2011 Colombian regional and municipal elections

2011 Colombian regional and municipal elections
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Turnout17,480,981

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The 2011 Colombian regional and municipal elections were held on 30 October 2011, to elect the governors of 32 departments and their Department Assemblies, the mayors of 1,099 municipalities and their city councils, and the Local Administrative Juntas (JAL) of national territories.[1]

Background

Bogotá

The last mayor elected in Bogotá before the 2011 elections, Samuel Moreno, was suspended after a scandal over public works bids by Colombia's inspector general. He was replaced by an interim mayor, Clara López Obregón, until the 2011 elections.[2]

Pre-election violence

Leading up to the elections, 41 candidates were assassinated with many others receiving threats against their lives or those of their family.[1][3] Then President Juan Manuel Santos deployed 300,000 troops in an effort to prevent violence against candidates and voters.[3] Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), a Colombian civil society network active in election monitoring training, created a crowdsourcing website, "Pilas con el Voto" (vote watch),[4] just prior to the elections to encourage both anonymous and non-anonymous reporting of election-related violence and irregularities in the voting itself and for publishing maps and analyses of these.[5]

Results

2011 Bogotá Mayoral Race results by locality
  •   Enrique Peñalosa
  •   Gustavo Petro

Among the winners of the 2011 elections was future 34th President Gustavo Petro. Petro ran and won a campaign for the mayor of Bogotá, the nation's capital city, under the Progresistas Party against Green Party and Union Party for the People's candidate, and former mayor, Enrique Peñalosa Londoño and independent Gina Parody. The first independent mayor of Medellín, Sergio Fajardo, successfully ran for Governor of Medellín's Antioquia Department under the Green Party.

A notable losing candidate was María Isabel Urrutia, an Olympic weightlifter that won Colombia's first gold medal in 2000, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Cali under the Alternative Democratic Pole. She would later be appointed as Minister of Sports in Gustavo Petro's Cabinet.

A number of candidates for mayoral, municipal, and gubernatorial offices were alleged to have ties with paramilitaries. This included around 1 in 4 or 25% of the elected governors.[6]

