Office briefing
Santa Catalina — Mayor
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Colombia · Santa Catalina / Bolivar · municipal · MayorCO-ALC-13673
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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
- Santa Catalina / Bolivar
- Next election
- 2027-10-31
- Linked upcoming event
- next-2a4835eca8d26c591c1aec8f
- 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
- PRIMERO LA GENTE64.8%
- COALICION POR SANTA CATALINA33.7%
- MOVIMIENTO POLITICO COLOMBIA HUMANA1.1%
- PARTIDO POLITICO DIGNIDAD0.2%
- CEDE party code 202300020.1%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMERO LA GENTE · Arnaldo Jose Beltran Fontalvo | 20070285colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 6,540 | 64.8% | Unknown | Recorded |
| COALICION POR SANTA CATALINA · Salomon Castro Cantillo | 20230869colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 3,402 | 33.7% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLITICO COLOMBIA HUMANA · Jaison Alfonso Brochero De La Hoz | 19690001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 116 | 1.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO POLITICO DIGNIDAD · Javier Enrique Ramirez Castro | 20200001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 21 | 0.2% | Unknown | Recorded |
| CEDE party code 20230002 · Victor Manuel Pardo Pajaro | 20230002colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 10 | 0.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
2019
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- COALICION ALCALDIA DE SANTA CATALINA-BOL. PARTIDO DE LA U Y PARTIDO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO - "UNIDOS CON EMPRENDIMIENTO POR EL MUNICIPIO QUE ANHELAMOS"98.5%
- PARTIDO CONSERVADOR COLOMBIANO0.9%
- PARTIDO COLOMBIA RENACIENTE0.6%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COALICION ALCALDIA DE SANTA CATALINA-BOL. PARTIDO DE LA U Y PARTIDO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO - "UNIDOS CON EMPRENDIMIENTO POR EL MUNICIPIO QUE ANHELAMOS" · Manuel Polo Simanca | 20190395colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 5,168 | 98.5% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO CONSERVADOR COLOMBIANO · Victor Manuel Pardo Pajaro | 18490002colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 49 | 0.9% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO COLOMBIA RENACIENTE · Esperanza Ramirez Varela | 20180046colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 31 | 0.6% | Unknown | Recorded |
2015
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO CAMBIO RADICAL COLOMBIANO43.3%
- PARTIDO SOCIAL DE UNIDAD NACIONAL - PARTIDO DE LA U40.5%
- PARTIDO OPCION CIUDADANA15.9%
- POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO0.3%
- PARTIDO ALIANZA VERDE0.1%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO CAMBIO RADICAL COLOMBIANO · Salomon Castro Cantillo | 20030001colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 2,583 | 43.3% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO SOCIAL DE UNIDAD NACIONAL - PARTIDO DE LA U · Esperanza Ramirez Varela | 20050002colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 2,417 | 40.5% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO OPCION CIUDADANA · Manuel Polo Simanca | 20090001colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 951 | 15.9% | Unknown | Recorded |
| POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO · Jairo Ortiz Cervantes | 20050001colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 17 | 0.3% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO ALIANZA VERDE · Carlos Arturo Tovar Morales | 20090002colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 4 | 0.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI0 (recorded zero)0–100 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=31.10318168302112, oldest_gap=2.7796383121232466, previous_gap=97.54192073170731
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this 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=[null,[0.9336890243902439,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,99.06631097560975],[0,0,40.472203616878765,43.25184192900201,0,0.06697923643670463,0,0,0.28466175485599465,0,15.924313462826523]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility84.08percentage 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=[null,[0.9336890243902439,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,99.06631097560975],[0,0,40.472203616878765,43.25184192900201,0,0.06697923643670463,0,0,0.28466175485599465,0,15.924313462826523]]
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
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=[null,[0.9336890243902439,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,99.06631097560975],[0,0,40.472203616878765,43.25184192900201,0,0.06697923643670463,0,0,0.28466175485599465,0,15.924313462826523]]
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. “Santa Catalina — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CO-ALC-13673. Sources: colombia--url-44e0af24e3fef22401f2d269, colombia--url-f8cbad13a2c7112410d7a492, colombia--url-142631271ac95a7106b17681, colombia--Sdc3a3f1f89, colombia--S67eb704c85, colombia--S8164286948.