1995 Philippine general election

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.

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
Alliance Lakas–Laban NPC Seats won 9 3 Popular vote 123,660,355 56,015,645 Percentage 67.71 30.67
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
Party Vote % Seats +/– Lakas 40.66 100 +59 NPC 12.19 22 −8 LDP 10.83 17 −69 Lakas–Laban 10.40 25 +25 Others 13.72 33 +20 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Jose de Venecia Jr. Lakas Jose de Venecia Jr. Lakas

Major senatorial candidates

Lakas-Laban Coalition

Lakas-UNCD-UMDP

For Senators
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo		LDP
Rodolfo Biazon		LDP
Franklin Drilon		Lakas
Juan Ponce Enrile		Nacionalista
Marcelo Fernan		LDP
Juan Flavier		Lakas
Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.		Lakas
Ramon Mitra, Jr.		LDP
Sergio Osmeña III		Lakas
Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.		PDP–Laban
Raul Roco		LDP
Francisco Tatad		LDP

Nationalist People's Coalition

NPC

For Senators
Rosemarie Arenas		NPC
Gaudencio Beduya		NPC
Nikki Coseteng		NPC
Amanda Cruz		NPC
Ramon Fernandez		NPC
Gringo Honasan		Independent
Bongbong Marcos		KBL
Adelisa Raymundo		NPC
Manuel C. Roxas		NPC
Miriam Defensor Santiago		PRP
Almarin C. Tillah		NPC
Arturo Tolentino		NPC

Results

Senate

Main article: 1995 Philippine Senate election

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

Candidate		Party or alliance			Votes	%
	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	15,745,741	61.18
	Raul Roco	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	12,509,736	48.61
	Ramon Magsaysay Jr.	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Lakas–NUCD	11,862,458	46.09
	Franklin Drilon	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Lakas–NUCD	11,032,476	42.87
	Juan Flavier	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Lakas–NUCD	10,748,528	41.76
	Miriam Defensor Santiago	Nationalist People's Coalition		People's Reform Party	9,497,231	36.90
	Serge Osmeña	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Lakas–NUCD	9,390,935	36.49
	Francisco Tatad	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	9,146,951	35.54
	Gregorio Honasan	Nationalist People's Coalition		Independent	8,968,616	34.85
	Marcelo Fernan	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	8,762,235	34.05
	Juan Ponce Enrile	Nationalist People's Coalition		Independent	8,701,191	33.81
	Nikki Coseteng	Nationalist People's Coalition			8,700,278	33.81
	Ramon Mitra Jr.	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	8,650,618	33.61
	Rodolfo Biazon	Lakas–Laban Coalition		Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	8,587,338	33.37
	Nene Pimentel	Lakas–Laban Coalition		PDP–Laban	8,522,148	33.11
	Bongbong Marcos	Nationalist People's Coalition		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	8,168,768	31.74
	Arturo Tolentino	Nationalist People's Coalition			7,726,006	30.02
	Ramon Fernandez	Nationalist People's Coalition			3,572,604	13.88
	Rosemarie Arenas	Nationalist People's Coalition			3,178,837	12.35
	Manuel C. Roxas	Nationalist People's Coalition			2,455,764	9.54
	Herman T. Laurel	People's Reform Party			1,395,015	5.42
	Almarin C. Tillah	Nationalist People's Coalition			1,165,164	4.53
	Amanda T. Cruz	Nationalist People's Coalition			1,008,180	3.92
	Gaudencio Beduya	Nationalist People's Coalition			829,082	3.22
	Adelisa Raymundo	Nationalist People's Coalition			745,115	2.90
	Ibrahim Amerel	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas			482,328	1.87
	Vicente N. Biego	Bicol Saro			417,901	1.62
	Felino C. Polintan Jr.	Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas			393,712	1.53
	Brigido Simon	People's Reform Party			152,161	0.59
	Jose Misa	Bicol Saro			109,711	0.43
Total					182,626,828	100.00
Total votes					25,736,505	–
Registered voters/turnout					36,415,154	70.68

House of Representatives

Main article: 1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP	7,811,625	40.66	+19.46	100	+59
	Nationalist People's Coalition	2,342,378	12.19	−6.47	22	−8
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	2,079,611	10.83	−22.90	17	−69
	Lakas–Laban Coalition	1,998,810	10.40	New	25	New
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Liberal Party	437,080	2.28	New	5	New
	Liberal Party	358,245	1.86	New	5	New
	Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition	257,821	1.34	New	3	New
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition	195,532	1.02	New	4	New
	Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition	187,705	0.98	New	2	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	183,256	0.95	New	1	New
	People's Reform Party	171,454	0.89	New	0	0
	Nacionalista Party	153,088	0.80	−3.12	1	−6
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP (independent)	139,427	0.73	New	0	0
	PDP–Laban	130,695	0.68	New	1	Mew
	Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party	106,387	0.55	New	2	New
	Lapiang Manggagawa	104,407	0.54	New	0	0
	Partido ng Masang Pilipino	101,624	0.53	New	1	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino	100,879	0.53	New	1	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition/PDP–Laban/People's Reform Party	87,241	0.45	New	1	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	75,957	0.40	New	0	0
	Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido ng Masang Pilipino	71,804	0.37	New	1	New
	Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino	71,692	0.37	New	0	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nacionalista Party	68,542	0.36	New	0	0
	Lakas ng Bayan/People's Reform Party	66,176	0.34	New	1	New
	Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party	65,970	0.34	New	1	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Liberal Party	62,338	0.32	New	0	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party	55,991	0.29	New	0	0
	Lakas ng Bayan/PDP–Laban	54,508	0.28	New	1	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition/Nacionalista Party	54,153	0.28	New	0	0
	PDP–Laban/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/People's Reform Party	51,752	0.27	New	1	New
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party	43,589	0.23	New	0	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/PDP–Laban	32,417	0.17	New	1	New
	PDP–Laban/Nacionalista Party	24,076	0.13	New	0	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lapiang Manggagawa	15,726	0.08	New	0	0
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido Panaghiusa	15,631	0.08	New	0	0
	Lakas ng Bayan (independent)	8,366	0.04	New	0	0
	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	7,563	0.04	New	0	0
	Nationalist People's Coalition/People's Reform Party	6,523	0.03	New	0	0
	People's Reform Party/Nacionalista Party	6,214	0.03	New	0	0
	Lakas ng Bayan/Lapiang Manggagawa	3,814	0.02	New	0	0
	Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas	123	0.00	New	0	0
	Unidentified	162,752	0.85	New	0	0
	Independent	1,238,214	6.45	+1.41	7	+1
Appointed seats					16	0
Total		19,211,156	100.00	–	220	+4
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.

Local elections

Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.

Local plebiscites

A plebiscite to ratify the division of the province of Kalinga-Apayao to two provinces named Apayao and Kalinga was also done on this day. The voters approved the division.

See also

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

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections