Office briefing
Candelaria — Mayor
Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.
Colombia · Candelaria / Atlantico · municipal · MayorCO-ALC-08141
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Expected ordinary election on the last Sunday of October; formal call and 2027 roster require refresh. CEDE/Registraduría ordinary returns V2. Shares exclude blank and invalid ballots. Changing coalition labels and current control are not harmonized. Repeats, annulments and opposition-seat acceptance require certification review.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- Candelaria / Atlantico
- Next election
- 2027-10-31
- Linked upcoming event
- next-bf560d6b4c7ca1cc9aa313ed
- Registry qualification
- Unknown
2. How certain is that date?
2027-10-31 is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2023
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- MOVIMIENTO POLITICO COLOMBIA HUMANA39.5%
- PARTIDO LIBERAL COLOMBIANO35.9%
- MOVIMIENTO NUEVO LIBERALISMO14.7%
- PARTIDO CAMBIO RADICAL COLOMBIANO7.1%
- MOVIMIENTO ALTERNATIVO INDIGENA Y SOCIAL - MAIS2.4%
- PARTIDO VERDE OXIGENO0.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVIMIENTO POLITICO COLOMBIA HUMANA · Hayder Alexander Orozco Solano | 19690001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 4,224 | 39.5% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO LIBERAL COLOMBIANO · Javier Enrique Rodriguez Consuegra | 18480001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 3,832 | 35.9% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO NUEVO LIBERALISMO · Juan Alberto Gomez Del Castillo | 19790001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 1,571 | 14.7% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO CAMBIO RADICAL COLOMBIANO · Jose Alfredo Fonseca Bolivar | 20030001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 759 | 7.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALTERNATIVO INDIGENA Y SOCIAL - MAIS · Franklin Miguel Ortega Julio | 20130002colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 253 | 2.4% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO VERDE OXIGENO · Ever Atilio Bolivar Cervantes | 19980003colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 43 | 0.4% | Unknown | Recorded |
2019
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO CAMBIO RADICAL COLOMBIANO36.9%
- PARTIDO LIBERAL COLOMBIANO24.8%
- PARTIDO CONSERVADOR COLOMBIANO24.5%
- POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO12.1%
- PARTIDO ALIANZA SOCIAL INDEPENDIENTE - ASI1.1%
- MOVIMIENTO ALTERNATIVO INDIGENA Y SOCIAL - MAIS0.2%
- PARTIDO SOCIAL DE UNIDAD NACIONAL - PARTIDO DE LA U0.1%
- MOVIMIENTO AUTORIDADES INDIGENAS DE COLOMBIA - AICO0.1%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO CAMBIO RADICAL COLOMBIANO · Gregorio De Jesus Brito Valencia | 20030001colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 3,815 | 36.9% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO LIBERAL COLOMBIANO · Edgardo Antonio Flores Obredor | 18480001colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 2,568 | 24.8% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO CONSERVADOR COLOMBIANO · Jose Alfredo Fonseca Bolivar | 18490002colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 2,537 | 24.5% | Unknown | Recorded |
| POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO · Hayder Alexander Orozco Solano | 20050001colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 1,252 | 12.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO ALIANZA SOCIAL INDEPENDIENTE - ASI · Ever Atilio Bolivar Cervantes | 19910006colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 116 | 1.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALTERNATIVO INDIGENA Y SOCIAL - MAIS · Omar De Jesus Suarez Prasca | 20130002colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 25 | 0.2% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO SOCIAL DE UNIDAD NACIONAL - PARTIDO DE LA U · Ivon Shirley Garcia Sanjuan | 20050002colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 13 | 0.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO AUTORIDADES INDIGENAS DE COLOMBIA - AICO · Saul Hernando Pacheco Sierra | 19910001colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 12 | 0.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
2015
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- COALICION ALCALDIA DE CANDELARIA-ATL. PARTIDO DE LA U Y PARTIDO LIBERAL52.5%
- PARTIDO CAMBIO RADICAL COLOMBIANO47.5%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COALICION ALCALDIA DE CANDELARIA-ATL. PARTIDO DE LA U Y PARTIDO LIBERAL · Javier Enrique Rodriguez Consuegra | 20150053colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 4,419 | 52.5% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO CAMBIO RADICAL COLOMBIANO · Gregorio De Jesus Brito Valencia | 20030001colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 3,994 | 47.5% | Unknown | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI68.370–100 historical closeness
Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Provisional imported-series comparison; actual-event review open
Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=3.6697247706422047, oldest_gap=5.051705693569474, previous_gap=12.06229444766879
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility67.81percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Ten exact standalone national-party labels. Mixed coalitions, unidentified CEDE codes and other lists stay Other. Changes in coalition participation are not resolved into constituent-party votes. Geographic and actual-event audits remain open. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Latest interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["Conservador","Liberal","La U","Cambio Radical","Centro Democratico","Alianza Verde","ASI","MAIS","Polo","AICO","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[0,35.87343194158397,0,7.105410971728141,0,0,0,2.36847032390938,0,0,54.65268676277851],[24.540530083188237,24.840394660475916,0.1257496614432192,36.902689108144706,0,0,1.1220739021087252,0.24182627200619075,12.110659702070032,0.11607661056297155,0],[0,0,0,47.47414715321526,0,0,0,0,0,0,52.52585284678474]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility63.1percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Ten exact standalone national-party labels. Mixed coalitions, unidentified CEDE codes and other lists stay Other. Changes in coalition participation are not resolved into constituent-party votes. Geographic and actual-event audits remain open. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Previous interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["Conservador","Liberal","La U","Cambio Radical","Centro Democratico","Alianza Verde","ASI","MAIS","Polo","AICO","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[[0,35.87343194158397,0,7.105410971728141,0,0,0,2.36847032390938,0,0,54.65268676277851],[24.540530083188237,24.840394660475916,0.1257496614432192,36.902689108144706,0,0,1.1220739021087252,0.24182627200619075,12.110659702070032,0.11607661056297155,0],[0,0,0,47.47414715321526,0,0,0,0,0,0,52.52585284678474]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility65.45percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Ten exact standalone national-party labels. Mixed coalitions, unidentified CEDE codes and other lists stay Other. Changes in coalition participation are not resolved into constituent-party votes. Geographic and actual-event audits remain open. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Both intervals mean
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["Conservador","Liberal","La U","Cambio Radical","Centro Democratico","Alianza Verde","ASI","MAIS","Polo","AICO","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[0,35.87343194158397,0,7.105410971728141,0,0,0,2.36847032390938,0,0,54.65268676277851],[24.540530083188237,24.840394660475916,0.1257496614432192,36.902689108144706,0,0,1.1220739021087252,0.24182627200619075,12.110659702070032,0.11607661056297155,0],[0,0,0,47.47414715321526,0,0,0,0,0,0,52.52585284678474]]
Source-reported control: Unverified. Current tenure requires separate dated evidence.
5. Officeholder evidence
Dated roster observations are not automatically current tenure. The source current-office flag means this office is tracked now, not that the last winner still holds it.
No officeholder observation supplied.
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
National context is listed on the polling page. It is not a local forecast.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
Expected ordinary election on the last Sunday of October; formal call and 2027 roster require refresh. CEDE/Registraduría ordinary returns V2. Shares exclude blank and invalid ballots. Changing coalition labels and current control are not harmonized. Repeats, annulments and opposition-seat acceptance require certification review. Six 2023 assemblies remain absent: Amazonas, Guainía, Huila, Risaralda, Vaupés and Vichada. Cali’s 37 JAL boards and dated membership rosters are registered; the national JAL register, three-cycle votes and replacement-event final returns remain incomplete. Twenty mixed-list-type histories, Bogotá and Cali 2015 partial counts and candidate/elected-flag inconsistencies require reconciliation. The national historical portal rejected this browser through security screening. Full legal seat allocation is separate from candidate flags and directory headcounts.
Sources
- Colombia: https://doi.org/10.71590/R2KLKI/BWJDHW · rights unknown
- Colombia: https://doi.org/10.71590/R2KLKI/QVG0NB · rights unknown
- Colombia: https://doi.org/10.71590/R2KLKI/UJ4B6K · rights unknown
- Colombia: CEDE Colombia 2023 alcaldia · rights unknown
- Colombia: CEDE Colombia 2019 alcaldia · rights unknown
- Colombia: CEDE Colombia 2015 alcaldia · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “Candelaria — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CO-ALC-08141. Sources: colombia--url-44e0af24e3fef22401f2d269, colombia--url-f8cbad13a2c7112410d7a492, colombia--url-142631271ac95a7106b17681, colombia--Sdc3a3f1f89, colombia--S67eb704c85, colombia--S8164286948.