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The 1992 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 24th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1992. This was the first general election (where all positions were contested) under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts, from the presidency all the way down to municipal councilors.
Under the transitory provisions of the Philippine constitution, 24 senators were elected in this election. The first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next 12 senators would also have a three-year term. The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. TV personality and former Quezon City Vice Mayor Vicente Sotto III (also known as Tito Sotto) got the highest number of votes.
As the Senate elections were held with the presidential election, all 7 presidential candidates put up senatorial tickets. These were as follows:
Party | Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Number of candidates |
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Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | Imelda Marcos | Vicente Magsaysay | 24 |
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | Ramon Mitra Jr. | Marcelo Fernan | 24 |
Lakas-NUCD | Fidel V. Ramos | Lito Osmeña | 24 |
Liberal Party/PDP–Laban (Koalisyong Pambansa) | Jovito Salonga | Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | 22 |
Nationalist People's Coalition | Danding Cojuangco | Joseph Estrada | 24 |
People's Reform Party | Miriam Defensor Santiago | Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | 16 |
Nacionalista Party | Salvador Laurel | Eva Estrada Kalaw | 24 |
These were the following tickets:
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The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) winning 16 seats, the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) winning five, the Lakas-NUCD winning two, and the Liberal Party winning one.
These were the incumbents who won: Lakas's Leticia Ramos-Shahani and Nina Rasul, LDP's Heherson Alvarez, Edgardo Angara, Butz Aquino, Neptali Gonzales, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Herrera, Joey Lina, Orlando S. Mercado, and Alberto Romulo, Liberal's Wigberto Tañada, and NPC's John Henry Osmeña and Ernesto Maceda,
Neophyte senators were LDP's Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Rodolfo Biazon, Blas Ople, Ramon Revilla Sr., Raul Roco, Tito Sotto and Freddie Webb, and NPC's Nikki Coseteng.
Returning was Arturo Tolentino, who last served in the Senate in 1971.
Incumbents who were defeated were LDP's Mamintal A.J. Tamano, Liberal's Victor Ziga, and Nacionalista's Sotero Laurel.
For purposes of counting of terms the three-year terms of those that finished 13th to 24th in this election count as one term, just as those who have six-year terms
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The first 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1998, while the following 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1995.
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 124,076,351 | 44.95 | New | 16 | New | |
Nationalist People's Coalition | 49,881,921 | 18.07 | New | 5 | New | |
Lakas–NUCD | 48,789,154 | 17.67 | New | 2 | New | |
Koalisyong Pambansa [lower-alpha 1] | 19,104,398 | 6.92 | New | 1 | New | |
Nacionalista Party | 14,485,802 | 5.25 | New | 0 | New | |
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 12,648,229 | 4.58 | +0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Reform Party | 6,506,463 | 2.36 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 245,118 | 0.09 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 305,264 | 0.11 | −1.64 | 0 | 0 | |
Vacancy | 0 | −1 | ||||
Total | 276,042,700 | 100.00 | – | 24 | – | |
Total votes | 24,254,954 | – | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 32,141,079 | 75.46 | ||||
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10. |
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