Philippine Senate elections

The Senate, when it existed, met at the Old Legislative Building from 1918 to 1941, from 1949 to 1973, and from 1987 to 1997.

Elections to the Senate of the Philippines are done via plurality-at-large voting; a voter can vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. The 24-member Senate uses staggered elections, with only one-half of its members up for election at any given time, except for special elections, which are always held concurrently with regularly scheduled elections. ^[1]

Manner of choosing candidates

With the advent of the nominal multi-party system In 1987, political parties have not been able to muster enough candidates to fill their 12-person slate. This means they have to join coalitions or alliances in order to present a full slate. If a slate is still not complete, "guest candidates" may be invited, even from rival slates. A guest candidate may not be compelled to join the campaign rallies of the slate that invited him/her. A party may even not include their entire ticket to a coalition slate, or assign their candidates to competing slates. A candidate may defect from one slate to another or be unaffiliated with any slate while the campaign is ongoing. The Commission on Elections uses the names of the political parties on the ballot.

Once elected, the parties involved in the different slates may form alliances with one another totally different from the alliances prior to the election.

In Third Republic elections under the nominal two-party system, the Liberal Party and the Nacionalista Party often presented complete 8-person tickets; a party may even exceed the 8-person slate due to perceived popularity. The first instance of having guest candidates was in 1955, when the opposition Liberals adopted Claro M. Recto of the Nacionalista Party, who had also opposed the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay. Parties having guest candidates was seen as a weakness of finding candidates within their ranks. ^[2]

Manner of election

1916 to 1935

Map of the senatorial districts.

See also: Senatorial districts of the Philippines

From 1916 to 1934, the country was divided into 12 senatorial districts. Eleven of these districts elected two senators each. In 1916, each district elected two senators (plurality-at-large): one was to serve a six-year term, the other a three-year term. On each election thereafter, one seat per district was up (first past the post). The senators from the 12th district were appointed by the American governor-general for no fixed term. ^[3]

In 1935, the electorate approved in a plebiscite a new constitution that abolished the Senate and instituted a unicameral National Assembly of the Philippines. The members of the Constitutional Convention originally wanted bicameralism but could not agree on how the senators shall be elected: via the senatorial districts or being nationally elected. ^[4]

1941 to 1949

The electorate In 1940 approved in a plebiscite amendments to the constitution that restored the bicameral Congress of the Philippines, including the Senate. Elections for the Senate were held on every second Monday of November of every odd-numbered year; however, the old senatorial districts were not used anymore; instead, the 24-member Senate was to be elected on a nationwide at-large basis. ^[4] As the first election in the new setup, the voters in the 1941 election voted for 24 senators. However, they were also given the option of writing the party's name on the ballot, wherein all of the candidates of the party would receive votes. With the 24 candidates with the most votes winning in the election, the ruling Nacionalista Party won all 24 seats in a landslide victory. The winners included Rafael Martinez, who replaced Norberto Romualdez, who died the day before the election; Martinez won because of voters who had selected the party, rather than specifying a particular candidate. ^[5]

Due to World War II, Congress was not able to convene until June 1945. President Sergio Osmeña called for special sessions to convene the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines until elections could be organized. Originally, to observe the staggered terms, the eight candidates with the most votes were to serve for eight years, the next eight for four years, and still the next eight for two years. However, several members had died and others were disqualified because they were charged with collaboration with the Japanese, so the Senate conducted a lottery to determine which senators would serve until 1946 and which would serve until 1947. ^[6] In the 1946 election, voters elected 16 senators; the first eight candidates with the highest number of votes were to serve until 1951, the next eight were to serve until 1949. ^[3]

1951 to 1971

The Senate chamber at the Old Congress building: Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr., far left, debates Quintín Paredes, far right. In the center are, from left to right, Justiniano Montano, Mariano Jesús Cuenco, Enrique B. Magalona, and Francisco Delgado. In the foreground is Edmundo Cea.

Electoral reform enacted in 1951 eliminated block voting, which had given voters the option of writing the party's name on the ballot. In a 1951 election, voters voted for eight senators for the first time and each voter had to write at most eight names for senator (writing the party's name would result in a spoiled vote). Noting that after the elimination of block voting, many people voted for a split ticket, political scientist David Wurfel has remarked that "The electoral reform of 1951 was thus one of the most important institutional changes in the postwar Philippines, making the life of the opposition easier." ^[5]

On September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and assumed legislative powers. In a 1973 plebiscite, the electorate approved a new constitution that abolished Congress and replaced it with a unicameral National Assembly, which would ultimately be the Batasang Pambansa (parliament). ^[3]

1987 to present

The GSIS building: The Senate session hall.

