National
Senator
- Spanish: Senador
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- 103 seats: 100 elected nationwide in a single national constituency by proportional representation (party lists, open or closed at the party's choice); 2 elected in the special Indigenous constituency (Constitution Art. 171); 1 reserved for the runner-up in the presidential election under the Opposition Statute (Art. 112). Four-year term beginning 20 July. The 5 seats guaranteed to the Comunes party by the 2016 peace agreement lapsed with the 2022-2026 term.
- Seats
- 103
Who holds these seats now
Members are elected in constituencies or from party lists, as each row says.
Next vote
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Colombia Constitution 1991 as amended to 2015, read 2026-10-12: selection method and seats of this office (Arts. 112, 171, 176, 189, 190, 202, 231, 239). Seat totals for 2026-2030 (Senate 100+2+1, Chamber 161+2+1+1+1+16+1) from Wikipedia, 2026 Colombian parliamentary election, read 2026-10-12, cross-checked with CNE declaration of the Senate (El Universal, 2026-07-14). Court sizes (9 and 23) from Law 270 of 1996, not re-read this run. For: Senator
- constituteproject.org · checked Spanish official names of the Colombian bodies and offices as used in the Constitution of 1991 and the bodies own sites, read 2026-10-12. Cabinet name Consejo de Ministros is marked unofficial (the Constitution calls it Gobierno Nacional). For: Senator in Spanish
- senado.gov.co · checked Senado de la Republica, Senadores directory, read 2026-10-12; CNE declaration of 2026-2030 Senate as reported by El Universal 2026-07-14 (https://www.eluniversal.com.co/politica/2026/07/14/cne-confirma-la-lista-oficial-de-los-senadores-para-el-periodo-2026-2030/): members, parties and seat type. Start 2026-07-20 (installation of the new Congress). Fallback for the list label: El Universal, because the Senate site does not give CNE list names. For: Agmeth José Escaf Tijerino, current term, Aída Yolanda Avella Esquivel, current term, Alex Xavier Flórez Hernández, current term, Alfredo Rafael Deluque Zuleta, current term, Alix Yirley Vargas Torrado, current term and 97 more
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution Art. 190 (four-year term, run-off three weeks later), read 2026-10-12; date follows the last-Sunday-of-May (presidential) and second-Sunday-of-March (Congress) pattern of 2018-2026 (Wikipedia, 2026 Colombian presidential election and parliamentary election, read 2026-10-12). Not yet scheduled by the Registraduria, hence date_confirmed=false. For: General election, March 10, 2030
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