# 2006 Colombian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on March 12, 2006 to elect members of the Senate and Chamber of Representatives. Presidential primaries were also held for the Liberal Party and the Alternative Democratic Pole prior to the upcoming presidential elections in May.

## Chamber of Representatives

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Colombian Liberal Party | 1,639,593 | 18.51 | 35 |
| | Social Party of National Unity | 1,434,919 | 16.20 | 30 |
| | Colombian Conservative Party | 1,347,904 | 15.22 | 29 |
| | Radical Change | 917,912 | 10.36 | 20 |
| | Alternative Democratic Pole | 677,964 | 7.66 | 7 |
| | Citizens' Convergence | 385,589 | 4.35 | 8 |
| | Wings – Team Colombia | 366,766 | 4.14 | 8 |
| | Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 241,704 | 2.73 | 1 |
| | Liberal Opening Movement | 222,033 | 2.51 | 5 |
| | Democratic Colombia Party | 213,077 | 2.41 | 2 |
| | National Movement | 172,476 | 1.95 | 2 |
| | United People's Movement | 133,324 | 1.51 | 2 |
| | For the Country of Our Dreams | 103,795 | 1.17 | 2 |
| | Regional Integration Movement | 93,394 | 1.05 | 4 |
| | Centre Option Party | 88,268 | 1.00 | 1 |
| | C4 | 82,673 | 0.93 | 0 |
| | New Huila and Liberalism | 81,335 | 0.92 | 2 |
| | Social Action Party | 53,217 | 0.60 | 1 |
| | Visionaries with Antanas Mockus | 47,217 | 0.53 | 0 |
| | Let the Moreno Play Movement | 37,239 | 0.42 | 0 |
| | Renovation Movement Labour Action | 34,082 | 0.38 | 1 |
| | Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement | 28,956 | 0.33 | 0 |
| | Living Colombia Movement | 28,389 | 0.32 | 0 |
| | National Salvation Movement | 27,531 | 0.31 | 1 |
| | Independent Social Alliance Movement | 27,378 | 0.31 | 0 |
| | Republican Movement | 22,513 | 0.25 | 0 |
| | People's Participation Movement | 19,773 | 0.22 | 1 |
| | Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 17,632 | 0.20 | 0 |
| | Community Participation | 12,480 | 0.14 | 0 |
| | Progressive National Movement | 7,932 | 0.09 | 1 |
| | Colombia Unite | 6,631 | 0.07 | 0 |
| | People's Will Movement | 5,467 | 0.06 | 0 |
| | Independent Conservatism | 4,604 | 0.05 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Reconstruction | 3,428 | 0.04 | 0 |
| | Citizens' Footprint Movement | 2,693 | 0.03 | 0 |
| | Colombian Social Democratic Party | 1,686 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | We are Colombia | 1,039 | 0.01 | 0 |
| | Yes Colombia | 797 | 0.01 | 0 |
| | Independent Civic Movement | 739 | 0.01 | 0 |
| | Colombia Always | 441 | 0.00 | 0 |
| | New Liberalism | 295 | 0.00 | 0 |
| | Democratic Unity Party | 294 | 0.00 | 0 |
| | Democratic Progressivity | 171 | 0.00 | 0 |
| | Citizens' Movement | 132 | 0.00 | 0 |
| | National Popular Alliance | 68 | 0.00 | 0 |
| | Progressive Force | 40 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 260,579 | 2.94 | – |
| Total | Total | 8,856,169 | 100.00 | 163 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 8,856,169 | 83.05 | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,807,014 | 16.95 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,663,183 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 26,593,271 | 40.10 | |
| Afro-Colombian seats |||||
| | Afro-Colombian Social Alliance | 7,682 | 5.67 | 1 |
| | AFROUNINCCA | 6,833 | 5.04 | 1 |
| | Black Roots | 6,287 | 4.64 | 0 |
| | CORPOSINPAC | 5,497 | 4.06 | 0 |
| | FUNDECON | 5,385 | 3.98 | 0 |
| | ASOPRA | 5,065 | 3.74 | 0 |
| | United Corporation for Afro Culture | 4,829 | 3.57 | 0 |
| | Organisation of Afro-Colombian Women | 4,465 | 3.30 | 0 |
| | APONURY | 4,367 | 3.22 | 0 |
| | National Association of Afro-Colombian Students | 4,333 | 3.20 | 0 |
| | National Cimarron Movement | 4,205 | 3.10 | 0 |
| | ACIA | 3,183 | 2.35 | 0 |
| | Tambor Yoruba Foundation | 2,850 | 2.10 | 0 |
| | ANALDIC | 2,281 | 1.68 | 0 |
| | Afro-Colombian Malcolm X | 1,756 | 1.30 | 0 |
| | AFIN | 1,729 | 1.28 | 0 |
| | DESPERTAR | 1,640 | 1.21 | 0 |
| | CINDENT | 1,592 | 1.18 | 0 |
| | Afro-Colombian Exchange of Experiences Association | 1,526 | 1.13 | 0 |
| | FUNDECONA | 1,483 | 1.09 | 0 |
| | FUNDAIN | 1,334 | 0.98 | 0 |
| | Pacific Coexistence Organisation | 1,255 | 0.93 | 0 |
| | Coagro Pacifico LTDA | 1,111 | 0.82 | 0 |
| | CANOAS | 936 | 0.69 | 0 |
| | ASOPACIFICO | 920 | 0.68 | 0 |
| | CECPCC | 828 | 0.61 | 0 |
| | APDDEC | 781 | 0.58 | 0 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 51,298 | 37.87 | – |
| Total | Total | 135,451 | 100.00 | 2 |
| Indigenous seat |||||
| | Alternative Democratic Pole | 29,308 | 21.47 | 1 |
| | Independent Social Alliance Movement | 18,956 | 13.89 | 0 |
| | Community Participation | 8,637 | 6.33 | 0 |
| | Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 7,058 | 5.17 | 0 |
| | Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement | 5,950 | 4.36 | 0 |
| | Colombia Unite | 3,348 | 2.45 | 0 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 63,257 | 46.34 | – |
| Total | Total | 136,514 | 100.00 | 1 |
| Source: Barrero et al. |||||