Governorates by department

Department Candidate Party Votes %
Amazonas Carlos Arturo Rodríguez Celis Green Party 7.696 33.75%
Rafael Elizalde Gómez Radical Change Party 6.453 28,30%
Guillermo Marín Torres Inclusion and Opportunities Movement 4.678 20,51%
Antioquia Sergio Fajardo Valderrama Green Party 925.956 49.51%
Álvaro Vásquez Osorio Colombian Conservative Party 542.533 29,00%
Carlos Mario Estrada Molina Union Party for the People 244.179 13,05%
Arauca José Facundo Castillo Cisneros Union Party for the People 35.506 44,48%
Carlos Eduardo Pinilla Ruiz Radical Change Party 23.392 29,30%
Atlántico José Antonio Segebre Berardinelli Colombian Liberal Party 340.312 46,62%
Jaime Alejandro Amín Hernández Union Party for the People 239.761 32,86%
Bolívar Juan Carlos Gossain Roginini Colombian Liberal Party 273.629 43.54%
Rosario Cecilia Ricardo Bray Union Party for the People 229.616 36,54%
Dionisio Miranda Tejedor Alternative Democratic Pole 44.172 7,02%
Boyacá Juan Carlos Granados Becerra Union Party for the People 280.278 51.79%
Gonzalo Guarín Vivas Green Party 129.809 23,98%
León Gioberto Barón Neira Colombian Conservative Party 103.042 19,04%
Caldas Guido Echeverry Piedrahita Colombian Conservative Party 150.470 42,82%
Gabriel Vallejo López Union Party for the People 142.231 40,50%
Caquetá Victor Isidro Ramírez Loaiza Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 55.084 45.81%
Harry Giovanny Gonzalez García Colombian Liberal Party 40.312 33,52%
Nelcy Almario Rojas Colombian Conservative Party 8.584 7,13%
Casanare Nelson Ricardo Marino Velandia Afrolives Political Movements 54.890 35.69%
Jorge Elieser Prieto Riveros Green Party 25.214 16,39%
José Alirio Guzmán Guzmán Radical Change Party 24.227 15,175%
Efren Antonio Hernández Díaz National Integration Party 23.342 15,18%
Cauca Temístocles Ortega Narvaez Independent Social Alliance 196.081 45.94%
Juan Carlos López Castrillón Colombian Liberal Party 135.580 31,76%
Luis Eduardo Campo Castillo Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 26.152 6,12%
Cesar Luis Alberto Monsalvo Gnecco Union Party for the People 174.712 49.51%
Arturo Rafael Calderón Rivadeneira Afrolives Political Movements 126.791 35,93%
Ruben Darío Carrillo García Colombian Conservative Party 18.200 5,15%
Chocó Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia Radical Change Party-Conservative 52.573 41.65%
Oscar Bernardo Palacios Sánchez Union Party for the People 41.111 35,93%
Francisco Wilson Córdoba López Colombian Liberal Party 23.424 18,56%
Córdoba Alejandro José Lyons Muskus Union Party for the People 341.460 52.71%
Victor Raul Oyola Daniells Colombian Liberal Party 283.568 43,77%
Cundinamarca Álvaro Cruz Vargas Union Party for the People 608.977 67.69%
Everth Bustamante Garcia Unite Movement 119.787 13,31%
Guainía Oscar Armando Rodríguez Sánchez Colombian Liberal Party 4.610 39.13%
Tocayo Carrizosa Falla Union Party for the People 3.246 27,55%
Anatalio Hernández Lozano Colombian Conservative Party 2.796 23,73%
Guaviare José Octaviano Rivera Moncada Independent Social Alliance 9.777 35.00%
Alexander Garcia Rodríguez Union Party for the People 8.834 31,63%
José Alberto Pérez Restrepo Colombian Conservative Party 7.561 27,07%
Huila Cielo Gonzalez Villa Union Party for the People 147.612 35.03%
Carlos Mauricio Iriarte Barrios Colombian Liberal Party 142.017 33,70%
Jorge Fernando Perdomo Polonia Colombian Conservative Party 114.846 27,25%
La Guajira Juan Francisco Gómez Cerchar Radical Change Party 126.939 52.34%
Bladimiro Nicolas Cuello Daza Colombian Conservative Party 106.620 43.96%
Magdalena Luis Miguel Cotes Habeych Respect Movement for Magdalena 171.153 41.90%
José Luis Pinedo Campo Radical Change Party 129.214 31.64%
Licet del Carmen Peñaranda Peña Independent Social Alliance 72.128 17.66%
Meta Alan Edmundo Jara Urzola Lets Go for Alante 150.114 41.92%
Wilmar Orlando Barbosa Rozo Union Party for the People 132.480 37,00%
Hernán Gómez Nino Green Party 61.582 17.20%
Nariño Segundo Raul Delgado Guerrero Unity Regional 280.308 49.00%
Germán Chamorro de la Rosa Union Party for the People 247.598 43.29%
Norte de Santander Edgar Jesús Diaz Contreras Onward Un Norte 291.389 59.76%
Juan Alcides Santaella Gutierrez Colombian Conservative Party 132.625 27.20%
Rafael Mora Bonilla Alternative Democratic Pole 12.363 2.53%
Putumayo Jimmy Harold Diaz Burbano Colombian Conservative Party 53.797 53.29%
Ivan Gerardo Guerrero Guevara Colombian Liberal Party 33.636 33.32%
Carlos Olmedo Jimenez Toro Alternative Democratic Pole 4.282 4.24%
Quindío Sandra Paola Hurtado Palacio Quindío Firme Movement 86.071 40.22%
Belen Sanchez Caceres Union Party for the People 74.744 34.92%
Martha Liliana Agudelo Valencia Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 20.870 9.75%
Risaralda Carlos Alberto Botero López Inclusive National Unity with Results 127.168 38.45%
Sigifredo Salazar Osorio Colombian Conservative Party 97.177 29.38%
Martha Cecilia Alzate Alzate Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 38.835 11.74%
San Andrés Aury Socorro Guerrero Bowie Colombian Liberal Party 14.269 61.01%
Susanie Davis Bryan Go Regional Integration Movement 8.422 36.01%
Santander Richard Alfonso Aguilar Villa Santander Seriously 481.362 56.15%
Luis Fernando Cote Peña United for Santander 312.094 36.40%
Sucre Julio Cesar Guerra Tulena Colombian Liberal Party 204.683 65.49%
Gustavo Montes Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 32.633 10.44%
Ramon Emiro Muskus Dumar National Integration Party 20.086 6.42%
Tolima Luis Carlos Delgado Peñon Colombian Liberal Party 243.712 49.22%
Luis Fernando Caicedo Lince Colombian Conservative Party 174.579 35.26%
Jorge Enrique Garcia Orjuela Independent Social Alliance 15.907 3.21%
Valle del Cauca Héctor Fabio Useche de La Cruz Inclusion and Opportunities Movement 446.810 33.02%
Jorge Homero Giraldo Colombian Liberal Party 441.303 32.62%
Ubeimar Delgado Blandon Colombian Conservative Party and Green Party 197.211 14.57%
Vaupés Roberto Jaramillo Garcia Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 6.206 61.26%
Henry Fernando Correal Herrera Radical Change Party 3.333 32.90%
Rayol Sarmiento Piñeros Colombian Liberal Party 365 3.60%
Vichada Sergio Andrés Espinosa Florez Independent Social Alliance 9.049 44.46%
Blas Arvelio Ortiz Rebolledo Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 6.929 34.04%
Henry Silva Meche Colombian Liberal Party 3.578 17.58%

