1987 Philippine Senate election

The 1987 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 23rd election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1987. The Philippine Senate was re-instituted following the approval of a new constitution in 1987 restoring the bicameral Congress of the Philippines; earlier, a constitution was approved in 1973 that created a unicameral Batasang Pambansa (parliament) that replaced the bicameral Congress. The last Senate election prior to this was the 1971 election.

1987 Philippine Senate election

May 11, 1987

All 24 seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jovito Salonga Juan Ponce Enrile
Party Liberal Nacionalista
Alliance LABAN GAD
Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large
Seats won 22 2
Popular vote 243,431,395 99,754,162
Percentage 64.9% 26.6%

Senate President before election

Abolished
Last held by: Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Jovito Salonga
Liberal

The Lakas ng Bayan Coalition (LABAN) got 64.9% of the vote but won 22 out of 24 seats in the Senate; only two candidates from the Grand Alliance for Democracy won: former Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile and San Juan Mayor Joseph Estrada, despite getting 26.6% of the vote.

Background

After Marcos was ousted in the People Power Revolution in 1986, his political party, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, was fragmented. Almost all its members including Assemblymen Arturo Tolentino, Jose Rono, Nicanor Yniquez, Cesar Virata who were coming from the Nacionalista Party among others were orphaned.

On the other hand, the Aquino coalition took all positions in the Ministry/Cabinet. Most notable were Prime Minister Salvador Laurel, Local Government Minister Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo

The Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) consists of the PDP–Laban headed by Local Government Minister Nene Pimentel, the Lakas ng Bansa party headed by Assemblyman Ramon Mitra, the UNIDO, the Liberal Party headed by Senator Jovito Salonga, the National Union of Christian Democrats headed by Raul Manglapus, the Bayang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin headed by Butz Aquino, Panaghusia and other pro-Cory regional parties

The GAD consists of the faction of the KBL headed by Assemblyman Arturo Tolentino, the Jose Roy faction of the Nacionalista Party headed by Renato Cayetano, the pre-1986 opposition leaders who defected from Aquino headed by Senator Eva Estrada-Kalaw, the Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas headed by Former Labor Minister Blas Ople, the Mindanao Alliance, the Muslim Federal Party and the Christian Social Democratic Party.

UPP-KBL coalition is composed of Pro-Marcos forces.

Major Senatorial Candidates

Other notable candidates

Results

Seats
22 2
Votes
64.9% 24.6%

Tally of votes

 Summary of the May 11, 1987, Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
1 Jovito SalongaLABAN Liberal 12,988,36057.1%
2 Agapito AquinoLABAN BANDILA 12,426,43254.6%
3 Orlando S. MercadoLABAN Liberal 11,901,67352.3%
4 John Henry OsmeñaLABAN Liberal 11,299,10249.7%
5 Edgardo AngaraLABAN Independent 11,288,40749.6%
6 Alberto RomuloLABAN UNIDO 11,119,19348.9%
7 Leticia Ramos-ShahaniLABAN UNIDO 11,089,34048.8%
8 Rene SaguisagLABAN Liberal 10,871,85047.8%
9 Neptali GonzalesLABAN UNIDO 10,855,79647.7%
10 Joey LinaLABAN UNIDO 10,679,15047.0%
11 Wigberto TañadaLABAN Liberal 10,420,83145.8%
12 Heherson AlvarezLABAN UNIDO 10,288,11345.2%
13 Sotero LaurelLABAN UNIDO 10,278,72945.2%
14 Joseph EstradaGAD Nacionalista 10,029,97844.1%
15 Teofisto Guingona Jr.LABAN Liberal 9,957,59143.8%
16 Raul ManglapusLABAN NUCD 9,910,24443.6%
17 Vicente PaternoLABAN PDP–Laban 9,647,68042.4%
18 Victor San Andres ZigaLABAN Liberal 9,489,13241.7%
19 Ernesto MacedaLABAN PDP–Laban 9,381,68241.3%
20 Aquilino Pimentel Jr.LABAN PDP–Laban 9,042,69639.8%
21 Ernesto HerreraLABAN Liberal 8,474,29737.3%
22 Mamintal TamanoLABAN UNIDO 8,102,23135.6%
23 Santanina RasulLABAN Liberal 7,966,88235.0%
24 Juan Ponce EnrileGAD Nacionalista 7,964,96635.0%
25Augusto SanchezLABAN UNIDO7,891,93234.7%
26Arturo DefensorLABAN UNIDO7,865,70234.6%
27Eva Estrada-KalawGAD UNIDO6,922,81030.4%
28Vicente PuyatGAD Nacionalista6,859,30730.2%
29Alejandro AlmendrasGAD Nacionalista6,317,10727.8%
30Blas OpleGAD KBL5,736,91125.2%
31Arturo TolentinoGAD KBL5,725,18925.2%
32Vicente MagsaysayGAD KBL5,500,44724.2%
33Ramon Revilla Sr. Independent5,203,98222.9%
34Rene EspinaGAD UNIDO5,107,31322.5%
35Francisco TatadGAD Independent4,743,67820.9%
36Homobono AdazaGAD Mindanao Alliance4,657,78220.6%
37Roilo GolezGAD Independent4,657,78220.5%
38Rafael RectoKBL KBL3,277,08814.4%
39Romeo JalosjosGAD Nacionalista3,131,22613.8%
40Wilson GamboaGAD UNIDO2,450,52310.8%
41Isidro RodriguezGAD Nacionalista2,326,93710.2%
42Wenceslao LagumbayGAD Nacionalista2,168,0869.5%
43Abul Khayr AlontoGAD UNIDO1,998,2618.8%
44Rafael PalmaresGAD Nacionalista1,974,0238.7%
45Lorenzo TevesGAD KBL1,790,9627.9%
46Zosimo Jesus Paredes IIGAD KBL1,786,2717.9%
47Rodolfo FariñasKBL KBL1,668,1477.3%
48Fernando VelosoGAD KBL1,660,1007.3%
49Edith RabatGAD KBL1,655,0657.3%
50Leonardo PerezKBL KBL1,559,3536.9%
51Jeremias MontemayorGAD KBL1,522,4136.7%
52Salvador BritanicoKBL KBL1,501,1596.6%
53Nicanor YñiguezKBL KBL1,429,9106.3%
54Firdausi Smail AbbasGAD Muslim Federal Party1,372,9206.0%
Total turnout22,739,99585.6%
Total votes375,004,620Voters x 12
Registered voters26,569,539100.0%
Note: a total of 84 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]

Per party

Party/coalitionVotes%Seats won%
LABAN || 243,431,395 || 64.9% || 22 || 91.7%
GAD || 99,754,162 || 26.6% || 2 || 8.3%
KBL || 16,356,441 || 4.4% || 0 || 0.0%
Partido ng Bayan8,532,8552.3%00.0%
Independent || 6,874,428 || 1.8% || 0 || 0.0%
Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas55,5190.0%00.0%
Valid votes375,004,62024100.0%
Turnout22,739,99585.6
Registered voters26,569,539100.0%
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10.

See also

References

  1. Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.
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