1968 Colombian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 17 March 1968 to elect the Chamber of Representatives,[1] the last occasion on which mid-term elections were held for the Chamber. Under the National Front agreement, only the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party were able to contest the elections, with 50% of the seats in both houses allocated to each party.[2] As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party.[2]

Results

Party	Faction	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	Oficialistas	988,540	39.7	77	+8
	Oficialistas disidentes	196,457	7.9	17	New
	National Popular Alliance	82,294	3.3	6	+2
	People's Liberal Revolutionary Movement	55,984	2.2	2	New
	Others	5,351	0.2	0	–
	Total	1,328,626	53.4	102	+7
Conservative Party	Unionistas	578,485	23.2	49	+14
	National Popular Alliance	319,609	12.8	28	–5
	Independents	199,330	8.0	19	+18
	Lauro-Alzatistas	48,087	1.9	5	–20
	Others	14,937	0.6	1	+1
	Total	1,160,448	46.6	102	+7
Invalid/blank votes		7,381	–	–	–
Total		2,496,455	100	204	+14
Registered voters/turnout		6,696,723	37.3	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p323