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Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 20 March 1966 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives .[ 1] National Front agreement,only the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party were allowed to contest the elections, with each party allocated 50% of the seats in both houses.[ 2] [ 2]
Results
Senate
Party
Faction
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Liberal Party Oficialistas
1,120,394
38.5
46
+9
Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft)
367,457
12.6
7
–
National Popular Alliance 10,283
0.4
0
–
Independents
31,009
1.1
0
–
Others
347
0.0
0
–
Total 1,529,490 52.6 53 +4
Conservative Party National Popular Alliance 474,489
16.3
18
+16
Unionistas
472,876
16.2
20
–11
Lauro-Alzatistas
339,809
16.3
14
New
Independents
81,586
2.8
1
+1
Leyvistas
6,984
0.2
0
–
Others
3,960
0.1
0
–
Total 1,379,704 47.4 53 +4
Invalid/blank votes
8,669
–
–
–
Total 2,917,863 100 106 +8
Registered voters/turnout
6,609,639
44.1
–
–
Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Representatives
Party
Faction
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Liberal Party Oficialistas
1,120,824
38.3
69
+10
Liberal Revolutionary Movement (soft)
369,956
12.6
21
–2
National Popular Alliance 100,898
3.4
4
+3
Independents
24,026
0.8
1
+1
Others
14,940
0.5
0
–
Total 1,630,644 55.7 95 +3
Conservative Party Unionistas
474,397
16.2
35
–
National Popular Alliance 422,204
14.4
33
+7
Lauro-Alzatistas
346,664
11.8
25
New
Independents
40,106
1.4
1
+1
Leyvistas
7,485
0.3
1
+1
Others
7,771
0.3
0
–
Total 1,298,627 44.3 95 +3
Invalid/blank votes
9,951
–
–
–
Total 2,939,222 100 190 +6
Registered voters/turnout
6,609,639
44.5
–
–
Source: Nohlen
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