Mayors of department city capitals

Department Capital Candidate Party Votes %
Leticia José Ignacio Lozano Guzmán Radical Change Party 4.554 26.92%
Juan Carlos[1] Martinez Quiñones Union Party for the People 3.543 20.94%
Hugo Alberto Pérez Araujo Colombian Liberal Party 2.841 16.79%
Medellín Anibal Gaviria Correa Colombian Liberal Party 238.970 37.66%
Luis Pérez Gutiérrez Signatures for the Rescue of Medellín 221.708 34.94%
Federico Gutiérrez Zuluaga Union Party for the People 120.002 18.91%
Arauca Luis Emilio Tovar Bello Union Party for the People 12.828 40.52%
Dumar Abel Sanchez Radical Change Party 9.282 29.32%
Mario Alberto Valderrama Puerta Colombian Liberal Party 7.690 24.29%
Barranquilla Elsa Margarita Radical Change Party 225.891 58.01%
Juan Alberto García Estrada Signatures with Barranquilla 113.281 29.09%
Antonio Eduardo Bohorquez Collazos Alternative Democratic Pole 7.141 1.83%
Cartagena Campo Elías Terán Dix Independent Social Alliance 158.134 54.72%
María del Socorro Bustamante Ibarra For a Social Cartagena 52.253 18.08%
Dionisio Fernando Vélez Trujillo "If Possible" Movement 47.609 16.47%
Tunja Fernando Florez Espinosa Green Party 29.546 46.99%
Ricardo Hernando Vargas Pérez Colombian Conservative Party - Colombian Liberal Party. - Union Party for the People 22.700 36.10%
Armando Guerrero Castro Radical Change Party 6.601 10.49%
Manizales Jorge Eduardo Rojas Giraldo Colombian Conservative Party - Union Party for the PeopleAlliance 39.966 30.71%
José Fernando Mancera Tabares Citizens' Signatures with Manizales 37.093 28.50%
Héctor Jaime Pinilla Ortiz Green Party 23.605 18.13%
Florencia María Susana Portela Lozada Union Party for the People 21.057 37.73%
Lucrecia Murcia Lozada Colombian Liberal Party 13.294 23.82%
Alonso Orozco Gomez Alternative Democratic Pole 12.022 21.54%
Yopal Willman Enrique Celemin Cáceres Colombian Liberal Party 30.362 54.68%
Carlos Fredy Mejía Rivera Union Party for the People 9.332 16.80%
Luis Eduardo Castro National Integration Party 7.900 14.22%
Popayán Francisco Fuentes Meneses Colombian Conservative Party 29.698 28.77%
Víctor Libardo Ramírez Fajardo Independent Social Alliance 15.644 15.15%
Cesar Cristian Gomez Castro Colombian Liberal Party 14.541 14.08%
Valledupar Fredys Miguel Socarrás Reales If We Can 48.640 37.82%
Gonzalo Raul Gomez Soto Colombian Liberal Party 37.455 29.12%
Augusto Daniel Ramírez Uhia Radical Change Party 27.463 21.35%
Quibdó Zulia María Mena García Radical Change Party 15.631 42.64%
Jafet Bejarano Sánchez Union Party for the People 12.263 33.45%
Dhorton Pino Serna Colombian Liberal Party 5.533 15.09%
Montería Carlos Eduardo Correa Escaf Colombian Conservative Party 84.181 53.34%
Daniel Alberto Cabrales Castillo Union Party for the People 55.340 35.06%
Rosendo Gabriel Gómez Martínez Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 5.707 3.61%
Bogotá Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego[7] Progresistas 721.308 32.16%
Enrique Peñalosa Londoño Green Party and Union Party for the People 559.307 24.93%
Gina Parody Mayor Gina Parody 375.574 16.74%
Inírida Óscar Gerardo Delvasto Lara Radical Change Party 3.278 35.90%
Edgar Efredy Hernández Torres National Integration Party 2.405 26.34%
Henry Ignacio Camico Diaz Independent Social Alliance 1.972 21.60%
San José del Guaviare Geovanny Gómez Criales Green Party 4.800 26.53%
Alexander Harley Bermudez Lasso Union Party for the People 4.415 24.40%
Julio Arciniegas Cifuentes Colombian Liberal Party 4.241 23.44%
Neiva Pedro Hernán Suárez Trujillo Union Party for the People 59.728 50.12%
Rodrigo Armando Lara Sanchez Green Party 29.700 24.92%
Álvaro Hernán Prada Artunduaga Colombian Liberal Party - Radical Change Party 21.502 18.04%
Riohacha Rafael Ricardo Ceballos Sierra Colombian Liberal Party 34.447 63.97%
José Manuel Quintero Medina Union Party for the People 13.086 24.30%
Ángel Alberto Roys Mejia Indigenous Authorities of Colombia 3.263 6.06%
Santa Marta Carlos Eduardo Caicedo Omar Colombian Liberal Party 74.165 51.19%
Alejandro Mario Palacio Valencia Colombian Conservative Party 40.912 28.24%
Carlina Cecilia Sanchez Marmolejo Alternative Democratic Pole 18.161 12.53%
Villavicencio Juan Guillermo Zuluaga Cardona Union Party for the People 59.244 33.44%
Víctor Delio Sánchez Gómez Colombian Conservative Party 54.376 30.69%
Luis Alfredo Arias Marcado Colombian Liberal Party 20.338 11.48%
Pasto Harold Guerrero López Radical Change Party 50.326 34.70%
Pedro Vicente Obando Ordoñez Citizens' Movement of Pasto 49.573 34.18%
Nicolas Martin Toro Muñoz Colombian Liberal Party 31.761 21.90%
Cúcuta Donamaris Ramírez-Paris Lobo Green Party 104.396 42.62%
Andrés Cristo Bustos Colombian Liberal Party 65.272 26.65%
Rafael Navi Gregorio Angarita Lamk Union Party for the People 57.284 23.39%
Mocoa Elver Porfidio Ceron Chicunque Colombian Conservative Party 8.014 44.52%
José Antonio Castro Melendez Green Party 6.604 36.69%
Manuel Jesús Gomez Ordoñez Radical Change Party 1.470 8.16%
Armenia Luz Piedad Valencia Franco Colombian Liberal Party 42.937 37.91%
Roberto Jairo Jaramillo Cardenas Advance Armenia 41.443 36.59%
Aydee Lizarazo Cubillos Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 8.888 7.84%
Pereira Enrique Antonio Vasquez Zuleta Union Party for the People - Green Party 69.809 40.20%
Juan Manuel Arango Vélez Party Coalition for Mayor of Pereira 68.003 39.16%
Andrés Felipe Ocampo Villegas Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 12.682 7.30%
Bucaramanga Luis Francisco Bohorquez Pedraza Colombian Liberal Party 120.670 52.83%
Martha Elena Pinto De De Hart Union Party for the People - Colombian

