2004 Philippine Senate election

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 (K4; Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow) composed of parties that support the candidacy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP; Coalition of United Filipinos), parties that support the candidacy of film actor Fernando Poe Jr. A third coalition, the Alyansa ng Pag-asa (Alliance of Hope) was made up of Aksyon Demokratiko and Reporma-LM. K4 won seven seats, while the KNP won the remaining five contested seats in the Philippine Senate.

2004 Philippine Senate election

May 10, 2004

12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Flavier
Party PMP Lakas
Alliance Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino K4
Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large
Seats before 3 7
Seats won 5 4
Seats after 6 7
Seat change 3
Popular vote 90,234,627 80,684,233
Percentage 35.5% 31.7%
Swing 35.5% 12.1%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Franklin Drilon Miriam Defensor Santiago
Party Liberal PRP
Alliance K4 K4
Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large
Seats before 2 0
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 4 1
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 30,008,158 12,187,401
Percentage 11.8% 4.8%
Swing 3.9% 0.8%

Senate President before election

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

Elected Senate President

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

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.

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 K-4 (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan), of the administration, and the KNP (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino), the united opposition.

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

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow) or K-4, is the remnant of the People Power Coalition that was formed following the ascendancy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to power. Arroyo is seeking a complete term under this coalition with Sen. Noli de Castro, an independent, yet popular, politician, as her running mate. The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas-CMD, of which Arroyo is a member. Other parties under this coalition are the Liberal Party, the Nacionalista Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition and the People's Reform Party.

Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP)

The Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos), or KNP, is the coalition of the united opposition. Its standard bearers are Fernando Poe, Jr. for president and Sen. Loren Legarda for vice-president. The leading parties of this coalition is the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP-Angara Wing), the PDP–Laban and the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. The LDP split is caused by stubbornness between FPJ and Ping Lacson especially with the support of the former president Joseph Estrada and former first lady Imelda Marcos. The other major party under this coalition is Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP, Party of the Filipino Masses).

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 are Roco's Aksyon Demokratiko (Democratic Action), former Defense Sec. Renato de Villa's Reporma Party, and Lito Osmeña's Promdi (Probinsya Muna [Provinces First] Development Initiative/Party). The three parties were the ones that bolted out of the People Power Coalition.

Bangon Pilipinas Movement (BPM)

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

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) (Aquino Wing)

This was composed of Panfilo Lacson's supporters in the 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

Not in ticket

NameParty
Heherson Alvarez LDP-Aquino wing
Gerardo del Mundo Independent
Eddie Ilarde Independent
Carlos M. Padilla LDP-Aquino wing
Pilar Pilapil Independent

Election results

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%.

The COMELEC sits as the National Board of Canvassers for the 12 senatorial positions.

