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On March 12, 2006 Colombians went to the polls to elect Senate and Chamber of Representatives. Presidential primaries were also held for the Liberal Party and the Alternative Democratic Pole. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Senate (Spanish: Senado) is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia. ... The House of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes) is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia. ... Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ...

Chamber of Representatives

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Summary of the 12 March 2006 Chamber of Representatives of Colombia **election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano)	1,646,404	19.0	36
Social National Unity Party/Party of the U (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional, also known as Partido de la U)	1,453,353	16.7	29
Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)	1,363,656	15.8	30
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	932,207	10.7	20
Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	708,664	8.2	9
Citizens' Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana)	397,903	4.6	8
Wings - Team Colombia Movement (Movimiento Alas Equipo Colombia)	370,789	4.3	7
Mira Movement (Movimiento Mira)	233,920	2.7	1
Democratic Colombia Party (Partido Colombia Demócrata)	215,753	2.5	2
Liberal Opening (Apertura Liberal)	199,810	2.3	5
National Movement (Movimiento Nacional)	175,012	2.0	2
United People's Movement (Movimiento Popular Unido)	129,977	1.5	2
For the Country of our Dreams (Por el País que soñamos)	99,565	1.1	1
Regional Integration Movement (Movimiento Integración Regional)	91,547	1.1	4
Huila New and Liberalism (Huila Nuevo y Liberalismo)	80,688	0.9	2
Social Action Party (Partido de Accion Social)	52,340	0.6	1
Renovation Movement Labour Action (Movimiento Renovación Acción Laboral)	33,308	0.4	1
National Salvation Movement (Movimiento de Salvación Nacional)	28,975	0.3	1
People's Participation Movement (Movimiento de Participación Popular)	18,449	0.2	1
Progressive National Movement (Movimiento Nacional Progresista)	8,146	0.1	1
Total valid votes (turnout 39.8%)	8,678,535	100.0	163
Sources: Adam Carr and Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil

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Senate

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Summary of the 12 March 2006 Senate of Colombia **election results**
Parties	%	Seats
Social National Unity Party/Party of the U (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional, also known as Partido de la U)	17.49	20
Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano)	16.13	18
Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano)	15.52	17
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	13.36	15
Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	9.74	11
Citizens' Convergence (Convergencia Ciudadana)	6.25	7
Wings - Team Colombia Movement (Movimiento Alas Equipo Colombia)	4.68	5
Democratic Colombia Party (Partido Colombia Demócrata)	2.85	3
Mira Movement (Movimiento Mira)	2.35	2
Living Colombia Movement (Movimiento Colombia Viva)	2.46	2
Let the Moreno play movement (Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno)	1.50	0
C4	0.88	0
Visionaries with Antanas Mockus (Visionarios con Antanas Mockus)	0.77	0
Comunitarian Participation Movement (Movimiento de Participación Comunitaria)	0.56	0
Communal and Comunitarian Movement of Colombia (Movimiento Comunal y Comunitario de Colombia)	0.42	0
Colombia Unite Movement (Movimiento Únete Colombia)	0.17	0
Independent Conservatism (Conservatismo Independiente)	0.14	0
National Democratic Reconstruction (Reconstrucción Democrática Nacional)	0.08	0
Progressive National Movement (Movimiento Nacional Progresista)	0.09	0
Indigenous Social Alliance (Alianza Social Indigena)		2
Total valid votes (turnout 39.8%)		102
Sources: Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil, Caracol Radio

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**2006 elections to the 2 seats reserved for Indigenous in the Senate of Colombia**
Parties		Votes	%	Seats
Indigenous Social Alliance (Alianza Social Indigena)	ASI	44,557	28.27	2
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (Autoridades Indigenas de Colombia)	AICO	21,304	13.52	0
Total (turnout %)
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