1995 Philippine general election

May 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)
Registered	36,415,154
Turnout	25,736,505
1995 Philippine Senate election
May 8, 1995
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
May 8, 1995
204 (of the 226) seats in the House of Representatives 114 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jose de Venecia Jr. Ronaldo Zamora Peping Cojuangco Party Lakas–CMD NPC LDP Alliance Lakas–Laban NPC Lakas–Laban Leader's seat Pangasinan–4th San Juan-Mandaluyong Tarlac–1st Last election 41 seats, 21.20% 30 seats, 18.66% 86 seats, 33.73% Seats won 100 22 17 Seat change 59 8 69 Popular vote 7,811,625 2,342,378 2,079,611 Percentage 40.66% 12.19% 10.83% Swing 19.46% 6.47% 22.90%
Speaker before election Jose de Venecia Jr. Lakas–CMD Elected Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. Lakas–CMD

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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.

Major senatorial candidates

Results

Senate

Main article: 1995 Philippine Senate election

Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
  LDP
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  NPC
  PRP
  Nacionalista Party
  Independent

 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–CMD	11,862,458	46.1%
4.	Franklin Drilon	Lakas-Laban		Lakas–CMD	11,032,476	42.9%
5.	Juan Flavier	Lakas-Laban		Lakas–CMD	10,748,528	41.8%
6.	Miriam Defensor Santiago	NPC		PRP	9,497,231	36.9%
7.	Serge Osmeña	Lakas-Laban		Lakas–CMD	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

Main article: 1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP	7,811,625	40.66	100
	Nationalist People's Coalition	2,342,378	12.19	22
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	2,079,611	10.83	17
	Lakas-Laban Coalition	1,998,810	10.40	25
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Liberal Party	437,080	2.28	5
	Liberal Party	358,245	1.86	5
	Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition	257,821	1.34	3
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition	195,532	1.02	4
	Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition	187,705	0.98	2
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	183,256	0.95	1
	People's Reform Party	171,454	0.89	0
	Nacionalista Party	153,088	0.80	1
	Independent Lakas–NUCD–UMDP	139,427	0.73	0
	PDP–Laban	130,695	0.68	1
	Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party	106,387	0.55	2
	Lapiang Manggagawa	104,407	0.54	0
	Partido ng Masang Pilipino	101,624	0.53	1
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino	100,879	0.53	1
	Nationalist People's Coalition/PDP–Laban/People's Reform Party	87,241	0.45	1
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	75,957	0.40	0
	Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido ng Masang Pilipino	71,804	0.37	1
	Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino	71,692	0.37	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nacionalista Party	68,542	0.36	0
	Lakas ng Bayan/People's Reform Party	66,176	0.34	1
	Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party	65,970	0.34	1
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Liberal Party	62,338	0.32	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party	55,991	0.29	0
	Lakas ng Bayan/PDP–Laban	54,508	0.28	1
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Nacionalista Party	54,153	0.28	0
	PDP–Laban/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/People's Reform Party	51,752	0.27	1
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party	43,589	0.23	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/PDP–Laban	32,417	0.17	1
	PDP–Laban/Nacionalista Party	24,076	0.13	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lapiang Manggagawa	15,726	0.08	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido Panaghiusa	15,631	0.08	0
	Independent Lakas ng Bayan	8,366	0.04	0
	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	7,563	0.04	0
	Nationalist People's Coalition/People's Reform Party	6,523	0.03	0
	People's Reform Party/Nacionalista Party	6,214	0.03	0
	Lakas ng Bayan/Lapiang Manggagawa	3,814	0.02	0
	Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas	123	0.00	0
	Unidentified	162,752	0.85	0
	Independent	1,238,214	6.45	7
Appointed seats				16
Total		19,211,156	100.00	220
Valid votes		19,211,156	74.65
Invalid/blank votes		6,525,349	25.35
Total votes		25,736,505	–
Registered voters/turnout		36,415,154	70.68
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.

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• 10th Congress of the Philippines

References

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections