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.




Contents






  • 1 Issues in the elections


    • 1.1 Automated elections


    • 1.2 Failure of elections




  • 2 Election results


    • 2.1 Senate


    • 2.2 House of Representatives


    • 2.3 Local elections




  • 3 See also


  • 4 Sources


  • 5 External links


    • 5.1 Media websites







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










House of Representatives


Main article: Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2007























































































































































e • d Summary of the 14 May 2007 House of Representatives of the Philippines election results in the districts
Party
 Coalition
 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 32 14.6%
Unattached 1 0.4%
Totals 218 80.4%


Local elections


All local positions are disputed in the elections, with the candidate with the most 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)


See also


  • 14th Congress of the Philippines


Sources





  1. ^ Lanao special polls to be held May 26


  2. ^ Special polls set June 20 in ARMM, Batangas towns




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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