2001 Philippine Senate election
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The 2001 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 27th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 14, 2001, to elect 12 of the 24 seats and one mid-term vacancy in the Senate. Independent candidate
The two competing coalitions in this election were the anti-Estrada
The PPC won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won four, and Noli de Castro as an independent won one; PPC's Ralph Recto edged out Puwersa ng Masa's Gregorio Honasan for the twelfth place and Honasan was elected to serve the remainder of Guingona's term. On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that Honasan did lose the election but declared the special election constitutional for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Candidates
Retiring and term limited incumbents
- Nikki Coseteng (NPC), term limited; ran for senator in 2007 and lost
- Francisco Tatad (PRP), term limited; ran for senator in 2004 and in 2010 and lost both times
Mid-term vacancies
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won in 1998
- Arroyo subsequently became president on January 20, 2001, after the Second EDSA Revolution which resulted in the overthrow of Joseph Estrada.
- Marcelo Fernan (LDP), died on July 11, 1999
- Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Lakas), appointed Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001
- Raul Roco (Aksyon), appointed Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports on February 10, 2001
Results
The People Power Coalition (PPC) won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won four, and an independent candidate won one. Of the four seats Puwersa ng Masa won, one was for the seat of Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr., whose senatorial term would have ended on June 30, 2004.
Four incumbent senators won: Franklin Drilon, Juan Flavier, Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and Serge Osmeña of PPC,
There are seven neophyte senators: PPC's Joker Arroyo, Francis Pangilinan, Ralph Recto, Manny Villar, Puwersa ng Masa's Loi Ejercito and Panfilo Lacson, independent candidate Noli de Castro.
Returning is Edgardo Angara, who was term limited in the previous election.
Puwersa ng Masa senators Gregorio Honasan Miriam Defensor Santiago and Juan Ponce Enrile did not successfully defend their seats.
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Election result | Not up | Puwersa ng Masa | People Power Coalition | Ind | Not up | |||||||||||||||||||
After election | * | + | √ | + | + | √ | + | + | + | √ | √ | * | + | |||||||||||
Senate bloc | Minority bloc | Majority bloc |
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Key:
- ‡ Seats up
- + Gained by a party from another party
- √ Held by the incumbent
- * Held by the same party with a new senator
- ^ Vacancy
Per candidate
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Perfecto Yasay | Independent | 4,557,364 | 15.46 | |
Ombra Tamano | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Puwersa ng Masa) | 3,548,480 | 12.04 | |
Reuben Canoy | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Puwersa ng Masa) | 3,542,460 | 12.02 | |
Homobono Adaza | Nacionalista Party | 770,647 | 2.61 | |
Rod Navarro | Independent | 652,012 | 2.21 | |
Manuel Morato | Independent | 625,789 | 2.12 | |
Moner Bajunaid | Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | 503,437 | 1.71 | |
Oliver Lozano | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 470,572 | 1.60 | |
Melchor Chavez | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 244,553 | 0.83 | |
Camilo Sabio | Independent | 230,759 | 0.78 | |
Norma Nueva | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 83,700 | 0.28 | |
Juan Casil | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 74,481 | 0.25 | |
Eddie Gil | Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa | 15,522 | 0.05 | |
Total | 243,029,953 | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 29,474,309 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 36,271,782 | 81.26 | ||
Source: COMELEC vote totals, NCSB (turnout) |
- ^ Guest candidate of Puwersa ng Masa
- ^ 18,000 votes deducted in Zamboanga del Norte as per Resolution No. NBC 01-003
- Vice Presidentin February 2001.
Per coalition
Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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PDP–Laban | 11,593,389 | 4.77 | 1 | |||
Aksyon Demokratiko | 6,728,728 | 2.77 | 0 | |||
Independent | 38,571,253 | 15.87 | 3 | |||
Total | 123,491,617 | 50.81 | 8 | |||
Puwersa ng Masa | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 51,853,133 | 21.34 | 2 | ||
People's Reform Party | 9,622,742 | 3.96 | 0 | |||
Independent | 33,596,239 | 13.82 | 2 | |||
Total | 95,072,114 | 39.12 | 4 | |||
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 873,306 | 0.36 | 0 | |||
Nacionalista Party | 770,647 | 0.32 | 0 | |||
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | 503,437 | 0.21 | 0 | |||
Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa | 15,522 | 0.01 | 0 | |||
Independent | 22,303,310 | 9.18 | 1 | |||
Total | 243,029,953 | 100.00 | 13 | |||
Total votes | 29,474,309 | – | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 36,271,782 | 81.26 | ||||
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10. |
Per party
Partido ng Masang Pilipino 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | ||||||||||||
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Vacancy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | ||||||||||||
Total | 243,029,953 | 100.00 | – | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 0 | |||||||||
Total votes | 29,474,309 | – | |||||||||||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 36,271,782 | 81.26 | |||||||||||||||
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10. |
See also
- Commission on Elections
- Politics of the Philippines
- Philippine elections
- Philippine midterm election
- 12th Congress of the Philippines
References
- SWS Media Release. Accessed on March 2007