Marcos was overthrown as a result of the 1986 People Power Revolution. The new president, Corazon Aquino, appointed a Constitutional Commission to write a new constitution. The electorate approved the constitution in 1987, restoring the bicameral Congress. Instead of electing 8 senators every two years, the new constitution provided that 12 senators would be elected every three years. As part of the transitory provisions, the voters elected 24 senators in the 1987 election, to serve until 1992. In the 1992 election, the voters still voted for 24 candidates, but the first 12 candidates with the most votes were to serve until 1998, while the next 12 were to serve only until 1995. Thereafter, 12 candidates are elected every second Monday of May every third year since 1995. ^[7]

Summary

Elections	Elected	Seats per district	Districts	Total seats
1916	22	2	11	24
1919	11	1	11	24
1922	11	1	12	24
1925	11	1	12	24
1928	11	1	12	24
1931	11	1	12	24
1934	11	1	12	24
Senate abolished from 1935 to 1941. Senators elected in 1941 will not serve until 1945.
1941	24 [lower-alpha 1]	24	1	24
1946	16 [lower-alpha 2]	16	1	24
1947	8	8	1	24
1949	8	8	1	24
1951	8+1 special [lower-alpha 3]	9	1	24
1953	8	8	1	24
1955	8+1 special [lower-alpha 4]	9	1	24
1957	8	8	1	24
1959	8	8	1	24
1961	8	8	1	24
1963	8	8	1	24
1965	8	8	1	24
1967	8	8	1	24
1969	8	8	1	24
1971	8	8	1	24
Senate abolished from 1972 to 1987.
1987	24	24	1	24
1992	24 [lower-alpha 5]	24	1	24
1995	12	12	1	24
1998	12	12	1	24
2001	12+1 special [lower-alpha 6]	13	1	24
2004	12	12	1	24
2007	12	12	1	24
2010	12	12	1	24
2013	12	12	1	24
2016	12	12	1	24
2019	12	12	1	24
2022	12	12	1	24

1. Out of the 24 senators-elect, the first eight candidates with the highest number of votes will serve for six years, the next eight for four years, and the next eight for two years. However, this was not followed due to the intervention of World War II. The senators in 1945 drew lots on who would be serving until 1946, and until 1947.
2. Out of the 16 senators-elect, the first eight candidates with the highest number of votes will serve for six years, and the next eight for four years.
3. A special election for the seat vacated by Fernando Lopez who was elected vice president in 1949 was held.
4. A special election for the seat vacated by Carlos P. Garcia who was elected vice president in 1953 was held.
5. Out of the 24 senators-elect, the first twelve candidates with the highest number of votes will serve for six years, and the next twelve for three years.
6. Teofisto Guingona, Jr. was appointed vice president on 2001; the thirteenth-placed candidate in the election will serve for Guingona's unexpired term of three years. ^[8]

List of results

Senatorial districts era

Election	Nacionalista	Progresista	Democrata	Collectivista	Pro- Independencia	Consolidato	Independents	Total
1916	22	1					1	24
1919	21		1				2	24
1922	12		5	3			4	24
1925	5		8	3	6		2	24
1928	24		0	3				24
1931	6		4				2	12
1934	6		17				1	24

At-large era

In this table, the "administration" ticket is the ticket supported by the sitting president. In 1992, Corazon Aquino who was nominally supporting the LDP, supported the presidential candidacy of Fidel V. Ramos of Lakas, making the "administration ticket" ambiguous.

Election	Seats won (Party/coalition totals) [9]
	Administration ticket	Primary opposition ticket	Others
1941	24 Nacionalistas
1946	7 Nacionalistas	8 Nacionalistas (Liberal wing)	1 Popular Front
1947	6 Liberals	2 Nacionalistas
1949	8 Liberals
1951	0 Liberals	9 Nacionalistas
1953	0 Liberals	5 Nacionalistas	2 Democrats 1 Citizens'
1955	9 Nacionalistas	0 Liberals
1957	6 Nacionalistas	2 Liberals
1959	5 Nacionalistas	2 Liberals	1 NCP
1961	2 Nacionalistas	4 Liberals	2 Progressives
1963	4 Liberals	4 Nacionalistas
1965	2 Liberals	5 Nacionalistas	1 NCP
1967	6 Nacionalistas	1 Liberal	1 Independent
1969	6 Nacionalistas	2 Liberals
1971	2 Nacionalistas	6 Liberals
1987	22 LABAN	2 GAD
1992	16 LDP	5 NPC	2 Lakas 1 Liberal/PDP-Laban
1995	9 Lakas-Laban	3 NPC
1998	5 Lakas	7 LAMMP
2001	8 PPC	4 Puwersa ng Masa	1 Independent
2004	7 K-4	5 KNP
2007	2 Team Unity	8 GO	2 Independents
2010	2 Lakas-Kampi	3 Liberals	2 Nacionalistas 2 PMP 1 PRP 1 NPC 1 Independent
2013	9 Team PNoy	3 UNA
2016	7 KDM	4 PGP	1 UNA
2019	9 HNP	0 Otso Diretso	1 Independent 1 NPC 1 UNA
2022	1 TNP	1 TRoPa	4 UniTeam 4 shared candidates 1 Lacson–Sotto slate 1 Independent

Top-notcher

Since the at-large era, a high-scoring winner can be seen as a strong contender for a future presidential or vice-presidential bid. ^[1]