## Senate

In the two-seat indigenous constituency, more blank votes were cast than votes for parties, resulting in a re-run being required. This took place with the same parties (AICO and ASI) but difference candidates.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Party of National Unity | 1,591,775 | 17.30 | 20 |
| | Colombian Conservative Party | 1,470,029 | 15.98 | 18 |
| | Colombian Liberal Party | 1,436,657 | 15.62 | 18 |
| | Radical Change | 1,211,457 | 13.17 | 15 |
| | Alternative Democratic Pole | 875,451 | 9.52 | 10 |
| | Citizens' Convergence | 566,823 | 6.16 | 7 |
| | Wings – Team Colombia | 418,124 | 4.54 | 5 |
| | Democratic Colombia Party | 272,524 | 2.96 | 3 |
| | Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 237,512 | 2.58 | 2 |
| | Living Colombia Movement | 229,556 | 2.50 | 2 |
| | For the Country of Our Dreams | 165,981 | 1.80 | 0 |
| | Let the Moreno Play Movement | 136,636 | 1.49 | 0 |
| | C4 | 86,609 | 0.94 | 0 |
| | Visionaries with Antanas Mockus | 71,843 | 0.78 | 0 |
| | Community Participation | 54,356 | 0.59 | 0 |
| | Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement | 37,545 | 0.41 | 0 |
| | Colombia Unite | 15,568 | 0.17 | 0 |
| | Independent Conservatism | 13,221 | 0.14 | 0 |
| | Progressive National Movement | 8,794 | 0.10 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Reconstruction | 7,751 | 0.08 | 0 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 291,864 | 3.17 | – |
| Total | Total | 9,200,076 | 100.00 | 100 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,200,076 | 85.24 | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,593,332 | 14.76 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,793,408 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 26,595,171 | 40.58 | |
| Indigenous seats |||||
| | Independent Social Alliance Movement | 43,903 | 27.02 | 1 |
| | Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 21,624 | 13.31 | 1 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 96,948 | 59.67 | – |
| Total | Total | 162,475 | 100.00 | 2 |
| Source: RNEC |||||

