Philippine general election, 2007

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Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms. The duly elected legislators of the 2007 elections joined the elected senators of the 2004 elections to comprise the 14th Congress of the Philippines.

Most representatives won seats by being elected directly, the constituency being a geographical district of about 250,000 voters. There are 220 seats in total for all the legislative districts.

Some representatives were elected under a party-list system. Only parties representing marginalized groups were allowed to run in the party-list election. To gain one seat, a party must win 2% of the vote. No party-list party may have more than 3 seats. After the election, in a controversial decision, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) changed how it allocates the party-list seats. Under the new formula only one party will have the maximum 3 seats. It based its decision on a formula contained in a Supreme Court decision.

Local elections for governor, vice governor, provincial board seats and mayoral, vice mayoral and city/municipal council seats in Metro Manila and the provinces are up for grabs as well.

Issues in the elections

Automated elections

Sen. Richard J. Gordon and his fellow Senators succeeded in passing Republic Act No. 9369 or the Amending the Election Modernization Act but it was too late since it was passed three months before the elections but since the law was passed, the elections for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Regional Governor and Vice-Governor later in August 2008 it will be used for the test-run for computerization and the general elections in 2010 for the nationwide computerization of elections.

Failure of elections

The following areas held special elections after the COMELEC designated the following areas as failure of elections:

Area Special Elections Date
Bayang, Lumbatan, Madalum, Binidayan, Pualas, Sultan Dumalondong, Lumba-Bayabao, Masiu, Kapai, Lumbayanague, Butig, Marogong and Kapatagan in Lanao del Sur May 26–27, 2007[1]
Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi June 20, 2007[2]
Indanan, Sulu
Barangay Pinagbayanan, Taysan, Batangas
Taraka, Tamparan, Marantao, Lumbaca-Unayan, Pagayawan, Tubaran, Ganassi and Marawi City in Lanao del Sur
Barira and Kabuntalan, Shariff Kabunsuan
Akbar and Sumisip, Basilan
Pantar, Lanao del Norte July 23, 2007
Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte July 26, 2007

Election results

Senate

 Summary of the May 14, 2007 Philippine Senate election results
Rank Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
1. Loren Legarda Genuine Opposition NPC 18,501,734 62.7%
2. Francis Escudero Genuine Opposition NPC 18,265,307 61.9%
3. Panfilo Lacson Genuine Opposition UNO 15,509,188 52.6%
4. Manny Villar Genuine Opposition Nacionalista 15,338,412 52.0%
5. Francis Pangilinan Independent Liberal 14,534,678 49.3%
6. Benigno Aquino III Genuine Opposition Liberal 14,309,349 48.5%
7. Edgardo Angara TEAM Unity LDP 12,657,769 42.9%
8. Joker Arroyo TEAM Unity KAMPI 11,803,107 40.0%
9. Alan Peter Cayetano Genuine Opposition Nacionalista 11,787,679 40.0%
10. Gringo Honasan Independent Independent 11,605,531 39.3%
11. Antonio Trillanes Genuine Opposition UNO 11,189,671 37.9%
12. Aquilino Pimentel III Genuine Opposition PDP-Laban 10,898,786 37.3%
13. Juan Miguel Zubiri TEAM Unity Lakas 10,640,620 37.2%
14. Ralph Recto TEAM Unity Lakas 10,721,252 36.3%
15. Mike Defensor TEAM Unity Lakas 9,938,995 33.7%
16. Prospero Pichay, Jr. TEAM Unity Lakas 9,798,622 33.2%
17. Sonia Roco Genuine Opposition Aksyon 8,457,748 28.7%
18. Cesar Montano TEAM Unity Lakas 7,800,451 26.4%
19. Tito Sotto TEAM Unity NPC 7,638,361 25.9%
20. John Henry Osmeña Genuine Opposition UNO 7,267,048 24.6%
21. Vicente Magsaysay TEAM Unity Lakas 6,357,905 21.4%
22. Nikki Coseteng Genuine Opposition Independent 5,274,682 17.9%
23. Teresa Aquino-Oreta TEAM Unity NPC 4,362,065 14.8%
24. Luis Singson TEAM Unity Lakas 4,353,644 14.8%
25. Richard Gomez Independent Independent 2,725,664 9.2%
26. Jamalul Kiram III TEAM Unity PDSP 2,488,994 8.4%
27. Melchor Chavez Not affiliated KBL 843,702 2.9%
28. Martin Bautista Not affiliated Ang Kapatiran 761,165 2.6%
29. Zosimo Jesus Paredes II Not affiliated Ang Kapatiran 713,817 2.4%
30. Joselito Pepito Cayetano Not affiliated KBL 510,366 1.7%
31. Adrian Sison Not affiliated Ang Kapatiran 402,331 1.4%
32. Oliver Lozano Not affiliated KBL 305,647 1.0%
33. Antonio Estrella Not affiliated KBL 285,488 1.0%
34. Victor Wood Not affiliated KBL 283,036 1.0%
35. Felix Cantal Not affiliated PGRP 123,608 0.4%
36. Eduardo Orpilla Not affiliated KBL 107,532 0.4%
37. Ruben Enciso Not affiliated KBL 100,523 0.3%
Total turnout 29,498,660 100.0%
Total votes 269,108,854 N/A
Registered voters 45,029,443 65.51%
Note: 37 candidates ran for senator. Source: COMELEC.gov.ph website

Summary
Party Won Seats %
Lakas-Kampi 0 4 16.7%
Liberal 2 4 16.7%
Nacionalista 2 3 12.5%
NPC 2 2 8.3%
UNO 2 2 8.3%
LDP 1 2 8.3%
KAMPI 1 1 4.2%
Independents 1 1 4.2%
PMP 0 2 8.3%
PDP-Laban 1 1 4.2%
PRP 0 1 4.2%
Totals 12 23 95.8%
  • Lakas-Kampi replaced PDP-Laban winner Elections in 2007

House of Representatives

 Summary of the 14 May 2007 House of Representatives of the Philippines election results in the districts
Party Coalition Seats %
Lakas TEAM Unity 89 33.1%
KAMPI TEAM Unity 44 16.4%
NPC Split 28 10.4%
Liberal GO 23 8.6%
Nacionalista Split 11 4.1%
LDP TEAM Unity 5 1.9%
PDP-Laban/UNO GO 5 1.9%
PMP GO 4 1.5%
PDSP TEAM Unity 3 1.1%
KBL Unattached 1 0.4%
Lingkod Taguig TEAM Unity 1 0.4%
Independent Split 4 1.5%
Totals 218 80.4%
Coalitions
TEAM Unity 142 52.8%
Split 43 16.0%
GO 37 13.8%
Unattached 1 0.4%
Totals 218 80.4%

Local elections

All local positions are disputed in the elections, with the candidate with the most number of votes for governor, vice-governor, mayor and vice-mayor being declared as the winner. Winners for the positions for board members and councilors depends on the size of the assembly.

See also

Sources

  • COMELEC - Official website of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
  • NAMFREL - Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)
  • PPCRV - Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)
  • VForce - 1 Million Volunteers for Clean Elections (VForce)

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