Election	Topnotcher	Party	Future election to higher office result
1941	Claro M. Recto	Nacionalista	Lost 1957 presidential election
1946	Vicente J. Francisco	Nacionalista (Liberal wing)	Lost 1949 vice presidential election
1947	Lorenzo Tañada	Liberal	Lost 1957 vice presidential election
1949	Quintin Paredes	Liberal
1951	Jose P. Laurel	Nacionalista
1953	Fernando Lopez	Democratic	Won 1965 vice presidential election
1955	Pacita Madrigal-Warns	Nacionalista
1957	Gil Puyat	Nacionalista	Lost 1961 vice presidential election
1959	Ferdinand Marcos	Liberal	Won 1965 presidential election Won 1969 presidential election Won 1981 presidential election Victory at the 1986 presidential election disputed
1961	Raul Manglapus	Progressive	Lost 1965 presidential election
1963	Gerardo Roxas	Liberal	Lost 1965 vice presidential election
1965	Jovito Salonga	Liberal	Lost 1992 presidential election
1967	Jose Roy	Nacionalista
1969	Arturo Tolentino	Nacionalista	Victory at the 1986 vice presidential election disputed
1971	Jovito Salonga	Liberal	(see 1965)
1987	Jovito Salonga	LABAN	(see 1965)
1992	Tito Sotto	LDP	Lost 2022 Philippine vice presidential election
1995	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	LDP	Won 1998 vice presidential election Won 2004 presidential election
1998	Loren Legarda	Lakas-NUCD-UMDP	Lost 2004 vice presidential election Lost 2010 vice presidential election
2001	Noli de Castro	Independent	Won 2004 vice presidential election
2004	Mar Roxas	Liberal	Lost 2010 vice presidential election Lost 2016 presidential election
2007	Loren Legarda	NPC	(see 1998)
2010	Bong Revilla	Lakas-Kampi	TBD
2013	Grace Poe	Independent	Lost 2016 presidential election
2016	Franklin Drilon	Liberal
2019	Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista	TBD
2022	Robin Padilla	PDP–Laban

Senate composition

These are at the start of each Congress. A senator may change parties or leave office mid-term.

Election	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
1941
1946
1947
1949
1951
1953
1955
1957
1959
1961
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1987
1992
1995
1998
2001
2004
2007
2010
2013
2016
2019
2022

