Philippine Senate election, 1998
Philippine Senate election, 1998

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12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
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Leader |
Marcelo Fernan |
Teofisto Guingona |
Party |
LDP |
Lakas |
Alliance |
LAMMP |
Lakas |
Leader's seat |
Nationwide at-large |
Nationwide at-large |
Seats before |
16 |
5 |
Seats won |
7 |
5 |
Seats after |
12 |
12 |
Seat change |
4 |
7 |
Popular vote |
91,421,394 |
93,261,379 |
Percentage |
44.5% |
45.4% |
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The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP; Struggle of the Nationalist Filipino Masses)-led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and PDP-Laban. The two coalitions split the 12 contested seats 7–5 in favor of LAMMP.
Results
Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine Senate election result
Rank |
Candidate |
Coalition[1] |
Party |
Votes |
% |
1. | Loren Legarda | Lakas |
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Lakas | 14,933,965 | 51.0% |
2. | Renato Cayetano | Lakas |
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Lakas | 13,177,584 | 45.0% |
3. | Tito Sotto | LAMMP |
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LDP | 11,520,678 | 39.3% |
4. | Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. | LAMMP |
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PDP-Laban | 10,227,765 | 34.9% |
5. | Robert Barbers | Lakas |
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Lakas | 9,768,045 | 33.4% |
6. | Rodolfo Biazon | LAMMP |
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LDP | 9,352,964 | 31.9% |
7. | Blas Ople | LAMMP |
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LDP | 9,278,448 | 31.7% |
8. | John Henry Osmeña | LAMMP |
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NPC | 9,242,652 | 31.6% |
9. | Robert Jaworski | LAMMP |
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PMP | 8,968,616 | 30.6% |
10. | Ramon Revilla Sr. | Lakas |
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Lakas | 8,683,500 | 29.7% |
11. | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. | Lakas |
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Lakas | 7,325,343 | 25.0% |
12. | Teresa Aquino-Oreta | LAMMP |
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LDP | 7,238,086 | 24.7% |
13. | Roberto Pagdanganan | Lakas |
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Lakas | 6,938,178 | 23.7% |
14. | Rubén D. Torres | LAMMP |
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Independent | 6,923,821 | 23.6% |
15. | Edcel Lagman | LAMMP |
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LDP | 6,831,441 | 23.3% |
16. | Santanina Rasul | Lakas |
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Lakas | 6,695,955 | 22.9% |
17. | Rolando Andaya | Lakas |
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Lakas | 5,722,871 | 19.5% |
18. | Roberto F. de Ocampo | Lakas |
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Lakas | 5,663,401 | 19.3% |
19. | Lisandro Abadia | Lakas |
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Lakas | 5,426,378 | 18.5% |
20. | Haydee Yorac | |
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Reporma-LM | 4,618,565 | 15.8% |
21. | Ricardo Gloria | Lakas |
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Lakas | 4,589,190 | 15.7% |
22. | Ramon Bagatsing, Jr. | LAMMP |
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LDP | 4,540,475 | 15.5% |
23. | Freddie Webb | LAMMP |
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LDP | 4,514,475 | 15.4% |
24. | Hernando Perez | Lakas |
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Lakas | 4,336,969 | 14.8% |
25. | Rey Langit | |
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Reporma-LM | 3,930,085 | 13.4% |
26. | Raul Daza | |
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Liberal | 2,995,851 | 10.2% |
27. | Miguel Luis Romero | LAMMP |
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LDP | 2,781,973 | 9.5% |
28. | Charito Plaza | |
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Liberal | 2,433,272 | 8.3% |
29. | Roy Señeres | |
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Reporma-LM | 1,165,455 | 4.0% |
30. | Gerry Geronimo | |
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Reporma-LM | 871,518 | 3.0% |
31. | Hadja Putri Zorayda Tamano | |
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Reporma-LM | 855,738 | 2.9% |
32. | Roberto Sebastian | |
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Reporma-LM | 721,824 | 2.5% |
33. | Jose Villegas | |
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Reporma-LM | 608,186 | 2.1% |
34. | Renato Garcia | |
| Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 554,818 | 1.9% |
35. | David Castro | |
| Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 436,779 | 1.5% |
36. | Ludovico Badoy | |
| Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 388,465 | 1.3% |
37. | Oliver Lozano | |
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Independent | 352,037 | 1.2% |
38. | Abraham Iribani | |
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Reporma-LM | 319,410 | 1.1% |
39. | Eduardo Bondoc | |
| Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 202,217 | 0.7% |
40. | Fred Henry Marallag | |
| Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 106,496 | 0.4% |
Total turnout | 29,285,775 | 86.5% |
Total votes | 206,248,556 | N/A |
Registered voters | 205,243,489 | 100.0% |
Note: A total of 40 candidates ran for senator. |
Per coalition
Coalition | Votes | % | Seats won | % |
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Lakas | 93,261,379 | 45.4% | 5 | 41.7% |
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LAMMP | 91,421,394 | 44.5% | 7 | 58.3% |
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Reporma-LM | 13,090,781 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
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Liberal | 5,429,123 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 1,688,775 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
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Independents not in tickets | 352,037 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Totals | 205,243,489 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% |
Per party
Party | Votes | % | Seats won | % |
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Lakas | 93,261,379 | 45.4% | 5 | 41.7% |
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LDP | 56,058,540 | 27.3% | 4 | 33.3% |
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Reporma-LM | 13,090,781 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
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PDP-Laban | 10,227,765 | 5.0% | 1 | 8.3% |
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NPC | 9,242,652 | 4.5% | 1 | 8.3% |
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PMP | 8,968,616 | 4.4% | 1 | 8.3% |
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Independents | 7,275,858 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
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Liberal | 5,429,123 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 1,688,775 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
Totals | 205,243,489 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% |
See also
External links
- ↑ "Senatorial Race in the Philippines: SWS Feb 98, Mar 98, Apr 98, May 98 National Surveys". Social Weather Station. Retrieved 26 March 2016.