2001 Philippine Senate election

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2001 Philippine Senate election
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  1998 May 14, 2001 2004  

12 (of the 24) seats to the Senate of the Philippines and one mid-term vacancy
13 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Frank Drilon.jpg Edgardo Angara picture.jpg
Leader Franklin Drilon Edgardo Angara
Party Independent LDP
Alliance PPC Puwersa ng Masa
Seats won84
Popular vote123,491,61795,072,114
Percentage50.8%39.1%

Senate President before election

Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
PDP–Laban

Elected Senate President

Franklin Drilon
Independent

The 2001 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 27th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 14, 2001, to elect 12 of the 24 seats and one mid-term vacancy in the Senate. Independent candidate Noli de Castro, a journalist and former television anchor, was announced as the topnotcher. This became the first synchronized national and local elections held after the ouster of former President Joseph Estrada in January due to a military-backed civilian uprising, popularly known as EDSA II.

Contents

The two competing coalitions in this election were the anti-Estrada People Power Coalition and the pro-Estrada Puwersa ng Masa coalition. The PPC was composed of Lakas—National Union of Christian Democrats—United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines, Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma—Lapiang Manggagawa, Aksyon Demokratiko, Probinsya Muna Development Initiative, Liberal Party and Partido Demokratiko Pilipino—Lakas ng Bayan, while the Puwersa ng Masa included Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino and Partido ng Masang Pilipino along with pro-Estrada independent candidates. Twelve seats were supposed to be contested but with the appointment of Teofisto Guingona Jr. as Vice President, the Commission on Elections ruled that the thirteenth-placer candidate would serve the remainder of Guingona's term.

The PPC won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won four, and Noli de Castro as an independent won one; PPC's Ralph Recto edged out Puwersa ng Masa's Gregorio Honasan for the twelfth place and Honasan was elected to serve the remainder of Guingona's term. On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that Honasan did lose the election but declared the special election constitutional for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona Jr.

Candidates

Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.

Retiring and term limited incumbents

  1. Nikki Coseteng (NPC), term limited; ran for senator in 2007 and lost
  2. Francisco Tatad (PRP), term limited; ran for senator in 2004 and in 2010 and lost both times

Mid-term vacancies

  1. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won in 1998
  2. Marcelo Fernan (LDP), died on July 11, 1999
  3. Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Lakas), appointed Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001
  4. Raul Roco (Aksyon), appointed Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports on February 10, 2001

Results

The People Power Coalition (PPC) won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won four, and an independent candidate won one. Of the four seats Puwersa ng Masa won, one was for the seat of Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr., whose senatorial term would have ended on June 30, 2004.

Four incumbent senators won: Franklin Drilon, Juan Flavier, Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and Serge Osmeña of PPC,

There are seven neophyte senators: PPC's Joker Arroyo, Francis Pangilinan, Ralph Recto, Manny Villar, Puwersa ng Masa's Loi Ejercito and Panfilo Lacson, independent candidate Noli de Castro.

Returning is Edgardo Angara, who was term limited in the previous election.

Puwersa ng Masa senators Gregorio Honasan Miriam Defensor Santiago and Juan Ponce Enrile did not successfully defend their seats.

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Before election‡^‡^‡^‡^
Election resultNot up Puwersa ng Masa People Power Coalition IndNot up
After election*++++++*+
Senate blocMinority blocMajority bloc

Key:

Per candidate

e    d  Summary of the May 14, 2001, Philippine Senate election results
RankCandidateCoalitionPartyVotes%
1. Noli de Castro Puwersa ng Masa 1 Independent 16,237,38655.09%
2. Juan Flavier PPC Lakas 11,735,89739.82%
3. Serge Osmeña PPC PDP–Laban 11,593,38939.33%
4. Franklin Drilon PPC Independent 11,301,70038.34%
5. Joker Arroyo PPC Lakas 11,262,40238.21%
6. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. PPC Independent 11,250,67738.17%
7. Manny Villar PPC Independent 11,187,37537.96%
8. Francis Pangilinan PPC Liberal 10,971,89637.23%
9. Edgardo Angara Puwersa ng Masa LDP 10,805,17736.66%
10. Panfilo Lacson Puwersa ng Masa LDP 10,535,55935.74%
11. Loi Ejercito Puwersa ng Masa Independent 10,524,13035.71%
12. Ralph Recto PPC Lakas 10,480,940 2 35.56%
13. Gregorio Honasan 3 Puwersa ng Masa Independent 10,454,52735.47%
14. Juan Ponce Enrile Puwersa ng Masa LDP 9,677,20932.83%
15. Miriam Defensor Santiago Puwersa ng Masa PRP 9,622,74232.65%
16. Dong Puno Puwersa ng Masa LDP 8,701,20529.52%
17. Wigberto Tañada PPC Liberal 8,159,83627.68%
18. Orly Mercado Puwersa ng Masa Independent 7,395,09225.09%
19. Roberto Pagdanganan PPC Lakas 7,185,41524.38%
20. Ernesto Herrera PPC Lakas 6,801,86123.08%
21. Winnie Monsod PPC Aksyon 6,728,72822.83%
22. Nina Rasul Puwersa ng Masa Independent 5,222,49017.72%
23. Jamby Madrigal Puwersa ng Masa LDP 5,043,04317.11%
24. Liwayway Vinzons-Chato PPC Independent 4,831,50116.39%
25. Perfecto Yasay Independent 4,557,36415.46%
26.Ombra Tamano Puwersa ng Masa LDP 3,548,48012.04%
27.Reuben Canoy Puwersa ng Masa LDP 3,542,46012.02%
28.Homobono Adaza Nacionalista 770,6472.61%
29.Rod Navarro Independent 652,0122.21%
30. Manuel Morato Independent 625,7892.12%
31.Moner Bajunaid PDSP 503,4371.71%
32. Oliver Lozano KBL 470,5721.60%
33. Melchor Chavez KBL 244,5530.83%
34. Camilo Sabio Independent 230,7590.78%
35.Norma Nueva KBL 83,7000.28%
36.Juan Casil KBL 74,4810.25%
37. Eddie Gil Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa15,5220.05%
Turnout29,474,30986.39%
Note: A total of 37 candidates ran for senator.Source: Comelec (vote totals), NCSB (turnout)
^1 Guest candidate
^2 18,000 votes deducted from Ralph Recto in Zamboanga del Norte as per Resolution No. NBC 01-003
^3 Elected to serve the unexpired term (until 2004) of Teofisto Guingona Jr., who was appointed Vice President in February 2001.

Per coalition

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
People Power Coalition Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 47,466,51519.533
Liberal Party 19,131,7327.871
PDP–Laban 11,593,3894.771
Aksyon Demokratiko 6,728,7282.770
Independent38,571,25315.873
Total123,491,61750.818
Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 51,853,13321.342
People's Reform Party 9,622,7423.960
Independent33,596,23913.822
Total95,072,11439.124
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 873,3060.360
Nacionalista Party 770,6470.320
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 503,4370.210
Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa15,5220.010
Independent22,303,3109.181
Total243,029,953100.0013
Total votes29,474,309
Registered voters/turnout36,271,78281.26
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
Vote share
PPC
50.81%
PnM
39.12%
Others
10.07%
Senate seats
PPC
61.53%
PnM
30.76%
Others
7.69%

Per party

2001 Philippine Senate election results.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 51,853,13321.34−5.971526+1
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 47,466,51519.53−25.911537+2
Liberal Party 19,131,7327.87+5.220011New
PDP–Laban 11,593,3894.77−0.2112120
People's Reform Party 9,622,7423.96New1100−1
Aksyon Demokratiko 6,728,7282.77New00000
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 873,3060.36New00000
Nacionalista Party 770,6470.32New00000
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 503,4370.21New00000
Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa15,5220.01New00000
Independent94,470,80238.87+35.333366+3
Grand Alliance for Democracy/Gabaybayan1100−1
Nationalist People's Coalition 1201−1
Partido ng Masang Pilipino 01010
Vacancy4400−4
Total243,029,953100.00132413240
Total votes29,474,309
Registered voters/turnout36,271,78281.26
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
Vote share
LDP
21.34%
Lakas
19.53%
LP
7.87%
PDP-Laban
4.77%
Independent
38.87%
Others
7.62%
Senate seats won
LDP
15.38%
Lakas
23.08%
LP
7.69%
PDP-Laban
7.69%
Independent
46.15%
Others
0.00%

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