Latest elections

2022

Main article: 2022 Philippine Senate election

e  •  d  Summary of the May 9, 2022 Philippine Senate election results

#	Candidate	Coalition	Party		Votes	%
1.	Robin Padilla	Tuloy na Pagbabago, UniTeam [lower-alpha 1]		PDP–Laban	27,027,235	48.18%
2.	Loren Legarda	UniTeam [lower-alpha 1] , Lacson–Sotto slate [lower-alpha 2] , MP3 [lower-alpha 3] , Tuloy na Pagbabago [lower-alpha 4]		NPC	24,367,564	43.44%
3.	Raffy Tulfo	MP3 [lower-alpha 3] , Lacson–Sotto slate [lower-alpha 2]		Independent	23,488,450	41.87%
4.	Win Gatchalian	UniTeam		NPC	20,678,804	36.86%
5.	Francis Escudero	Lacson–Sotto slate [lower-alpha 2] , MP3 [lower-alpha 3] , TRoPa [lower-alpha 5]		NPC	20,320,069	36.22%
6.	Mark Villar	UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago [lower-alpha 4]		Nacionalista	19,563,262	34.88%
7.	Alan Peter Cayetano			Independent	19,359,758	34.51%
8.	Migz Zubiri	UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago, [lower-alpha 4] MP3 [lower-alpha 3]		Independent	18,931,207	33.75%
9.	Joel Villanueva	Lacson–Sotto slate [lower-alpha 2] , MP3 [lower-alpha 3] , TRoPa [lower-alpha 5]		Independent	18,539,537	33.05%
10.	JV Ejercito	Lacson–Sotto slate, MP3 [lower-alpha 3]		NPC	15,901,891	28.35%
11.	Risa Hontiveros	TRoPa, LEAD [lower-alpha 6]		Akbayan	15,470,005	27.58%
12.	Jinggoy Estrada	UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago [lower-alpha 4]		PMP	15,174,288	27.05%
13.	Jejomar Binay	MP3 [lower-alpha 3] , Lacson–Sotto slate [lower-alpha 2] , TRoPa [lower-alpha 5]		UNA	13,348,887	23.80%
14.	Herbert Bautista	UniTeam		NPC	13,206,704	23.54%
15.	Gilbert Teodoro	UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago [lower-alpha 4]		PRP	12,827,577	22.87%
16.	Guillermo Eleazar	Lacson–Sotto slate		Reporma	11,360,526	20.27%
17.	Harry Roque	UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago [lower-alpha 4]		PRP	11,285,713	20.14%
18.	Gregorio Honasan	Lacson–Sotto slate [lower-alpha 2] , UniTeam [lower-alpha 1] , Tuloy na Pagbabago [lower-alpha 4]		Independent	10,668,886	19.04%
19.	Chel Diokno	TRoPa, LEAD [lower-alpha 6]		KANP	10,020,008	17.88%
20.	Larry Gadon	UniTeam		KBL	9,712,118	17.33%
21.	Antonio Trillanes	TRoPa		Liberal	8,653,717	15.44%
22.	Dick Gordon	Lacson–Sotto slate [lower-alpha 2] , MP3 [lower-alpha 3] , TRoPa [lower-alpha 5]		Bagumbayan	8,427,820	15.04%
23.	Leila de Lima	TRoPa, LEAD [lower-alpha 6]		Liberal	7,305,153	13.04%
24.	Neri Colmenares	Makabayan, LEAD [lower-alpha 6] , MP3 [lower-alpha 3]		Makabayan	6,108,365	10.90%
25.	Alex Lacson	TRoPa		Ang Kapatiran	5,499,733	9.81%
26.	Salvador Panelo	Tuloy na Pagbabago		PDP–Laban	4,916,875	8.77%
27.	Francis Leo Marcos			Independent	4,548,568	8.12%
28.	Teddy Baguilat	LEAD [lower-alpha 6] , TRoPa		Liberal	4,284,752	7.65%
29.	Monsour del Rosario	Reporma		Reporma	3,824,557	6.82%
30.	Carl Balita	Aksyon		Aksyon	3,771,019	6.73%
31.	Rodante Marcoleta [lower-alpha 7]	Tuloy na Pagbabago, UniTeam [lower-alpha 1]		PDP–Laban	3,599,053	6.42%
32.	Emmanuel Piñol	Lacson–Sotto slate		NPC	3,570,287	6.37%
33.	Minguita Padilla	Lacson–Sotto slate		Reporma	3,567,523	6.37%
34.	Luke Espiritu	LEAD		PLM	3,480,211	6.21%
35.	Astra Pimentel-Naik	PDP–Laban		PDP–Laban	3,002,907	5.36%
36.	Sonny Matula	TRoPa, LEAD [lower-alpha 6]		Independent	2,698,368	4.81%
37.	Greco Belgica	Tuloy na Pagbabago		PDDS	2,362,101	4.21%
38.	Jopet Sison	Aksyon		Aksyon	2,223,959	3.96%
39.	Samira Gutoc	Aksyon, LEAD [lower-alpha 6]		Aksyon	2,225,400	3.97%
40.	Carmen Zubiaga			Independent	1,771,078	3.16%
41.	Silvestre Bello Jr.	PDP–Laban		PDP–Laban	1,744,355	3.11%
42.	Elmer Labog	Makabayan, LEAD [lower-alpha 6] , MP3 [lower-alpha 3]		Makabayan	1,582,623	2.82%
43.	Rey Langit	Tuloy na Pagbabago		PDP–Laban	1,369,680	2.44%
44.	Melchor Chavez	WPP		WPP	957,559	1.71%
45.	Abner Afuang			Independent	906,672	1.62%
46.	Roy Cabonegro	LEAD		PLM	885,416	1.58%
47.	Ibrahim Albani	WPP		WPP	849,825	1.51%
48.	Lutgardo Barbo	MP3		PDP–Laban	754,129	1.34%
49.	John Castriciones	Aksyon [lower-alpha 8] , Tuloy na Pagbabago		PDP–Laban	719,198	1.28%
50.	David d'Angelo	LEAD		PLM	697,520	1.24%
51.	Agnes Bailen			Independent	675,592	1.20%
52.	Nur-Mahal Kiram			Independent	603,542	1.08%
53.	Nur-Ana Sahidulla	PDDS		PDDS	599,063	1.07%
54.	Leo Olarte	Bigkis Pinoy		Bigkis Pinoy	574,893	1.02%
55.	Ariel Lim			Independent	564,802	1.01%
56.	Fernando Diaz	PPP		PPP	562,591	1.00%
57.	Jesus Arranza			Independent	530,391	0.95%
58.	Willie Ricablanca Jr.	PM		PM	494,603	0.88%
59.	RJ Javellana			Independent	474,958	0.85%
60.	Marieta Mindalano-Adam	Katipunan		Katipunan	452,455	0.81%
61.	Ernie Ereño	PM		PM	451,051	0.80%
62.	Baldomero Falcone	DPP		DPP	400,138	0.71%
63.	Emily Mallillin	PPM		PPM	394,274	0.70%
64.	Rey Valeros			Independent	356,679	0.64%
Total turnout					56,095,234	83.07%
Total votes					434,695,944	N/A
Registered voters, including overseas voters					67,525,619	100.0%
Source: COMELEC

1. Guest candidate of UniTeam Alliance
2. Guest candidate of the Lacson–Sotto slate
3. Guest candidate of the MP3 Alliance
4. Guest candidate of Tuloy na Pagbabago
5. Guest candidate of Team Robredo–Pangilinan
6. Guest candidate of Labor and Ecology Advocates for Democracy
7. Withdrew
8. Guest candidate of Aksyon Demokratiko

