| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Kongreso / Congress |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Senado / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan / House of Representatives
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
13 May 2013 |
| Purpose of elections |
Parties supporting President Benigno Aquino were victorious in the mid-term elections, making him the countrys only President to enjoy a clear majority in both chambers of the Congress since democracy was restored in 1986.
In the Senate race, the "Team PNoy" coalition (see note), led by President Aquinos Liberal Party (LP), took nine of the 12 renewed seats in the 24-member Senate. The remaining seats in the Senate went to the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), led by former President Joseph Estrada. In the elections to the House of Representatives, unofficial sources indicate that the LP took over 110 seats. Other pro-presidential parties reportedly took over 80 seats and the UNA, ten.
During the election campaigning, the LP pledged to continue the Presidents reforms to tackle corruption and poverty and to create jobs and sustain economic growth. UNA leader Estrada was elected Mayor of the capital Manila, pledging to help improve the lives of the city's poor.
Note:
In the Senate elections, the "Team PNoy" coalition comprised the LP, Nationalista Party (NP), the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), Struggle of Democratic Filipinos (LDP), Akbayan and the National Unity Party. In the House race, the LP was not in coalition with these parties. |
Date of previous elections: 10 May 2010
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: May 2016
Number of seats at stake: 12 (partial renewal)
Number of candidates: 33 (25 men, 8 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 24.2%
Number of parties contesting the election: 12 (3 coalitions and 4 parties)
Number of parties winning seats: 2 coalitions
Alternation of power: No
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 22 July 2013
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Franklin M. Drilon (Liberal Party) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 13 May 2013
13 July 2013 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
52'752'407
39'898'992 (75.63%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Team PNoy |
9
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| United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) |
3
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
18
6
25.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Source: Senate (06.06.2013, 01.08.2013)
Note:
Team PNoy comprised the Liberal Party (LP), the Nacionalista Party (NP), the Nationalist People's Coalition, the Lakas ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and the Akbayan Party.
Note on the distribution of seats according to sex:
Four women were elected in 2013. Following the elections, there were six women out of a total of 24 senators.
Distribution of seats according to political parties (1 August 2013)
- Nacionalista Party (NP): 5 seats
- Liberal Party (LP): 4 seats
- United Nationalist Alliance (UNA): 3 seats
- Lakas ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP): 1 seat
- Lakas ng Tao-Kampi-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-Kampi-CMD or Lakas): 2 seats
- Nationalist Peoples Coalition (NPC): 2 seats
- Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP): 2 seats
- Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban): 1 seat
- People's Reform Party (PRP): 1 seat
- Independents: 3 seats |
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