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Election in the Philippines on 1998
1998 Philippine general election Registered 33,873,665 Turnout 29,285,775
1998 Philippine presidential election
Turnout 86.5% 11.0%
1998 Philippine vice presidential election
1998 Philippine Senate election
1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections
All 257 seats in the
House of Representatives (including 38
underhang seats ) 129 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Presidential elections, legislative and local elections were held in the
Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election,
Vice President
Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as
president by a
landslide victory . In the vice-presidential race,
Senator
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as vice president also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both president and vice president came from different parties.
Candidates
Results
President
Candidate Party Votes %
Joseph Estrada
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino 10,722,295 39.86
Jose de Venecia Jr.
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 4,268,483 15.87
Raul Roco
Aksyon Demokratiko 3,720,212 13.83
Lito Osmeña
PROMDI 3,347,631 12.44
Alfredo Lim
Liberal Party 2,344,362 8.71
Renato de Villa
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 1,308,352 4.86
Miriam Defensor Santiago
People's Reform Party 797,206 2.96
Juan Ponce Enrile Independent 343,139 1.28 Santiago Dumlao Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago 32,212 0.12
Manuel Morato Partido Bansang Marangal 18,644 0.07 Total 26,902,536 100.00 Valid votes 26,902,536 91.86 Invalid/blank votes
[a] 2,383,239 8.14 Total votes 29,285,775 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 33,873,665 86.46 Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos
[1]
Vice president
Vice presidential election per province/city.
Candidate Party Votes %
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 12,667,252 49.56
Edgardo Angara
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino 5,652,068 22.11
Oscar Orbos
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 3,321,779 13.00
Serge Osmeña
Liberal Party 2,351,462 9.20
Francisco Tatad
Grand Alliance for Democracy 745,389 2.92
Ismael Sueno
PROMDI 537,677 2.10
Irene Santiago
Aksyon Demokratiko 240,210 0.94
Camilo Sabio Partido Bansang Marangal 22,010 0.09 Reynaldo Pacheco Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago 21,422 0.08 Total 25,559,269 100.00 Valid votes 25,559,269 87.28 Invalid/blank votes 3,726,506 12.72 Total votes 29,285,775 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 33,873,665 86.46
Senate
Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
LDP
NPC
Aksyon Demokratiko
GAD/Gabaybayan
PDP–Laban
PRP
PMP Independent Vacancy
Candidate Party Votes %
Loren Legarda
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 14,933,965 50.99
Rene Cayetano
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 13,177,584 45.00
Tito Sotto
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 11,520,678 39.34
Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
PDP–Laban (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 10,227,765 34.92
Robert Barbers
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 9,768,045 33.35
Rodolfo Biazon
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 9,352,964 31.94
Blas Ople
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 9,278,448 31.68
John Henry Osmeña
Nationalist People's Coalition (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 9,242,652 31.56
Robert Jaworski
Partido ng Masang Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 8,968,616 30.62
Ramon Revilla Sr.
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 8,683,500 29.65
Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 7,325,343 25.01
Tessie Aquino-Oreta
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 7,238,086 24.72
Roberto Pagdanganan
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 6,938,178 23.69
Ruben Torres
Independent (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 6,923,821 23.64
Edcel Lagman
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 6,831,441 23.33
Santanina Rasul
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 6,695,955 22.86
Rolando Andaya Sr.
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 5,722,871 19.54
Roberto de Ocampo
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 5,663,401 19.34
Lisandro Abadia
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 5,426,378 18.53
Haydee Yorac
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 4,618,565 15.77
Ricardo Gloria
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 4,589,190 15.67
Ramon Bagatsing Jr.
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 4,540,475 15.50
Freddie Webb
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 4,514,475 15.42
Hernando Perez
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 4,336,969 14.81
Rey Langit
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 3,930,085 13.42
Raul Daza
Liberal Party 2,995,851 10.23
Miguel Luis Romero
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino ) 2,781,973 9.50
Charito Plaza
Liberal Party 2,433,272 8.31
Roy Señeres
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 1,165,455 3.98
Gerry Geronimo
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 871,518 2.98 Hadja Putri Zorayda Tamano
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 855,738 2.92
Roberto Sebastian
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 721,824 2.46 Jose Villegas
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 608,186 2.08 Renato Garcia Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago 554,818 1.89 David Castro Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago 436,779 1.49
Ludovico Badoy Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago 388,465 1.33
Oliver Lozano
Independent 352,037 1.20 Abraham Iribani
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma –
Lapiang Manggagawa 319,410 1.09 Eduardo Bondoc Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago 202,217 0.69 Fred Henry Marallag Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago 106,496 0.36 Total 205,243,489 100.00 Total votes 29,285,775 – Registered voters/turnout 33,873,665 86.46
House of Representatives
The first party-list elections were held. Aside from voting for the representative from their congressional district, a voter can also vote for a party-list.
District elections
Party Votes % Seats
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 11,981,024 49.01 111
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino 6,520,744 26.68 55
Liberal Party 1,773,124 7.25 15
Nationalist People's Coalition 998,239 4.08 9
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma 966,653 3.95 4
Probinsya Muna Development Initiative 586,954 2.40 4
PDP–Laban 134,331 0.55 0
Aksyon Demokratiko 106,843 0.44 1
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino 47,273 0.19 0
Ompia Party 46,462 0.19 1
People's Reform Party 38,640 0.16 0
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 35,522 0.15 0
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 8,850 0.04 0
Lapiang Manggagawa 8,792 0.04 0
Nacionalista Party 4,412 0.02 0
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino 2,010 0.01 0 Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapabago 1,310 0.01 0 Unaffiliated 348,281 1.42 4 Independent 834,934 3.42 2 Party-list seats
[a] 51 Total 24,444,398 100.00 257 Valid votes 24,444,398 83.47 Invalid/blank votes 4,841,377 16.53 Total votes 29,285,775 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 33,873,665 86.46 Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann
[2] and Teehankee
[3]
^ Only 14 were seated in the party-list election.
Party-list election
Party Votes % Seats
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives 503,487 5.50 2
Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda 321,646 3.51 1
Alagad 312,500 3.41 1
Veterans Federation Party 304,902 3.33 1
Probinsya Muna Development Initiative 255,184 2.79 1
Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao Para sa Lupa, Pabahay, Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran 239,042 2.61 1
National Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization 238,303 2.60 1
Abanse! Pinay 235,548 2.57 1
Akbayan 232,376 2.54 1
Luzon Farmers Party 215,643 2.36 1
Sanlakas 194,617 2.13 1
Cooperative NATCCO Network Party 189,802 2.07 1
Philippine Coconut Producers Federation 186,388 2.04 1
Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines 143,444 1.57 0 Others 5,582,427 60.97 0 Total 9,155,309 100.00 14 Valid votes 9,155,309 31.26 Invalid/blank votes 20,130,466 68.74 Total votes 29,285,775 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 33,873,665 86.46 Source:
Supreme Court (October 6, 2000).
"G.R. No. 136781" . and
Nohlen, Dieter ; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.).
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook . Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Local elections
Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.
The newly created province of Compostela Valley (now known as "
Davao de Oro ") held its first local elections on this day as well.
See also
References
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