2019

Main article: 2019 Philippine Senate election

e  •  d  Summary of the May 13, 2019 Philippine Senate election results

#	Candidate	Coalition	Party		Votes	%
1.	Cynthia Villar	HNP		Nacionalista	25,283,727	53.46%
2.	Grace Poe			Independent	22,029,788	46.58%
3.	Bong Go	HNP		PDP–Laban	20,657,702	42.35%
4.	Pia Cayetano	HNP		Nacionalista	19,789,019	41.84%
5.	Ronald dela Rosa	HNP		PDP–Laban	19,004,225	40.18%
6.	Sonny Angara	HNP		LDP	18,161,862	38.40%
7.	Lito Lapid			NPC	16,965,464	35.87%
8.	Imee Marcos	HNP		Nacionalista	15,882,628	33.58%
9.	Francis Tolentino	HNP		PDP–Laban	15,510,026	32.79%
10.	Koko Pimentel	HNP		PDP–Laban	14,668,665	31.01%
11.	Bong Revilla	HNP		Lakas	14,624,445	30.92%
12.	Nancy Binay	UNA		UNA	14,504,936	30.67%
13.	JV Ejercito	HNP		NPC	14,313,727	30.26%
14.	Bam Aquino	Otso Diretso		Liberal	14,144,923	29.91%
15.	Jinggoy Estrada	HNP		PMP	11,359,305	24.02%
16.	Mar Roxas	Otso Diretso		Liberal	9,843,288	20.81%
17.	Serge Osmeña			Independent	9,455,202	19.99%
18.	Willie Ong			Lakas	7,616,265	16.12%
19.	Dong Mangudadatu	HNP		PDP–Laban	7,499,604	15.86%
20.	Jiggy Manicad	HNP		Independent	6,896,889	14.58%
21.	Chel Diokno	Otso Diretso		Liberal	6,342,939	13.41%
22.	Juan Ponce Enrile			PMP	5,319,298	11.25%
23.	Gary Alejano	Otso Diretso		Liberal	4,726,652	9.99%
24.	Neri Colmenares	Labor Win		Makabayan	4,683,942	9.90%
25.	Samira Gutoc	Otso Diretso		Liberal	4,345,252	9.19%
26.	Romulo Macalintal	Otso Diretso		Independent	4,007,339	8.47%
27.	Erin Tañada	Otso Diretso		Liberal	3,870,529	8.18%
28.	Larry Gadon	KDP		KBL	3,487,780	7.37%
29.	Florin Hilbay	Otso Diretso		Aksyon	2,757,879	5.83%
30.	Freddie Aguilar			Independent	2,580,230	5.46%
31.	Glenn Chong	KDP		KDP	2,534,335	5.36%
32.	Raffy Alunan			Bagumbayan	2,059,359	4.35%
33.	Faisal Mangondato	KKK		Independent	1,988,719	4.20%
34.	Agnes Escudero	KKK		Independent	1,545,985	3.27%
35.	Dado Padilla			PFP	1,095,337	2.32%
36.	Ernesto Arellano			Independent	937,713	2.30%
37.	Allan Montaño	Labor Win		Independent	923,419	2.25%
38.	Leody de Guzman	Labor Win		PLM	893,506	2.17%
39.	Melchor Chavez	WPP		WPP	764,473	2.06%
40.	Vanjie Abejo	KKK		Independent	656,006	2.00%
41.	Toti Casiño	KDP		KDP	580,853	1.97%
42.	Abner Afuang	WPP		WPP	559,001	1.92%
43.	Shariff Albani	WPP		WPP	496,855	1.87%
44.	Dan Roleda	UNA		UNA	469,840	1.80%
45.	Ding Generoso	KKK		Independent	449,785	1.75%
46.	Nur-Ana Sahidulla	KDP		KDP	444,096	1.68%
47.	Abraham Jangao			Independent	434,697	1.65%
48.	Marcelino Arias	WPP		WPP	404,513	1.59%
49.	Richard Alfajora	KKK		Independent	404,513	1.57%
50.	Sonny Matula	Labor Win, WPP		WPP	400,339	1.50%
51.	Elmer Francisco			PFP	395,427	1.45%
52.	Joan Sheelah Nalliw	KKK		Independent	390,165	1.38%
53.	Gerald Arcega	WPP		WPP	383,749	1.30%
54.	Butch Valdes	KDP		KDP	367,851	1.20%
55.	Jesus Caceres	KKK		Independent	358,472	0.90%
56.	Bernard Austria			PDSP	347,013	0.70%
57.	Jonathan Baldevarona			Independent	310,411	0.67%
58.	Emily Mallillin	KKK		Independent	304,215	0.64%
59.	Charlie Gaddi	KKK		Independent	286,361	0.50%
60.	RJ Javellana	KDP		KDP	258,538	0.47%
61.	Junbert Guigayuma	WPP		WPP	240,306	0.40%
62.	Luther Meniano	WPP		WPP	159,774	0.30%
Total turnout					47,296,442	74.31%
Total votes					362,179,156	N/A
Registered voters					63,643,263	100.0%
Source: COMELEC

