Colombian presidential election, 1982

30 May 1982

President before election

Julio César Turbay Ayala
Liberal Party

Elected President

Belisario Betancur
Conservative Party

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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 30 May 1982.^[1] The result was a victory for Belisario Betancur of the Conservative Party–National Movement, who received 46.8% of the vote.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Belisario Betancur	Conservative Party–National Movement	3,189,278	46.8
Alfonso López Michelsen	Liberal Party	2,797,627	41.0
Luis Carlos Galán	New Liberalism	745,738	10.9
Gerardo Molina	Democratic Front	82,858	1.2
Florentino Porras Pardo	Popular Claim	159	0.0
Others		6,142	0.1
Invalid/blank votes		18,590	–
Total		6,840,392	100
Registered voters/turnout		13,734,093	49.8
Source: Nohlen

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
↑ Nohlen, p354

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