Philippine Senate election, 1987

Philippine Senate election, 1987
Philippines
May 11, 1987

All 24 seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jovito Salonga Juan Ponce Enrile
Party Liberal Nacionalista
Alliance LABAN GAD
Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large
Seats won 22 2
Popular vote 243,431,395 99,754,162
Percentage 64.9% 26.6%

Senate President before election

Abolished
Last held by: Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Jovito Salonga
Liberal

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The election for the Members of the Senate was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1987. The Philippine Senate was re-instituted following the approval of a new constitution in 1987 restoring the bicameral Congress of the Philippines; earlier, a constitution was approved in 1973 that created a unicameral Batasang Pambansa (parliament) that replaced the bicameral Congress. The last Senate election prior to this was the 1971 election.

The Lakas ng Bayan Coalition (LABAN) got 64.9% of the vote but won 22 out of 24 seats in the Senate; only two candidates from the Grand Alliance for Democracy won: former Secretary of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile and San Juan mayor Joseph Estrada, despite getting 26.6% of the vote.

Background

After Marcos was ousted in the People Power Revolution in 1986, his political party, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, was fragmented. Almost all its members including Assemblymen Arturo Tolentino, Jose Rono, Nicanor Yniquez, Cesar Virata who were coming from the Nacionalista Party among others were orphaned.

On the other hand, the Aquino coalition took all positions in the Ministry/Cabinet. Most notable were Prime Minister Salvador Laurel, Local Government Minister Nene Pimentel and Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo

The Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) consists of the PDP-LABAN headed by Local Government Minister Aquilino Pimentel Jr., the Lakas ng Bansa party headed by Assemblyman Ramon Mitra, the UNIDO, the Liberal Party headed by Senator Jovito Salonga, the National Union of Christian Democrats headed by Raul Manglapus, the Bayang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin headed by Butz Aquino, Panaghusia and other pro-Cory regional parties

The GAD consists of the faction of the KBL headed by Assemblyman Arturo Tolentino, the Jose Roy faction of the Nacionalista Party headed by Renato Cayetano, the pre-1986 opposition leaders who defected from Aquino headed by Senator Eva Estrada-Kalaw, the Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas headed by Former Labor Minister Blas Ople, the Mindanao Alliance, the Muslim Federal Party and the Christian Social Democratic Party.

UPP-KBL coalition is composed of Pro-Marcos forces.

Major Senatorial Candidates

Administration coalition

Lakas ng Bayan Party and Coalition
Heherson Alvarez UNIDO
Edgardo Angara Independent (politician)
Agapito Aquino BANDILA
Arthur Defensor UNIDO
Neptali Gonzales UNIDO
Teofisto Guingona Jr. Liberal
Ernesto Herrera Liberal
Sotero H. Laurel UNIDO
Jose Lina Jr. UNIDO
Ernesto Maceda PDP-Laban
Raul Manglapus NUCD
Orlando S. Mercado Liberal
Vicente Paterno UNIDO
John Henry Osmena LABAN-Liberal
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. PDP-Laban
Santanina Rasul Liberal
Alberto Romulo UNIDO
Rene Saguisag Liberal
Augusto Sanchez UNIDO
Jovito Salonga Liberal
Leticia Ramos-Shahani UNIDO
Mamintal Tamano UNIDO
Wigberto Tañada Liberal
Victor Ziga Liberal

Main opposition coalition

Grand Alliance for Democracy Party and Coalition
Firdausi Smail Abbas Muslim Federal Party
Homobono Adaza Mindanao Alliance
Alejandro Almendras KBL
Abul Khayr Alonto1 UNIDO
Juan Ponce Enrile Nacionalista
Joseph Estrada Nacionalista
Rene Espina1 UNIDO
Wilson Gamboa1 UNIDO
Romeo Jalosjos Nacionalista
Eva Estrada-Kalaw1 UNIDO
Wenceslao Lagumbay Nacionalista
Vicente Magsaysay KBL
Jeremias Montemayor KBL
Blas Ople KBL
Rafael Palmares Nacionalista
Zosimo Jesus Paredes II KBL
Vicente Puyat KBL
Edith N. Rabat KBL
Isidro Rodriguez Nacionalista
Roilo Golez Independent
Lorenzo Teves KBL
Arturo Tolentino KBL
Fernando Veloso KBL
Francisco Tatad Independent (politician)
^1 defected from President Aquino

Other notable candidates

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
Rafael Recto
Rodolfo Fariñas
Salvador Britanico
Nicanor Yñiguez
Leonardo B. Perez
Independent
Jose "Ramon Revilla" Bautista