2016

Main article: 2016 Philippine Senate election

e  •  d  Summary of the May 9, 2016 Philippine Senate election results

Rank	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1.	Franklin Drilon		Liberal	18,607,391	41.52%
2.	Joel Villanueva		Liberal	18,459,222	41.39%
3.	Tito Sotto		NPC	17,200,371	38.51%
4.	Panfilo Lacson		Independent	16,926,152	37.82%
5.	Dick Gordon		Independent	16,719,322	37.28%
6.	Migz Zubiri		Independent	16,119,165	35.87%
7.	Manny Pacquiao		UNA	16,050,546	35.67%
8.	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal	15,955,949	35.56%
9.	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan	15,915,213	35.53%
10.	Win Gatchalian		NPC	14,953,768	33.58%
11.	Ralph Recto		Liberal	14,271,868	31.79%
12.	Leila de Lima		Liberal	14,144,070	31.55%
13.	Francis Tolentino		Independent	12,811,098	28.64%
14.	Serge Osmeña		Independent	12,670,615	28.20%
15.	Martin Romualdez		Lakas	12,325,824	27.60%
16.	Isko Moreno		PMP	11,126,944	24.95%
17.	TG Guingona		Liberal	10,331,157	22.92%
18.	Jericho Petilla		Liberal	7,046,580	15.77%
19.	Mark Lapid		Aksyon	6,594,190	14.71%
20.	Neri Colmenares		Makabayan	6,484,985	14.48%
21.	Edu Manzano		Independent	5,269,539	11.69%
22.	Roman Romulo		Independent	4,824,484	10.79%
23.	Susan Ople		Nacionalista	2,775,191	6.07%
24.	Alma Moreno		UNA	2,432,224	5.42%
25.	Greco Belgica		Independent	2,100,985	4.62%
26.	Raffy Alunan		Independent	2,032,362	4.45%
27.	Larry Gadon		KBL	1,971,327	4.40%
28.	Rey Langit		UNA	1,857,630	4.12%
29.	Lorna Kapunan		Aksyon	1,838,978	4.03%
30.	Dionisio Santiago		Independent	1,828,305	4.02%
31.	Samuel Pagdilao		Independent	1,755,949	3.91%
32.	Melchor Chavez		WPP	1,736,822	3.85%
33.	Getulio Napeñas		UNA	1,719,576	3.82%
34.	Ina Ambolodto		Liberal	1,696,558	3.62%
35.	Allan Montaño		UNA	1,605,073	3.56%
36.	Walden Bello		Independent	1,091,194	2.41%
37.	Jacel Kiram		UNA	995,673	2.12%
38.	Shariff Albani		Independent	905,610	1.94%
39.	Jovito Palparan		Independent	855,297	1.87%
40.	Cresente Paez		Independent	808,623	1.80%
41.	Sandra Cam		PMP	805,756	1.77%
42.	Dante Liban		Independent	782,249	1.72%
43.	Ramon Montaño		Independent	759,263	1.68%
44.	Aldin Ali		WPP	733,838	1.56%
45.	Romeo Maganto		Lakas	731,021	1.60%
46.	Godofredo Arquiza		Independent	680,550	1.50%
47.	Levi Baligod		Independent	596,583	1.31%
48.	Diosdado Valeroso		Independent	527,146	1.16%
49.	Ray Dorona		Independent	495,191	1.09%
50.	Eid Kabalu		Independent	379,846	0.81%
Total turnout				44,979,151	80.69%
Total votes				319,308,507	—
Registered voters				55,739,911	100%
Reference: Commission on Elections sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. [10] [11]