## Senate Members

| circumscription | Party | Senator |
| National | Social Party of National Unity (U) | Dilian Francisca Toro Gina Parody Marta Lucía Ramírez José David Name Armando Benedetti Jairo Clopatofsky Manuel Enríquez Rosero Carlos García Orjuela Carlos Ferro Carlos Cárdenas Ortiz Jorge Visbal Martelo (after the death of Luis Guillermo Vélez) Ricardo Arias (after Jairo Enrique Merlano renounced) Aurelio Iragorri Adriana Gutiérrez Piedad Zuccardi Manuel Guillermo Mora Mauricio Pimiento (suspended, substituted by Juan Carlos Vélez Uribe) Zulema Jattin Corrales Efraín Torrado Luis Elmer Arenas Parra |
| National | Colombian Conservative Party (C) | Roberto Gerlein Ciro Ramírez Germán Villegas William Montes (suspended, substituted by Milton Rodríguez) Hernán Andrade Juan Manuel Corzo Román Eduardo Enríquez Maya Alfonso Núñez Lapeira Iván Díaz Mateus Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo Efraín Cepeda Omar Yepes José Darío Salazar Ubeimar Delgado Julio Manzur Abdala Alirio Villamizar Manuel Ramiro Velásquez Jorge Hernando Pedraza |
| National | Colombian Liberal Party (L) | Juan Manuel López Cabrales (suspended, substituted by Yolanda Pinto de Gaviria) Juan Manuel Galán Luis Fernando Duque Juan Fernando Cristo Mario Nader Muskus Piedad Córdoba Ruiz Cecilia López Montaño Guillermo Gaviria Zapata Víctor Renán Barco Germán Aguirre Mauricio Jaramillo Carlos Julio González Héctor Helí Rojas Hugo Serrano Gómez Jesús Ignacio García Luis Fernando Velasco Álvaro Antonio Ashton Giraldo Camilo Sánchez Ortega |
| National | Radical Change Party (CR) | Germán Vargas Lleras Ramón Elías López (after the death of Mario Londoño Arcila) Claudia de Castellanos Humberto Builes (after the renunciation of Luis Carlos Torres) Rubén Darío Quintero Arturo Char Chaljub Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez Miguel Pinedo Vidal Javier Cáceres Leal Reginaldo Montes (suspended, substituted by Elsa Gladys Cifuentes) Juan Carlos Restrepo Bernabé Celis Plinio Olano Becerra Antonio Guerra de la Espriella David Char Navas |
| National | Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) | Gustavo Petro Urrego Jorge Robledo Castillo Parmenio Cuéllar Bastidas Néstor Iván Moreno Rojas Jaime Dussán Alexander López Gloria Inés Ramírez Jorge Eliécer Guevara Luis Carlos Avellaneda Jesús Bernal Amorocho |
| National | Partido Convergencia Ciudadana | Edgar Espíndola Niño (after the renunciation of Luis Alberto Gil) Óscar Josué Reyes Luis Eduardo Vives (suspended, substituted by Miguel Jesús Arenas Prada) Carlos Emiro Barriga Juan Carlos Martínez Gabriel Acosta Bendek Samuel Arrieta Buelvas |
| National | Movimiento Alas Equipo Colombia | Óscar Suárez Mira Oscar Darío Pérez Jorge Ballesteros Gabriel Zapata Correa Antonio Valencia Duque (after the renunciation of Álvaro Araújo Castro ) |
| National | Partido Colombia Democrática | Ricardo Ariel Elcure Chacón (after the renunciation of Mario Uribe Escobar) José Gonzalo Gutiérrez (after the renunciation of Miguel Alfonso de la Espriella) Luzelena Restrepo (after the renunciation of Álvaro Alfonso García) |
| National | Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta (MIRA) | Alexandra Moreno Piraquive Manuel Antonio Virgüez Carlos Alberto Baena |
| National | Movimiento Colombia Viva | Dieb Maloof Cuse (suspended, substituted by Jorge Castro Pacheco, Vicente Blel Saad y ahora por Jorge Enrique Gómez) Habib Merheg Marun |
| Indigenous | Alianza Social Indígena (ASI) | Jesús Piñacué Achicué |
| Indigenous | Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia (AICO) | Ramiro Estacio |
* Of the 102 elected congressman and women that took office on July 20, 2006. 52 were re-elected, 25 had previously served in the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia in the 2002–2006 term, 3 returned to the senate after a few years of absence and 22 were elected to congress for the first time.