1968 Colombian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 17 March 1968 to elect the Chamber of Representatives,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 978-0-19-928358-3 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.Nohlen, p323 As a result, the main contest at the elections was between factions within each party. Results Party and faction ColombianLiberalParty 6 Oficialistas 988540 77 +8 Oficialistas disidentes 196457 17 New National Popular Alliance 82294 6 +2 People's Liberal Revolutionary Movement 55984 2 New Others 5351 0 – 1328626 102 +7 ColombianConservativeParty 6 Unionistas 578485 49 +14 National Popular Alliance 319609 28 –5 Lauro-Alzatistas 48087 5 –20 Others 14937 1 +1 Independents 199330 19 +18 1160448 102 +7 7381 +14 6696723 Nohlen References Category:Parliamentary elections in Colombia Colombia Category:1968 in Colombia