Senate

The Senate (Senado) of Colombia is the upper house of the country's bicameral Congress (Congreso) consists of 108 seats. 100 members are elected in a single nationwide constituency by party-list proportional representation vote, 2 members elected in a special nationwide constituency for indigenous communities, while 5 members of the People's Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) political party for the 2018 and 2022 elections as per the 2016 peace accord, and 1 seat reserved for the runner-up presidential candidate in the recent election. All members serve 4-year terms.


Source: CIA World Factbook - Colombia


Population 48,653,419
Election Method Directly Elected
Term Length 4 years
Term Limit None

Upcoming Election

Election Count Down Election Date
Colombian Legislative Election - Senate, 2026 in 9 months March 2026 *No Fixed Date

Event Timeline

March 13, 2022 Colombian Legislative Election - Senate, 2022
March 11, 2018 Colombian Legislative Election - Senate, 2018
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