Results

Seats
22 2
Votes
64.9% 24.6%

Tally of votes

 Summary of the May 11, 1987 Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
1 Jovito SalongaLABAN Liberal 12,988,360 57.1%
2 Agapito AquinoLABAN BANDILA 12,426,432 54.6%
3 Orlando S. MercadoLABAN Liberal 11,901,673 52.3%
4 John Henry OsmeñaLABAN Liberal 11,299,102 49.7%
5 Edgardo AngaraLABAN Independent 11,288,407 49.6%
6 Alberto RomuloLABAN UNIDO 11,119,193 48.9%
7 Leticia Ramos-ShahaniLABAN UNIDO 11,089,340 48.8%
8 Rene SaguisagLABAN Liberal 10,871,850 47.8%
9 Neptali GonzalesLABAN UNIDO 10,855,796 47.7%
10 Joey LinaLABAN UNIDO 10,679,150 47.0%
11 Wigberto TañadaLABAN Liberal 10,420,831 45.8%
12 Heherson AlvarezLABAN UNIDO 10,288,113 45.2%
13 Sotero LaurelLABAN UNIDO 10,278,729 45.2%
14 Joseph EstradaGAD Nacionalista 10,029,978 44.1%
15 Teofisto Guingona Jr.LABAN Liberal 9,957,591 43.8%
16 Raul ManglapusLABAN NUCD 9,910,244 43.6%
17 Vicente PaternoLABAN PDP-Laban 9,647,680 42.4%
18 Victor San Andres ZigaLABAN Liberal 9,489,132 41.7%
19 Ernesto MacedaLABAN PDP-Laban 9,381,682 41.3%
20 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.LABAN PDP-Laban 9,042,696 39.8%
21 Ernesto HerreraLABAN Liberal 8,474,297 37.3%
22 Mamintal TamanoLABAN UNIDO 8,102,231 35.6%
23 Santanina RasulLABAN Liberal 7,966,882 35.0%
24 Juan Ponce EnrileGAD Nacionalista 7,964,966 35.0%
25 Augusto SanchezLABAN UNIDO 7,891,932 34.7%
26 Arturo DefensorLABAN UNIDO 7,865,702 34.6%
27 Eva Estrada-KalawGAD UNIDO 6,922,810 30.4%
28 Vicente PuyatGAD Nacionalista 6,859,307 30.2%
29 Alejandro AlmendrasGAD Nacionalista 6,317,107 27.8%
30 Blas OpleGAD KBL 5,736,911 25.2%
31 Arturo TolentinoGAD KBL 5,725,189 25.2%
32 Vicente MagsaysayGAD KBL 5,500,447 24.2%
33 Jose Bautista Independent 5,203,982 22.9%
34 Rene EspinaGAD UNIDO 5,107,313 22.5%
35 Francisco TatadGAD Independent 4,743,678 20.9%
36 Homobono AdazaGAD Mindanao Alliance 4,657,782 20.6%
37 Roilo GolezGAD Independent 4,657,782 20.5%
38 Rafael RectoKBL KBL 3,277,088 14.4%
39 Romeo JalosjosGAD Nacionalista 3,131,226 13.8%
40 Wilson GamboaGAD UNIDO 2,450,523 10.8%
41 Isidro RodriguezGAD Nacionalista 2,326,937 10.2%
42 Wenceslao LagumbayGAD Nacionalista 2,168,086 9.5%
43 Abul Khayr AlontoGAD UNIDO 1,998,261 8.8%
44 Rafael PalmaresGAD Nacionalista 1,974,023 8.7%
45 Lorenzo TevesGAD KBL 1,790,962 7.9%
46 Zosimo Jesus Paredes IIGAD KBL 1,786,271 7.9%
47 Rodolfo FariñasKBL KBL 1,668,147 7.3%
48 Fernando VelosoGAD KBL 1,660,100 7.3%
49 Edith RabatGAD KBL 1,655,065 7.3%
50 Leonardo PerezKBL KBL 1,559,353 6.9%
51 Jeremias MontemayorGAD KBL 1,522,413 6.7%
52 Salvador BritanicoKBL KBL 1,501,159 6.6%
53 Nicanor YñiguezKBL KBL 1,429,910 6.3%
54 Firdausi Smail AbbasGAD Muslim Federal Party1,372,920 6.0%
Total turnout 22,739,995 85.6%
Total votes 375,004,620 N/A
Registered voters 26,569,539 100.0%
Note: A total of 84 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]

Per party

Party/coalition Votes % Seats won %
LABAN 243,431,395 64.9% 22 91.7%
GAD 99,754,162 26.6% 2 8.3%
KBL 16,356,441 4.4% 0 0.0%
Partido ng Bayan 8,532,855 2.3% 0 0.0%
Independent 6,874,428 1.8% 0 0.0%
Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas 55,519 0.0% 0 0.0%
Valid votes 375,004,620 24 100.0%
Turnout 22,739,995 85.6
Registered voters 26,569,539 100.0%
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 

See also

References

  1. Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann, ed. Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.

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