At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the House of Representatives: 206
- Seats in the Senate: 12
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Description
of government structure:
- The Philippines' bicameral legislature is
composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- 206 members of the House of
Representatives are directly elected for three-year terms; 52 additonal members are
indirectly elected through a party-list system.
- All 24 members of the Senate are
directly elected for 6-year terms, with half (12 members) elected every three years.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party: People
Power-National Union of Christian Democrats (Lakas-NUCD)
Leader: Raul MANGLAPUS
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 5
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 101
- Party: Laban
ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP)
Leaders: Edgardo ANGARA and Joseph ESTRADA
*LAMMP was recently formed by an alliance of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and
the Partidong ng Masang Pilipino (PMP)
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 7
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 62
- Party:
Liberal Party
Leader: Raul DAZA
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 0
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 15
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Legislative elections last held: May 8,
1995
- Seats decided in the last election to the
House of Representatives: 204
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Senate: 12
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 76,103,564 (July 1997
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 34,000,000
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
