillo". CongresoVisible.org.
  63. "Senador Martín Emilio Morales Díz". CongresoVisible.org.
  64. "Senador Alexandra Moreno Piraquive". CongresoVisible.org.
  65. "Senador Néstor Iván Moreno Rojas". CongresoVisible.org.
  66. "Senador Karime Mota y Morad". CongresoVisible.org.
  67. "Senador Carlos Fernando Motoa Solarte". CongresoVisible.org.
  68. "Senador José David Name Cardozo". CongresoVisible.org.
  69. "Senador Iván Leonidas Name Vásquez". CongresoVisible.org.
  70. "Senador Plinio Edilberto Olano Becerra". CongresoVisible.org.
  71. "Senador Mauricio Ernesto Ospina Gómez". CongresoVisible.org.
  72. "Senador Myriam Alicia Paredes Aguirre". CongresoVisible.org.
  73. "Senador Jorge Hernando Pedraza Gutiérrez". CongresoVisible.org.
  74. "Senador Eugenio Prieto Soto". CongresoVisible.org.
  75. "Senador Carlos Arturo Quintero Marín". CongresoVisible.org.
  76. "Senador Gloria Inés Ramírez Ríos". CongresoVisible.org.
  77. "Senador Fuad Emilio Rapag Matar". CongresoVisible.org.
  78. "Senador Liliana María Rendón Roldán". CongresoVisible.org.
  79. "Senador Juan Carlos Restrepo Escobar". CongresoVisible.org.
  80. "Senador Juan Carlos Rizzetto Luces". CongresoVisible.org.
  81. "Senador Jorge Enrique Robledo Castillo". CongresoVisible.org.
  82. "Senador Milton Arlex Rodríguez Sarmiento". CongresoVisible.org.
  83. "Senador Camilo Romero". CongresoVisible.org.
  84. "Senador José Darío Salazar Cruz". CongresoVisible.org.
  85. "Senador Camilo Armando Sánchez Ortega". CongresoVisible.org.
  86. "Senador Guillermo Antonio Santos Marín". CongresoVisible.org.
  87. "Senador Luis Emilio Sierra Grajales". CongresoVisible.org.
  88. "Senador Carlos Enrique Soto Jaramillo". CongresoVisible.org.
  89. "Senador Olga Lucía Suárez Mira". CongresoVisible.org.
  90. "Senador John Sudarsky Rosenbaum". CongresoVisible.org.
  91. "Senador Fernando Eustacio Tamayo Tamayo". CongresoVisible.org.
  92. "Senador Dilian Francisca Toro Torres". CongresoVisible.org.
  93. "Senador Efraín Torrado García". CongresoVisible.org.
  94. "Senador Félix José Valera Ibáñez". CongresoVisible.org.
  95. "Senador Luis Fernando Velasco Chávez". CongresoVisible.org.
  96. "Senador Juan Carlos Vélez Uribe". CongresoVisible.org.
  97. "Senador Juan Carlos Vélez Uribe". CongresoVisible.org.
  98. "Senador Germán Villegas Villegas". CongresoVisible.org.
  99. "Senador Manuel Antonio Virgüez Piraquive". CongresoVisible.org.
  100. "Senador Claudia Janneth Wilches Sarmiento". CongresoVisible.org.
  101. "Senador Gabriel Ignacio Zapata Correa". CongresoVisible.org.
  102. "Senador Piedad del Socorro Zuccardi de García". CongresoVisible.org.
  103. "Senador Jaime Alonso Zuluaga Aristizábal". CongresoVisible.org.
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