Conservative Party

65.122 28.51%
Celestino Mojica Peña Bucaramanga Evolves 24.813 10.86%
Sincelejo Jairo Alfredo Fernandez Quessep Union Party for the People 54.727 48.25%
Carlos Arturo Vergara Montes Colombian Conservative Party 51.491 45.40%
Aris Manuel Aguas Jimenez Green Party 2.072 1.82%
Ibagué Luis Hernando Rodríguez Ramírez Colombian Liberal Party 78.233 44.22%
Ricardo Alfonso Ferro Lozano Union Party for the People 64.744 36.59%
Carlos Andrés Ramírez Rey Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation 15.894 8.98%
Cali[1] Rodrigo Guerrero Velasco Mayor Guerrero (CM) 241.723 42.10%
Milton Fabián Castrillón Rodríguez Colombian Conservative Party 113.127 19.70%
María Isabel Urrutia Ocoro Alternative Democratic Pole 87.205 15.19%
Mitú Carlos Iván Ramiro Melendez Moreno National Integration Party 2.192 28.55%
Alcira Gonzalez Ramírez Union Party for the People 2.154 28.05%
Pio V. Castrillon Buitrago Independent Social Alliance 1.709 22.26%
Puerto Carreño Álvaro Mauricio Londoño Lugo Radical Change Party 2.048 30.79%
Luis Antonio Robledo Valbuena Union Party for the People 1.849 27.80%
Jhon Jairo Rodríguez Guzmán Colombian Liberal Party 1.693 25.45%
Map of the gubernatorial results for the 2011 elections
  •   Unity Party for the People
  •   Colombian Liberal Party
  •   Colombian Conservative Party
  •   Radical Change Party
  •   Green Party
  •   Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA)
  •   Independent Social Alliance (ASI)
  •   Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (AICO)
  •   Signatures/Citizens' Groups

Results by party

Party Governors Deputies Mayors Councilors Total
Union Party for the People 4 74 258 2,054 2,390
Colombian Liberal Party 6 78 181 1,873 2,138
Colombian Conservative Party 1 65 194 1,989 2,249
Radical Change Party 1 50 155 1,448 1,654
Green Party 2 23 49 717 791
Alternative Democratic Pole 0 7 9 231 247
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA) 1 7 1 45 54
Signatures/ Citizens' Groups 14 17 163 750 944
Other Parties 3 16 66 846 931

See also

References

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