Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2007

Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2007

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May 14, 2007
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All 270 seats in the House of Representatives
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jose de Venecia Pablo P. Garcia Arnulfo Fuentebella
Party Lakas-CMD KAMPI NPC
Alliance TEAM Unity TEAM Unity TEAM Unity
Leader's seat Pangasinan–4th Cebu–2nd Camarines Sur–3rd
Last election 92 seats 2 seats 53 seats
Seats won 89 44 28
Seat change 3 42 25

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Joseph Emilio Abaya Carlos M. Padilla Ronaldo Zamora
Party Liberal Nacionalista PMP
Alliance GO GO GO
Leader's seat Cavite–2nd Nueva Vizcaya San Juan
Last election 29 seats 2 seats 7 seats w/ PDP-Laban
Seats won 23 11 9 w/ PDP-Laban & UNO
Seat change 6 9 2


Speaker before election

Jose de Venecia
Lakas-CMD

Elected Speaker

Jose de Venecia
Lakas-CMD

The 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 14, 2007, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2007, until June 30, 2010. The Philippines uses parallel voting for seats in the House of Representatives.

In district elections, 219 single-member constituencies elect one member of the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins that district's seat. In the party-list election, the parties with at least 2% of the national vote were elected, and 21 representatives were elected However, later in 2007 the Supreme Court ruled in Banat vs. COMELEC that the 2% quota was unconstitutional, and that the sectoral representatives should comprise exactly 20% of the House. This led to the increase in the number of sectoral representatives to 51.

The administration-led TEAM Unity maintained control of the House of Representatives although the opposition-backed Genuine Opposition won control of the Senate. Incumbent Speaker Jose de Venecia of Pangasinan was elected Speaker after being the only one nominated: 186 voted for De Venecia, 1 against (Eduardo Joson) and 24 abstentions.

Contents

Campaign

Genuine Opposition

The Genuine Opposition (GO) targeted to win at least 80 seats to be able to impeach President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; however the administration's TEAM Unity prevented GO in winning several of those seats by fielding in strong candidates against GO in those districts.

Lakas vs. KAMPI

The administration's two main parties, Lakas-CMD and Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), was seen to win majority of the seats, with most contests contested by the two parties. This inevitably produced a split in the administration ranks on who would be their candidate for Speaker in the impending victory. However, the two parties were united in supporting President Arroyo and were able to prevent any impeachment proceeding against her or her allies from reaching the Senate.

Lakas-CMD party leader and House Speaker Jose de Venecia was challenged by KAMPI's Pablo P. Garcia for the speakership in the incoming 14th Congress of the Philippines which has caused a battle between administration allies. Recently, Garcia was accused by Parañaque City 1st District Rep. Eduardo Ziacita and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante, Jr. both under the party Lakas-CMD of using Government Service Insurance System or GSIS pension funds care of Garcia's son GSIS Vice-Chairman, General Manager and President Winston Garcia to bribe congressmen of PHP 300,000 to 400,000 to support his father's speakership bid.[1]

Results

District elections results

District representatives are allocated 80% of the seats in the House:

e • d Summary of the 14 May 2007 House of Representatives of the Philippines election results in the districts
Party Coalition Seats %
Lakas-CMD 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%
Independents Split 4 1.5%
PDSP TEAM Unity 3 1.1%
KBL Unattached 1 0.4%
Lingkod Taguig TEAM Unity 1 0.4%
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%

Party-list election result

Party-list representatives are allocated 20% of the seats in the House; however, due to the 2% threshold and the 3-seat cap rule, the 20% requirement was not met. On the BANAT vs. COMELEC decision of the Supreme Court, it declared the 2% threshold unconstitutional; instead it mandated that parties surpassing the 2% threshold automatically having seats, then allocating one seat for every party with less than 2% of the vote until the 20% allocation was met. With the formula used, this meant that the party with the highest amount of votes usually gets three seats, the other parties with 2% or more of the vote winning two seats, and parties with less than 2% of the vote getting one seat.

