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

Main article: Philippine Senate election, 2007

**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.	Chiz Escudero	Genuine Opposition		NPC	18,265,307	61.9%
3.	Ping Lacson	Genuine Opposition		UNO	15,509,188	52.6%
4.	Manny Villar	Genuine Opposition		Nacionalista	15,338,412	52.0%
5.	Kiko Pangilinan	Independent		Liberal	14,534,678	49.3%
6.	Benigno Aquino	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 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.	Koko Pimentel	Genuine Opposition		PDP-Laban	10,898,786	37.3%
13.	Migz 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	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 Osmeña	Genuine Opposition		UNO	7,267,048	24.6%
21.	Vic Magsaysay	TEAM Unity		Lakas	6,357,905	21.4%
22.	Nikki Coseteng	Genuine Opposition		Independent	5,274,682	17.9%
23.	Tessie Aquino-Oreta	TEAM Unity		NPC	4,362,065	14.8%
24.	Chavit Singson	TEAM Unity		Lakas	4,353,644	14.8%
25.	Richard Gomez	Independent		Independent	2,725,664	9.2%
26.	Jamalul Kiram	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

Main article: Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2007

**Summary of the 14 May 2007 House of Representatives of the Philippines election results in the districts**
Party			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.

Local tallies partial and unofficial complete (Archived)
Lakas-Kampi replaced PDP-Laban winners in 2007

Sources

External links

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)

Media websites

Halalan 2007 - Election coverage by ABS-CBN
Eleksyon 2007 - Election coverage by GMA Network
Eleksyon 2007 - Election coverage by the Philippine Daily Inquirer

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