1995 Philippine general election

The 1995 Philippine general election were held on May 8, 1995. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery, flying voters, violence, election rigging, stealing of ballot boxes, etc. The Philippine National Police (PNP) listed five people dead and more than 200 hotspots before and 300 hotspots during the election.

1995 Philippine general election

← 1992 May 8, 1995 (1995-05-08) 1998 →
Registered36,415,154
Turnout25,736,505
1995 Philippine Senate election
← 1992 May 8, 1995 1998 →

12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Edgardo Angara Ernesto Maceda Miriam Defensor Santiago
Party LDP NPC PRP
Alliance Lakas–Laban NPC NPC
Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large
Seats won 9 2 1
Popular vote 123,678,255 28,452,737 19,619,923
Percentage 67.7% 25.5% 5.2%

Senate President before election

Edgardo Angara
LDP

Elected Senate President

Edgardo Angara
LDP

1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections
← 1992 May 8, 1995 1998 →

204 (of the 226) seats in the House of Representatives
114 seats needed for a majority
Party % Seats +/–
Lakas

40.66 100 +59
NPC

12.19 22 −8
LDP

10.83 17 −69
Lakas–Laban

10.40 25 +25
Lakas/Liberal

2.28 5 +5
Liberal

1.86 5 +5
LnB/Lakas/NPC

1.34 3 +3
Lakas/NPC

1.02 4 +4
LnB/NPC

0.98 2 +2
NPC/KBL

0.95 1 +1
Nacionalista

0.80 1 −6
PDP–Laban

0.68 1 +1
LnB/Liberal

0.55 2 +2
PMP

0.53 1 +1
NPC/PMP

0.53 1 +1
NPC/PDP–Laban/PRP

0.45 1 +1
LnB/Lakas/PMP

0.37 1 +1
LnB/PRP

0.34 1 +1
LnB/Nacionalista

0.34 1 +1
LnB/PDP–Laban

0.28 1 +1
PDP–Laban/PMP/PRP

0.27 1 +1
Lakas/PDP–Laban

0.17 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker before Speaker after
Jose de Venecia Jr.
Lakas
Jose de Venecia Jr.
Lakas

Major senatorial candidates edit

Results edit

Senate edit

 
Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
  LDP
  Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
  NPC
  PRP
  Nacionalista Party
  Independent
e • d Summary of the May 8, 1995, Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
1. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Lakas-Laban LDP 15,745,741 61.2%
2. Raul Roco Lakas-Laban LDP 12,509,736 48.6%
3. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Lakas-Laban Lakas 11,862,458 46.1%
4. Franklin Drilon Lakas-Laban Lakas 11,032,476 42.9%
5. Juan Flavier Lakas-Laban Lakas 10,748,528 41.8%
6. Miriam Defensor Santiago NPC PRP 9,497,231 36.9%
7. Serge Osmeña Lakas-Laban Lakas 9,390,935 36.5%
8. Francisco Tatad Lakas-Laban LDP 9,146,951 35.5%
9. Gregorio Honasan NPC Independent 8,968,616 34.8%
10. Marcelo Fernan Lakas-Laban LDP 8,762,235 34.0%
11. Juan Ponce Enrile Lakas-Laban Independent 8,701,191 33.8%
12. Nikki Coseteng NPC NPC 8,700,278 33.8%
13. Ramon Mitra Jr. Lakas-Laban LDP 8,650,618 33.6%
14. Rodolfo Biazon Lakas-Laban LDP 8,587,338 33.4%
15. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Lakas-Laban PDP–Laban 8,522,148 33.1%
16. Bongbong Marcos NPC KBL 8,168,768 31.7%
17. Arturo Tolentino NPC NPC 7,726,006 30.0%
18. Ramon Fernandez NPC NPC 3,572,604 13.9%
19. Rosemarie Arenas NPC NPC 3,178,837 12.4%
20. Manuel C. Roxas NPC NPC 2,455,764 9.5%
21. Herman T. Laurel PRP - Laurel Wing PRP 1,395,015 5.42%
22. Almarin C. Tillah NPC NPC 1,165,164 4.52%
23. Amanda T. Cruz NPC NPC 1,008,180 3.91%
24. Gaudencio Beduya NPC NPC 829,082 3.22%
25. Adelisa Raymundo NPC NPC 745,115 2.90%
26. Ibrahim Amerel PDSP PDSP 482,328 1.87%
27. Vicente N. Biego Bicol Saro Bicol Saro 417,901 1.62%
28. Felino C. Polintan Jr. Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas 393,712 1.52%
29. Brigido Simon (withdrew) PRP - Laurel Wing PRP 152,161 0.59%
30. Misa Bicol Saro Bicol Saro 109,711 0.42%
Total turnout 25,736,505 70.7%
Total votes 182,626,828 N/A
Registered voters 36,415,154 100.0%
Note: A total of 30 candidates ran for senator.


References:

Philippines - Mid Term Election Campaigns / AP Archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN_bw9FGl0w

PHILIPPINES: PRESIDENT FIDEL RAMOS CAMPAIGN RALLY / AP Archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO-lpLTAA7M

House of Representatives edit

 
PartyVotes%Seats
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP7,811,62540.66100
Nationalist People's Coalition2,342,37812.1922
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino2,079,61110.8317
Lakas-Laban Coalition1,998,81010.4025
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Liberal Party437,0802.285
Liberal Party358,2451.865
Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition257,8211.343
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition195,5321.024
Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition187,7050.982
Nationalist People's Coalition/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan183,2560.951
People's Reform Party171,4540.890
Nacionalista Party153,0880.801
Independent Lakas–NUCD–UMDP139,4270.730
PDP–Laban130,6950.681
Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party106,3870.552
Lapiang Manggagawa104,4070.540
Partido ng Masang Pilipino101,6240.531
Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino100,8790.531
Nationalist People's Coalition/PDP–Laban/People's Reform Party87,2410.451
Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan75,9570.400
Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido ng Masang Pilipino71,8040.371
Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino71,6920.370
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nacionalista Party68,5420.360
Lakas ng Bayan/People's Reform Party66,1760.341
Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party65,9700.341
Nationalist People's Coalition/Liberal Party62,3380.320
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party55,9910.290
Lakas ng Bayan/PDP–Laban54,5080.281
Nationalist People's Coalition/Nacionalista Party54,1530.280
PDP–Laban/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/People's Reform Party51,7520.271
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party43,5890.230
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/PDP–Laban32,4170.171
PDP–Laban/Nacionalista Party24,0760.130
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lapiang Manggagawa15,7260.080
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido Panaghiusa15,6310.080
Independent Lakas ng Bayan8,3660.040
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas7,5630.040
Nationalist People's Coalition/People's Reform Party6,5230.030
People's Reform Party/Nacionalista Party6,2140.030
Lakas ng Bayan/Lapiang Manggagawa3,8140.020
Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas1230.000
Unidentified162,7520.850
Independent1,238,2146.457
Appointed seats16
Total19,211,156100.00220
Valid votes19,211,15674.65
Invalid/blank votes6,525,34925.35
Total votes25,736,505
Registered voters/turnout36,415,15470.68
Source: Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Local elections edit

Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.

Local plebiscites edit

A plebiscite to ratify the division of the province of Kalinga-Apayao to two provinces named Apayao and Kalinga was also done on this day. The voters approved the division.

See also edit

References edit

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