2004 Philippine Senate election

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2004 Philippine Senate election
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  2001 May 10, 2004 2007  

12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
 
Alliance K4 KNP
Seats won75
Popular vote132,793,97195,953,367
Percentage52.2437.74

Senate President before election

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

Elected Senate President

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

The 2004 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 28th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 10, 2004, to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan, composed of parties that support the candidacy of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino, composed of parties that support the candidacy of film actor Fernando Poe Jr. coalition. The Alyansa ng Pag-asa was a minor coalition made up of Aksyon Demokratiko and Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa. K4 won seven seats, while the KNP won the remaining five contested seats.

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The elections were notable for several reasons. This election first saw the implementation of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 (see Wikisource), which enabled Filipinos in over 70 countries to vote.

Electoral system

Philippine Senate elections are via pluraity block voting, with the entire country as an at-large "district". Each voter has 12 votes, and can vote for up to 12 candidates. Seats up were the seats last contested in 1998.

Parties and coalitions

This election has seen strong shifts of alliances and new parties as candidates switched allegiances. The two major coalitions seen in this elections were the pro-administration K-4 and the KNP as the "united opposition".

Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K-4)

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (Coalition of Honesty and Experience for the Future) was the remnant of the People Power Coalition that was formed following the ascendancy of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to power. Arroyo was seeking a full term under the K4 coalition with Senator Noli de Castro, an independent, popular politician, as her running mate. The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas—Christian Muslim Democrats, of which Arroyo was a member. Other parties under this coalition are Liberal Party, Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People's Coalition and People's Reform Party.

Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP)

The Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos) was the coalition of the "united opposition". Its presidential and vice-presidential candidates were Fernando Poe Jr. and Senator Loren Legarda. The leading parties of this coalition were Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino—Angara wing, PDP–Laban, and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. The LDP split had been caused by stubbornness between presidentiables Poe and Senator Panfilo Lacson, especially with Poe's support from former President Joseph Estrada and former First Lady Imelda Marcos. The other major party under this coalition was Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino.

Alyansa ng Pag-asa

The third major coalition running in this election is the Alyansa ng Pag-asa (Alliance of Hope), This coalition fielded Raul Roco for president and Herminio Aquino for vice-president. The three major parties supporting this coalition were Roco's Aksyon Demokratiko, former National Defense Secretary Renato de Villa's Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma, and former Cebu Governor Lito Osmeña's Probinsya Muna Development Initiative. These three parties bolted from the People Power Coalition.

Bangon Pilipinas Movement (BPM)

Bangon Pilipinas (Rise Up, Philippines) is the political party of Bro. Eduardo Villanueva. It consisted mostly of volunteers, a majority of whom came from Villanueva's Jesus Is Lord church. Villanueva resigned from the church before submitting his candidacy in order to prevent questions on the separation of church and state.

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)—(Aquino Wing)

This coalition led by Makati Representative Butz Aquino was composed of Panfilo Lacson's supporters from LDP party.

Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa

This was Eddie Gil's organization. Gil was deemed a nuisance candidate and was disqualified from the presidential race. However, the party qualified for other positions.

Candidates

Minor parties and independents

Retiring and term limited incumbents

  1. Tessie Aquino-Oreta (LDP), did not run in 2004, ran in 2007 and lost
  2. Ramon Revilla Sr. (Lakas), term limited, retired from politics
  3. Gregorio Honasan (Independent), term limited, ran in 2007 and won
  4. Tito Sotto (LDP), term limited, ran in 2007 and lost, ran in 2010 and won

Mid-term vacancies

  1. Rene Cayetano (Lakas), died on June 25, 2003
  2. Blas Ople (LDP), appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs on July 16, 2002, died on December 14, 2003

Incumbents running elsewhere

  1. Noli de Castro (Independent), ran for vice president and won
  2. Loren Legarda (KNP), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K4) won seven seats, while the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) won five.

Incumbent KNP senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and K4 senator Rodolfo Biazon successfully defended their seats.

K4's Pia Cayetano, Dick Gordon, Lito Lapid, Bong Revilla, Mar Roxas and KNP's Jinggoy Estrada, Alfredo Lim and Jamby Madrigal are the neophyte senators.

Returning are K4's Miriam Defensor Santiago and KNP's Juan Ponce Enrile, who were both defeated in 2001.

K4's Robert Barbers John Henry Osmeña and Robert Jaworski both lost their seats.

The election of Noli de Castro as Vice President of the Philippines in concurrent elections means that his Senate seat will be vacant until June 30, 2007.

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Senate blocMinority blocMajority bloc

Key:

Per candidate

The official results of the election were released in staggered dates with most winners in local elective positions declared within two weeks from the May 10 election date. The winners in the Senatorial and Party-list Representative elections were declared on May 24, with the exception of the 12th senator which was announced on June 3. The results of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential races were finalized by the Congress on June 20, more than a month after the elections. Out of the 43,536,028 registered voters, about 35.4 million ballots were cast giving a voter turn-out of 81.4%.

CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Mar Roxas Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Liberal Party 19,372,88854.56
Bong Revilla Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Lakas–CMD 15,801,53144.50
Nene Pimentel Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 13,519,99838.07
Jamby Madrigal Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 13,253,69237.32
Dick Gordon Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Lakas–CMD 12,707,15135.78
Pia Cayetano Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Lakas–CMD 12,542,05435.32
Miriam Defensor Santiago Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan People's Reform Party 12,187,40134.32
Alfredo Lim Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 11,286,42831.78
Juan Ponce Enrile Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 11,191,16231.52
Jinggoy Estrada Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 11,094,12031.24
Lito Lapid Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Lakas–CMD 10,970,94130.90
Rodolfo Biazon Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Liberal Party 10,635,27029.95
Robert Barbers Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Lakas–CMD 10,624,58529.92
Ernesto Maceda Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 9,944,32828.00
John Henry Osmeña Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Independent 9,914,17927.92
Orly Mercado Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Lakas–CMD 8,295,02423.36
Robert Jaworski Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Lakas–CMD 6,921,42519.49
Boots Anson-Roa Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 5,873,84516.54
Francisco Tatad Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino 5,718,74016.10
Heherson Alvarez Independent 4,791,08513.49
Ernesto Herrera Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 4,612,03612.99
Perfecto Yasay Alyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon Demokratiko 4,408,80812.42
Francisco Chavez Alyansa ng Pag-asa Partido ng Demokratikong RepormaLapiang Manggagawa 4,286,83812.07
Carlos Padilla Independent 3,863,69310.88
Salvador Escudero Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 3,780,46910.65
Amina Rasul-Bernardo Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 3,456,4809.73
Jay Sonza Alyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon Demokratiko 2,839,4428.00
Parouk Hussin Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan Lakas–CMD 2,821,5227.95
Didagen Dilangalen Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 2,222,0696.26
Melanio Mauricio Jr. Alyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon Demokratiko 1,144,2793.22
Pilar Pilapil Independent 692,1371.95
Eduardo Nonato Joson Alyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon Demokratiko 631,0411.78
Eddie Ilarde Independent 527,8651.49
Nicanor Gatmaytan Jr. Alyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon Demokratiko 453,6931.28
Bong Coo Alyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon Demokratiko 338,8460.95
Oliver Lozano Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 238,2720.67
Alvin Alvincent Almirante Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 206,0970.58
Ramon Montaño Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa159,7350.45
Matuan UsopPartido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa137,3760.39
Angel RosarioPartido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa98,9320.28
Ismael AparriPartido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa97,4300.27
Norma Nueva Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 96,1290.27
Carmen BorjaPartido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa95,7550.27
Pendatun DecampongPartido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa94,7130.27
Gerardo del Mundo Independent 88,9620.25
El Cid FajardoPartido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa79,4710.22
Iderlina PagunuranPartido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa59,7120.17
Arturo EstuitaPartido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa39,0940.11
Total254,216,743100.00
Total votes35,510,092
Registered voters/turnout43,536,02881.56
Source: COMELEC (vote totals), NCSB (turnout)

    Per coalition

    Party or allianceVotes%Seats
    Koalisyon ng Katapatan
    at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan
    Lakas–CMD 80,684,23331.744
    Liberal Party 30,008,15811.802
    People's Reform Party 12,187,4014.791
    Independent politician9,914,1793.900
    Total132,793,97152.247
    Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 90,234,62735.505
    Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino 5,718,7402.250
    Total95,953,36737.745
    Alyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon Demokratiko 9,816,1093.860
    Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma 4,286,8381.690
    Total14,102,9475.550
    Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa862,2180.340
    Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 540,4980.210
    Independent9,963,7423.920
    Total254,216,743100.0012
    Total votes35,510,092
    Registered voters/turnout43,536,02881.56
    Vote share
    K4
    52.24%
    KNP
    37.74%
    Others
    10.02%
    Senate seats
    K4
    58.33%
    KNP
    41.67%
    Others
    0.0%

    Per party

    2004 Philippine Senate election results.svg
    PartyVotes%+/–Seats
    UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
    Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 90,234,62735.50New2255+3
    Lakas–CMD 80,684,23331.74+12.212647+1
    Liberal Party 30,008,15811.80+3.931223+1
    People's Reform Party 12,187,4014.79+0.830011New
    Aksyon Demokratiko 9,362,4163.68+0.9100000
    Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino 5,718,7402.25New00000
    Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma 4,740,5311.86New00000
    Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa862,2180.34+0.3300000
    Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 540,4980.21−0.1500000
    Independent19,877,9217.82−31.051604−2
    Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 3402−2
    Nationalist People's Coalition 1100−1
    PDP–Laban 01010
    Vacancy2201−1
    Total254,216,743100.0012241224+1
    Total votes35,510,092
    Registered voters/turnout43,536,02881.56
    Vote share
    KNP
    33.50%
    Lakas
    31.74%
    LP
    11.80%
    PRP
    4.79%
    Independent
    7.82%
    Others
    10.35%
    Senate seats won
    KNP
    41.67%
    Lakas
    33.33%
    LP
    16.67%
    PRP
    8.33%
    Independent
    0.00%
    Others
    0.00%

    Defeated incumbents

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