2013

Main article: 2013 Philippine Senate election

e  •  d  Summary of the May 13, 2013 Philippine Senate election results

#	Candidate	Coalition	Party		Votes	%
1.	Grace Poe	Team PNoy, Makabayan [lower-alpha 1]		Independent	20,337,327	50.66%
2.	Loren Legarda	Team PNoy, Makabayan [lower-alpha 1]		NPC	18,661,196	46.49%
3.	Alan Peter Cayetano	Team PNoy		Nacionalista	17,580,813	43.79%
4.	Francis Escudero	Team PNoy, Makabayan [lower-alpha 1]		Independent	17,502,358	43.60%
5.	Nancy Binay	UNA		UNA	16,812,148	41.88%
6.	Sonny Angara	Team PNoy		LDP	16,005,564	39.87%
7.	Bam Aquino	Team PNoy		Liberal	15,534,465	38.70%
8.	Koko Pimentel	Team PNoy, Makabayan [lower-alpha 1]		PDP–Laban	14,725,114	36.68%
9.	Antonio Trillanes	Team PNoy		Nacionalista	14,127,722	35.19%
10.	Cynthia Villar	Team PNoy, Makabayan [lower-alpha 1]		Nacionalista	13,822,854	34.43%
11.	JV Ejercito	UNA		UNA	13,684,736	34.09%
12.	Gregorio Honasan	UNA		UNA	13,211,424	32.91%
13.	Dick Gordon	UNA		UNA	12,501,991	31.14%
14.	Migz Zubiri	UNA		UNA	11,821,134	29.45%
15.	Jack Enrile	UNA		NPC	11,543,024	28.75%
16.	Ramon Magsaysay Jr.	Team PNoy		Liberal	11,356,739	28.29%
17.	Risa Hontiveros	Team PNoy		Akbayan	10,944,843	27.26%
18.	Edward Hagedorn			Independent	8,412,840	20.96%
19.	Eddie Villanueva			Bangon Pilipinas	6,932,985	17.27%
20.	Jamby Madrigal	Team PNoy		Liberal	6,787,744	16.91%
21.	Mitos Magsaysay	UNA		UNA	5,620,429	14.00%
22.	Teodoro Casiño	Makabayan		Makabayan	4,295,151	10.70%
23.	Ernesto Maceda	UNA		UNA	3,453,121	8.60%
24.	Tingting Cojuangco	UNA		UNA	3,152,939	7.85%
25.	Samson Alcantara			Social Justice Society	1,240,104	3.09%
26.	John Carlos de los Reyes			Ang Kapatiran	1,238,280	3.08%
27.	Greco Belgica			DPP	1,128,924	2.81%
28.	Ricardo Penson			Independent	1,040,293	2.59%
29.	Ramon Montaño			Independent	1,040,131	2.59%
30.	Rizalito David			Ang Kapatiran	1,035,971	2.58%
31.	Christian Señeres			DPP	706,198	1.76%
32.	Marwil Llasos			Ang Kapatiran	701,390	1.75%
33.	Baldomero Falcone			DPP	665,845	1.66%
Total turnout					40,144,207	75.77%
Total votes					297,625,797	N/A
Registered voters, including overseas voters					52,982,173	100.00%
Reference: Commission on Elections sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. [12]

1. Guest candidate of Makabayan

2010

Main article: 2010 Philippine Senate election

e  •  d  Summary of the May 10, 2010 Philippine Senate election results

Rank	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1.	Bong Revilla		Lakas–Kampi	19,513,521	51.15%
2.	Jinggoy Estrada		PMP	18,925,925	49.61%
3.	Miriam Defensor Santiago		PRP	17,344,742	45.47%
4.	Franklin Drilon		Liberal	15,871,117	41.60%
5.	Juan Ponce Enrile		PMP	15,665,618	41.06%
6.	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista	13,679,511	35.86%
7.	Bongbong Marcos		Nacionalista	13,169,634	34.52%
8.	Ralph Recto		Liberal	12,436,960	32.60%
9.	Tito Sotto		NPC	11,891,711	31.17%
10.	Serge Osmeña		Independent	11,656,668	30.56%
11.	Lito Lapid		Lakas–Kampi	11,025,805	28.90%
12.	TG Guingona		Liberal	10,277,352	26.94%
13.	Risa Hontiveros		Liberal	9,106,112	23.87%
14.	Ruffy Biazon		Liberal	8,626,514	22.61%
15.	Joey de Venecia		PMP	8,375,043	21.95%
16.	Gilbert Remulla		Nacionalista	7,454,557	19.54%
17.	Danilo Lim		Independent	7,302,784	19.14%
18.	Sonia Roco		Liberal	6,774,010	17.76%
19.	Ariel Querubin		Nacionalista	6,547,925	17.16%
20.	Gwen Pimentel		PDP–Laban	6,394,347	16.76%
21.	Nereus Acosta		Liberal	5,921,111	15.52%
22.	Alex Lacson		Liberal	5,242,594	13.74%
23.	Adel Tamano		Nacionalista	4,059,748	10.64%
24.	Lito Osmeña		Probinsya Muna Development Initiative	3,980,370	10.43%
25.	Liza Maza		Independent	3,855,800	10.11%
26.	Satur Ocampo		Bayan Muna	3,539,345	9.28%
27.	Francisco Tatad		GAD	3,331,083	8.73%
28.	Ramon Mitra III		Nacionalista	2,744,090	7.19%
29.	Jun Lozada		PMP	2,730,279	7.16%
30.	Rey Langit		Lakas–Kampi	2,694,213	7.06%
31.	Silvestre Bello III		Lakas–Kampi	2,468,276	6.47%
32.	Yasmin Lao		Liberal	2,081,895	5.46%
33.	Imelda Papin		Bangon Pilipinas	1,972,667	5.17%
34.	Susan Ople		Nacionalista	1,930,038	5.06%
35.	Martin Bautista		Liberal	1,890,152	4.95%
36.	Rodolfo Plaza		NPC	1,517,905	3.98%
37.	JV Bautista		PMP	1,415,117	3.71%
38.	Ramon Guico		Lakas–Kampi	1,264,982	3.32%
39.	Raul Lambino		Lakas–Kampi	1,156,294	3.03%
40.	Hector Villanueva		KBL	979,708	2.57%
41.	Ramoncito Ocampo		Bangon Pilipinas	944,725	2.48%
42.	Kata Inocencio		Bangon Pilipinas	888,771	2.33%
43.	Jovito Palparan, Jr.		Independent	825,208	2.16%
44.	Alex Tinsay		Bangon Pilipinas	728,339	1.91%
45.	Zafrullah Alonto		Bangon Pilipinas	712,628	1.87%
46.	Reginald Tamayo		Ang Kapatiran	680,211	1.78%
47.	Nanette Espinosa		KBL	607,569	1.59%
48.	Regalado Maambong		KBL	545,967	1.43%
49.	Shariff Ibrahim Albani		KBL	508,558	1.33%
50.	Rizalito David		Ang Kapatiran	504,259	1.32%
51.	Israel Virgines		Bangon Pilipinas	455,332	1.19%
52.	Zosimo Paredes		Bangon Pilipinas	437,439	1.15%
53.	Adrian Sison		Ang Kapatiran	418,055	1.10%
54.	Reynaldo Princesa		Independent	364,245	0.95%
55.	Jo Aurea Imbong		Ang Kapatiran	362,457	0.95%
56.	Adz Nikabulin		Bangon Pilipinas	346,848	0.91%
57.	Henry Caunan		PDP–Laban	240,676	0.63%
58.	Manuel Valdehuesa, Jr.		Ang Kapatiran	201,118	0.53%
59.	Hector Tarrazona		Ang Kapatiran	168,386	0.44%
60.	Ma. Gracia Riñoza-Plazo		Ang Kapatiran	151,755	0.40%
61.	Alma Lood		KBL	128,045	0.34%
Total turnout				38,149,371	74.34%
Total votes				297,036,114	N/A
Registered voters				51,317,073	100.00%