 Summary of the May 10, 2004, Philippine Senate election results
Rank Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
1.Mar RoxasK-4 Liberal19,372,88857.81%
2.Bong RevillaK-4 Lakas15,801,53147.15%
3.Aquilino Pimentel Jr.KNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino13,519,99840.35%
4.Jamby MadrigalKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino13,253,69239.55%
5.Richard J. GordonK-4 Lakas12,707,15137.92%
6.Pia CayetanoK-4 Lakas12,542,05437.43%
7.Miriam Defensor SantiagoK-4 PRP12,187,40136.37%
8.Alfredo LimKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino11,286,42833.68%
9.Juan Ponce EnrileKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino11,191,16233.40%
10.Jinggoy EstradaKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino11,094,12033.11%
11.Lito LapidK-4 Lakas10,970,94132.74%
12.Rodolfo BiazonK-4 Liberal10,635,27031.74%
13.Robert BarbersK-4 Lakas10,624,58531.71%
14.Ernesto MacedaKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino9,944,32829.68%
15.John Henry OsmeñaK-4 Independent9,914,17929.59%
16.Orlando S. MercadoK-4 Lakas8,295,02424.75%
17.Robert JaworskiK-4 Lakas6,921,42520.65%
18.Boots Anson-RoaKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino5,873,84517.53%
19.Francisco TatadKNP PMP5,718,74017.07%
20.Heherson Alvarez Independent4,791,08514.30%
21.Ernesto HerreraKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino4,612,03613.76%
22.Perfecto YasayAlyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon4,408,80813.16%
23.Francisco ChavezAlyansa ng Pag-asa Reporma-LM4,286,83812.79%
24.Carlos M. PadillaLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino Independent3,863,69311.53%
25.Salvador EscuderoKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino3,780,46911.28%
26.Amina RasulKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino3,456,48010.31%
27.Jay SonzaAlyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon2,839,4428.47%
28.Parouk HussinK-4 Lakas2,821,5228.42%
29.Didagen DilangalenKNP Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino2,222,0696.63%
30.Batas MauricioAlyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon1,144,2793.41%
31.Pilar Pilapil Independent692,1372.07%
32.Eduardo Nonato JosonAlyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon631,0411.88%
33.Eddie Ilarde Independent527,8651.58%
34.Nicanor Gatmaytan Jr.Alyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon453,6931.35%
35.Bong CooAlyansa ng Pag-asa Aksyon338,8461.01%
36.Oliver Lozano KBL238,2720.71%
37.Alvin Alvincent Almirante KBL206,0970.62%
38.Ramon MontañoIsang Bansa Isang Diwa159,7350.48%
39.Matuan UsopIsang Bansa Isang Diwa137,3760.41%
40.Angel RosarioIsang Bansa Isang Diwa98,9320.30%
41.Ismael AparriIsang Bansa Isang Diwa97,4300.29%
42.Norma Nueva KBL96,1290.29%
43.Carmen BorjaIsang Bansa Isang Diwa95,7550.29%
44.Pendatun DecampongIsang Bansa Isang Diwa94,7130.28%
45.Gerardo del Mundo Independent88,9620.27%
46.El Cid FajardoIsang Bansa Isang Diwa79,4710.24%
47.Iderlina PagunuranIsang Bansa Isang Diwa59,7120.18%
48.Arturo EstuitaIsang Bansa Isang Diwa39,0940.12%
Turnout35,510,09276.97%
Registered voters43,536,028100%
Note: a total of 48 candidates ran for senator. Sources: Vote totals from the Commission on Elections, turnout from the National Statistics Coordinating Board.

Per coalition

Party/coalitionVotes%Seats won%
K4 || 132,793,971 || 52.2% || 7 || 58.3%
Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino || 95,953,367 || 37.7% || 5 || 41.7%
Alyansa ng Pag-asa11,263,5054.4%00.0%
Others and independents14,205,9005.6%00.0%
Totals254,216,743100.0%12100.0%

Per party

Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Total%SwingWonEnd
12th
13th%+/
Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos) || 90,234,627 || 35.5% || 35.5% || 5 || 3 || 6 || 25.0% || 3
Lakas (People Power-Christian Muslim Democrats) || 80,684,233 || 31.7% || 12.1% || 4 || 7 || 7 || 29.2% ||
Liberal (Liberal Party) || 30,008,158 || 11.8% || 3.9% || 2 || 2 || 4 || 16.7% || 2
PRP (People's Reform Party) || 12,187,401 || 4.8% || 0.8% || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4.8% || 1
Aksyon (Democratic Action) || 9,362,416 || 3.7% || 5.7% || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4.2% ||
PMP (Force of the Filipino Masses) || 5,718,740 || 2.2% || 2.2% || * || * || 0 || 0.0% || *
Reporma-LM (Party for Democratic Reform-Workers' Party) || 4,740,531 || 1.9% || 0.1% || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0% ||
Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa (One Country, One Spirit Party)862,2180.3% 0.3%0000.0%
KBL (New Society Movement) || 540,498 || 0.2% || 0.1% || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0% ||
LDP (Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) || 0 || 0.0% || 21.3% || 0 || 4 || 1 || 4.2% || 3
PDP–Laban (Philippine Democratic Party-People Power) || 0 || 0.0% || 4.8% || * || 1 || 1 || 4.2% ||
Independent || 19,877,921 || 7.8% || 15.5% || 0 || 5 || 2 || 4.8% || 3
Totals254,216,743100.0%--12242395.8%

*All PDP–Laban and PMP incumbents whose seats are up ran under the KNP banner.

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