PHILIPPINES: parliamentary elections Senado, 1995

PHILIPPINES
Parliamentary Chamber: Senado

ELECTIONS HELD IN 1995

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Chamber:

Senado

Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):

8 May 1995

Purpose of elections:

Elections were held for one-half (12) of the Senate seats on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.

Background and outcome of elections:

The 1995 “Mid-term” congressional elections coincided with polling for 76 provincial governors and thousands of local officials. At stake were 204 Representatives’ seats in the newly enlarged House and one-half (12) of those in the Senate, the winners in the latter case being the top vote-getters in the country as a whole.
For the national seats, the ruling Laban-Lakas coalition of President of the Republic (since 1992) Fidel Ramos was the clear favourite. During the three-month campaign, the President focused on the country’s economy, which had grown by a sound margin of 5.1% in 1994 and was projected to better that in 1995. He promised further improvement in this sector and especially vigorous job-creating legislation to reduce the unemployment rate. The Administration’s programme also included the continued deregulation of industry, the break-up of entrenched monopolies, tax code revisions and electoral reform. Foreign investment in the Philippines had for its part risen markedly since President Ramos had taken over.
Altogether 35 candidates (including the son of late President Ferdinand Marcos) contested the 12 Senate seats, while thousands (including Mr. Marcos’ widow Imelda) vied for the House. Polling day saw a relatively high turnout but was marred by incidents of violence which had already surfaced during the campaign. The governing coalition swept to victory as certain opposition groups alleged fraud. Analysts largely attributed this outcome to President Ramos’ popularity and to an anti-incumbent, anti-politician mood of the electorate, which voted generally younger and well-educated members into the Congress.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (8 May 1995): Elections results

Number of registered electors 36,398,324

Distribution of seats according to sex:

Men: 20

Women: 4

Distribution of seats according to age:

42-51 years 8

52-61 years 8

62-71 years 7

72-81 years 1

Distribution of seats according to profession:

Lawyers 10

Businessmen 3

Bureaucrats 3

Actors 3

Mass Media 2

Others 3

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Chamber:
	Senado
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	8 May 1995
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for one-half (12) of the Senate seats on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	The 1995 “Mid-term” congressional elections coincided with polling for 76 provincial governors and thousands of local officials. At stake were 204 Representatives’ seats in the newly enlarged House and one-half (12) of those in the Senate, the winners in the latter case being the top vote-getters in the country as a whole. For the national seats, the ruling Laban-Lakas coalition of President of the Republic (since 1992) Fidel Ramos was the clear favourite. During the three-month campaign, the President focused on the country’s economy, which had grown by a sound margin of 5.1% in 1994 and was projected to better that in 1995. He promised further improvement in this sector and especially vigorous job-creating legislation to reduce the unemployment rate. The Administration’s programme also included the continued deregulation of industry, the break-up of entrenched monopolies, tax code revisions and electoral reform. Foreign investment in the Philippines had for its part risen markedly since President Ramos had taken over. Altogether 35 candidates (including the son of late President Ferdinand Marcos) contested the 12 Senate seats, while thousands (including Mr. Marcos’ widow Imelda) vied for the House. Polling day saw a relatively high turnout but was marred by incidents of violence which had already surfaced during the campaign. The governing coalition swept to victory as certain opposition groups alleged fraud. Analysts largely attributed this outcome to President Ramos’ popularity and to an anti-incumbent, anti-politician mood of the electorate, which voted generally younger and well-educated members into the Congress.

Round no 1 (8 May 1995): Elections results
Number of registered electors	36,398,324

Distribution of seats according to age:
42-51 years	8
52-61 years	8
62-71 years	7
72-81 years	1
Distribution of seats according to profession:
Lawyers	10
Businessmen	3
Bureaucrats	3
Actors	3
Mass Media	2
Others	3