2007

Main article: 2007 Philippine Senate election

e  •  d  Summary of the May 14, 2007 Philippine Senate election results

Rank	Candidate	Coalition	Party		Votes	%
1.	Loren Legarda	GO		NPC	18,501,734	62.7%
2.	Francis Escudero	GO		NPC	18,265,307	61.9%
3.	Panfilo Lacson	GO		UNO	15,509,188	52.6%
4.	Manny Villar	GO		Nacionalista	15,338,412	52.0%
5.	Francis Pangilinan	Not affiliated		Liberal	14,534,678	49.3%
6.	Benigno Aquino III	GO		Liberal	14,309,349	48.5%
7.	Edgardo Angara	TEAM Unity		LDP	12,657,769	42.9%
8.	Joker Arroyo	TEAM Unity		KAMPI	11,803,107	40.0%
9.	Alan Peter Cayetano	GO		Nacionalista	11,787,679	40.0%
10.	Gregorio Honasan	Not affiliated		Independent	11,605,531	39.3%
11.	Antonio Trillanes	GO		UNO	11,189,671	37.9%
12.	Koko Pimentel	GO		PDP–Laban	10,898,786	37.3%
13.	Migz Zubiri 1	TEAM Unity		Lakas	10,640,620	37.2%
14.	Ralph Recto	TEAM Unity		Lakas	10,721,252	36.3%
15.	Mike Defensor	TEAM Unity		Lakas	9,938,995	33.7%
16.	Prospero Pichay Jr.	TEAM Unity		Lakas	9,798,622	33.2%
17.	Sonia Roco	GO		Aksyon	8,457,748	28.7%
18.	Cesar Montano	TEAM Unity		Lakas	7,800,451	26.4%
19.	Tito Sotto	TEAM Unity		NPC	7,638,361	25.9%
20.	John Henry Osmeña	GO		UNO	7,267,048	24.6%
21.	Vicente Magsaysay	TEAM Unity		Lakas	6,357,905	21.4%
22.	Nikki Coseteng	GO		Independent	5,274,682	17.9%
23.	Tessie Aquino-Oreta	TEAM Unity		NPC	4,362,065	14.8%
24.	Chavit Singson	TEAM Unity		Lakas	4,353,644	14.8%
25.	Richard Gomez	Independent		Independent	2,725,664	9.2%
26.	Jamalul Kiram III	TEAM Unity		PDSP	2,488,994	8.4%
27.	Melchor Chavez	Not affiliated		KBL	843,702	2.9%
28.	Martin Bautista	Not affiliated		Ang Kapatiran	761,165	2.6%
29.	Zosimo Paredes	Not affiliated		Ang Kapatiran	713,817	2.4%
30.	Joselito Pepito Cayetano	Not affiliated		KBL	510,366	1.7%
31.	Adrian Sison	Not affiliated		Ang Kapatiran	402,331	1.4%
32.	Oliver Lozano	Not affiliated		KBL	305,647	1.0%
33.	Antonio Estrella	Not affiliated		KBL	285,488	1.0%
34.	Victor Wood	Not affiliated		KBL	283,036	1.0%
35.	Felix Cantal	Not affiliated		PGRP	123,608	0.4%
36.	Eduardo Orpilla	Not affiliated		KBL	107,532	0.4%
37.	Ruben Enciso	Not affiliated		KBL	100,523	0.3%
Total turnout					29,498,660	65.51%
Total votes					268,664,477	N/A
Registered voters					45,029,443	100.0%
Note: 37 candidates ran for senator.			Source: COMELEC.gov.ph website

^1 replaced by Koko Pimentel as a result of an election protest.

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