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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 8 March 1998 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives .[1] Liberal Party , which won 84 of the 161 seats in the Chamber and 48 of the 102 seats in the Senate.
Results Senate
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Liberal Party 3,897,373
47.4
48
–8
Conservative Party 1,000,032
12.2
15
–5
Conservative National Movement 442,767
5.4
7
+6
Liberal Oxygen Movement 158,184
1.9
2
–
Civic Defence Movement 127,248
1.5
2
–
National Popular Alliance 111,531
1.4
1
0
Progressive National Movement 108,607
1.3
2
+1
Citizens' Movement 107,680
1.3
1
–
Civic People's Convergence 104,836
1.3
1
–
New Democratic Force 100,643
1.2
1
–
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement 95,523
1.2
1
+1
National Democratic Reconstruction 83,715
1.0
1
–
National Salvation Movement 82,687
1.0
1
–1
Bolivarian Movement for the New Colombia 70,581
0.9
1
–
Vamos Colombia 65,824
0.8
1
–
Christian Union Movement 53,753
0.7
0
–1
Movement '98
46,648
0.6
1
–
C4 44,859
0.5
1
+1
Force Colombia
44,587
0.5
0
–
Education and Social Change 44,347
0.5
1
–
Independent Conservatism 43,908
0.5
1
0
Front of Hope 41,608
0.5
1
–
Colombia My Country 40,661
0.5
1
–
Citizens' Participation Movement
39,276
0.5
0
–
Laicists for Colombia 38,412
0.5
1
0
Humbertista Movement 37,782
0.5
0
–
Independent Liberal Restoration Movement 36,194
0.4
0
–1
Political Attitudes Renovation Movement
36,194
0.4
0
–
Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement 35,856
0.4
0
–
The Collective Movement
32,459
0.4
0
–
Solidarity Option Movement
30,952
0.4
0
–
National Civic Concentration
25,967
0.3
0
0
Independent Civic Movement 25,387
0.3
0
–1
Progressive Force 23,961
0.3
0
0
Communist Party 23,613
0.3
0
–1
Democratic Renovation Movement 20,888
0.3
0
0
National Reserves' Alliance
20,512
0.2
0
–
Women 2000
19,791
0.2
0
–
Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement 19,510
0.2
0
–
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 18,224
0.2
0
–1
Hands Together Movement
17,797
0.2
0
–
Colombian Collective Mission Movement
17,677
0.2
0
–
Colombian Indigenous Movement 17,381
0.2
0
–1
Metropolitan Unitary Movement 16,363
0.2
0
–1
Citizens' Convergence 15,312
0.2
0
–
Palenque Black Communities
13,797
0.2
0
–
Socialist Renovation Current
13,254
0.2
0
–
19th of April Movement 13,166
0.2
0
0
Citizens in Training Movement
12,845
0.2
0
–
For Recreation and Sport
8,965
0.1
0
–
New Colombia Movement 8,707
0.1
0
–1
Democratic Integration Movement
8,472
0.1
0
–
National Integration Movement
7,737
0.1
0
–
Serious Civic Movement for Colombia 7,276
0.1
0
–
Ecological Civic Party
3,915
0.0
0
–
Colombian Agricultural Movement
3,381
0.0
0
–
People's Participation Movement 3,241
0.0
0
–
Ecological Orientation Movement
1,642
0.0
0
–
Colombian People's Party 22,508
0.2
1
–
Others
2
–
Coalitions
609,973
7.7
7
+5
Invalid/blank votes
1,140,398
–
–
–
Total 9,366,387 100 102 0
Registered voters/turnout
20,729,473
45.2
–
–
Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Representatives
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Liberal Party 4,022,739
50.0
84
–4
Conservative Party 1,212,419
15.0
28
–12
New Democratic Force 140,810
1.8
2
+2
Independent Conservatism 116,221
1.4
2
+1
Progressive Force 110,648
1.4
4
0
Civic People's Convergence 109,573
1.4
2
–
Citizens' Movement 90,927
1.1
1
–
Serious Civic Movement for Colombia 80,528
1.0
1
–
New Colombia Movement 73,348
0.9
1
–1
Regional Integration Movement 65,507
0.8
2
+1
Democratic Alternative Movement 64,695
0.8
1
+1
Laicists for Colombia 54,177
0.7
0
0
National Salvation Movement 53,074
0.7
1
0
Force Colombia
46,370
0.6
0
–
Colombian People's Party 44,322
0.6
0
–
Metropolitan Unitary Movement
44,258
0.6
0
–
Colombia My Country 43,673
0.5
0
–
People's Participation Movement 41,059
0.5
1
–
Liberal Oxygen Movement 39,706
0.5
0
–
Liberal Opening Movement 39,194
0.5
1
–
Front of Hope 34,829
0.4
1
–
Vamos Colombia 33,598
0.4
0
–
Democratic Renovation Movement 32,499
0.4
0
0
Humbertista Movement 30,641
0.4
1
–
Socialist Renovation Current
29,265
0.4
0
–
Political Attitudes Renovation Movement
28,279
0.4
0
–
Independent Civic Movement 26,674
0.3
1
+1
Citizens' Participation Movement
23,749
0.3
0
–
Arena Movement
21,043
0.3
0
–
Indigenous Social Alliance Movement 21,294
0.3
2
+1
C4 20,930
0.3
0
0
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 20,377
0.3
0
0
Democratic Integration Movement
19,084
0.2
0
–
For Recreation and Sport
18,565
0.2
0
–
National Civic Concentration
18,046
0.2
0
0
Bolivarian Movement for the New Colombia 16,474
0.2
0
–
Civic Defence Movement
14,628
0.2
0
–
Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement 14,019
0.2
0
–
Education and Social Change 13,342
0.2
0
–
National Movement of Pensioners
12,933
0.2
0
–
People's Civic Independent Front
10,923
0.1
0
–
19th of April Movement 10,722
0.1
0
–1
Movement '98
8,840
0.1
0
–
Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement 8,755
0.1
0
–
Colombian Indigenous Movement 7,930
0.1
0
0
The Collective Movement
7,582
0.1
0
–
Ecological Civic Party
7,431
0.1
0
–
National Movement of Black Communities 7,402
0.1
0
–1
Citizens in Training Movement
7,093
0.1
0
–
Colombian Collective Mission Movement
5,294
0.1
0
–
National Democratic Reconstruction 4,278
0.0
0
–
Women 2000
3,404
0.0
0
–
Solidarity Option Movement
3,271
0.0
0
–
Colombian Agricultural Movement
1,503
0.0
0
–
Citizens' Convergence 1,205
0.0
0
–
Hands Together Movement
955
0.0
0
–
Ecological Orientation Movement
858
0.0
0
–
Communist Party 484
0.0
0
0
Conservative National Movement 178,261
2.2
4
–2
Others
5
–
Coalitions
825,166
10.3
16
+15
Invalid/blank votes
991,166
–
–
–
Total 9,036,040 100 161 –2
Registered voters/turnout
20,729,473
43.6
–
–
Source: Nohlen
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