e • d Summary of the May 14, 2007 House of Representatives party-list election result
Party Votes % Seats won as per
VFP vs. COMELEC BANAT vs. COMELEC
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong 1,169,234 7.33% 3 3
Bayan Muna 979,039 6.14% 2 3
Citizen's Battle Against Corruption 755,686 4.74% 2 2
Gabriela Women's Party 621,171 3.89% 2 2
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives 619,657 3.88% 2 2
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms, Inc. 490,379 3.07% 1 2
Akbayan! Citizens' Action Party 466,112 2.92% 1 2
Alagad 423,149 2.65% 1 2
Cooperative NATCCO Network Party 409,883 2.57% 1 2
Luzon Farmers Party 409,160 2.57% 1 2
Bagong Alyansang Tagapagtaguyod ng Adhikaing Sambayanan 385,810 2.42% Disqualified
Alliance of Rural Concerns 374,288 2.35% 1 2
Anak Pawis 370,261 2.32% 1 2
Abono 339,990 2.13% 1 2
Anak Mindanao 338,185 2.12% 1 2
Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines, Inc. 328,724 2.06% 1 2
An Waray 321,503 2.02% 1 2
You Against Corruption and Poverty 310,889 1.95% 1 1
Filipinos for Peace, Justice and Progress Movement 300,923 1.89% 0 1
United Movement Against Drug 245,382 1.54% 0 1
Arts Business and Science Professional 235,086 1.47% 0 1
Kapatiran ng mga Na Kulong na Walang Sala 228,999 1.44% 0 1
Kabataan 228,637 1.43% 0 1
Alyansang Bayanihan Ng Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda-Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinarying Tao 218,818 1.37% 0 1
Ang Laban ng Indiginong Filipino 217,822 1.37% 0 1
Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines Inc. 213,058 1.34% 0 1
Aangat Tayo 197,872 1.24% 0 1
Veterans Freedom Party 196,266 1.23% 0 1
Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy 188,521 1.18% 0 1
Barangay Association for Nationmal Advancement of Transparency 177,028 1.11% 0 1
Kasangga sa Kaunlaran,Inc. 170,531 1.07% 0 1
The True Marcos Loyalist (for God, Country and People) Association of the Philippines, Inc. 169,801 1.06% 0 1
Abakada Guro 166,747 1.05% 0 1
1-United Transport Coalition 164,980 1.03% 0 1
Trade Union Congress Party 162,647 1.02% 0 1
COCOFED-Philippine Coconut Producers Federation, Inc. 155,920 0.98% 0 1
Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Aggam at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan, Inc. 146,032 0.92% 0 0
Angat Ating Kabuhayan Pilipinas,Inc. 141,817 0.89% 0 0
Abanse! Pinay 130,356 0.82% 0 0
Partido ng Manggagawa 119,054 0.75% 0 0
Alliance of Volunteer Educators 110,769 0.69% 0 0
Suara Bangsamoro 110,732 0.69% 0 0
Assalam Bangsamoro People's Party 110,440 0.69% 0 0
Democratic Independent Workers Association,Inc. 107,021 0.67% 0 0
Alliance of Neo-Concervatives 99,636 0.62% 0 0
Sanlakas 97,375 0.61% 0 0
Alliance for Barangay Concerns 90,058 0.56% 0 0
Kalahi-Advocates for Overseas Filipinos 88,868 0.56% 0 0
Akbay Pinoy OFW-National,Inc. 79,386 0.50% 0 0
Biyaheng Pinoy 78,541 0.49% 0 0
Ahonbayan 78,424 0.49% 0 0
Bigkis Pinoy Movement 77,327 0.48% 0 0
People's Movement Against Poverty 75,200 0.47% 0 0
Alyansa ng May Kapansanang Pinoy 74,686 0.47% 0 0
Pwersa ng Bayaning Atleta 71,544 0.45% 0 0
Confederation of Grains Retailers Association of the Philippines 62,220 0.39% 0 0
Bagong Tao Movement 60,993 0.38% 0 0
Ang Samahan ng mga Mangangalakal Para sa Ikauunlad ng Lokal na Ekonomiya (A Smile) formerly Samahan ng mga Mangangalakal Para sa Ikauunlad ng Lokal na Ekonomiya 58,717 0.37% 0 0
Novelty Entrepreneurship and Livelihood For Food, Inc. 57,872 0.36% 0 0
Aksyon Sambayanan 57,012 0.36% 0 0
Bago National Cultural Society of the Philippines 55,846 0.35% 0 0
Ang Bagong Bayan na Nagtataguyod ng Demokratikong Ideologiya at Layunin 54,751 0.34% 0 0
Ahon Pinoy 54,522 0.34% 0 0
Advocates for Special Children and the Handicapped Movement 51,722 0.32% 0 0
Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano,Inc. 50,837 0.32% 0 0
Seaman's Party Inc. 50,478 0.32% 0 0
Bahandi Sa Kaumahan Ug Kadagatan 46,612 0.29% 0 0
Action for Dynamic Development,Inc. 45,624 0.29% 0 0
Asosasyon ng mga Maliliit na Negosyanteng Gumaganap 43,062 0.27% 0 0
Alay sa Bayan ng Malayang Propesyonal at Repormang Kalakal 42,282 0.27% 0 0
Babae Para sa Kaunlaran 36,512 0.23% 0 0
Sulong! Barangay Movement 34,835 0.22% 0 0
Alyansa ng Sambayanan Para sa Pagbabago 34,098 0.21% 0 0
Parents Enabling Parents (PEP) Coalition Party 33,938 0.21% 0 0
Abante Ilonggo, Inc. 33,903 0.21% 0 0
Alliance of Vendors and Traders of the Philippines 33,691 0.21% 0 0
Action for Democracy and Development for the Tribal People 32,896 0.21% 0 0
Alyansa ng Mamamayang Naghihirap 32,255 0.20% 0 0
Angat Antas Kabuhayan Pilipino Movement 29,130 0.18% 0 0
Association of Administrators, Professionals and Seniors 26,271 0.16% 0 0
Hanay ng Aping Pinoy 25,781 0.16% 0 0
Alliance of Associations of Accredited Workers in the Water Sector,Inc. 22,946 0.14% 0 0
Sandigang Maralita 20,744 0.13% 0 0
Ang Galing Pinoy 16,916 0.11% 0 0
Aging Pilipino Organization,Inc. 16,729 0.10% 0 0
Alliance of People's Organization 16,421 0.10% 0 0
Biyayang Bukid 16,241 0.10% 0 0
Alliance Transport Sector 14,161 0.09% 0 0
Union of the Masses for Democracy and Justice 9,445 0.06% 0 0
Kabukluran ng mga Kababaihang Filipina sa Timog Katagalugan 8,915 0.06% 0 0
Youth League for Peace Advancement 8,471 0.05% 0 0
(Akong Ako Kasosyo Party) Kasosyo Producer-Consumer Exchange Association, Inc. 8,406 0.05% 0 0
Koalisyon ng Katutubong Samahan ng Pilipinas 6,221 0.04% 0 0
Totals 15,950,900 100.00% 22 53

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