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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
First party
Second party
Party
Lakas
LDP
Seats won
5
7
Popular vote
93,261,379
91,421,394
Percentage
45.44
44.54
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.
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 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
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 or alliance 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 Makabayang Masang Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 11,520,678 39.34 Nene Pimentel Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino PDP–Laban 10,227,765 34.92 Robert Barbers Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 9,768,045 33.35 Rodolfo Biazon Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 9,352,964 31.94 Blas Ople Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 9,278,448 31.68 John Henry Osmeña Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino Nationalist People's Coalition 9,242,652 31.56 Robert Jaworski Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino Partido ng 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 Makabayang Masang Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 7,238,086 24.72 Roberto Pagdanganan Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 6,938,178 23.69 Ruben Torres Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino Independent 6,923,821 23.64 Edcel Lagman Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong 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 Makabayang Masang Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 4,540,475 15.50 Freddie Webb Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong 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 Makabayang Masang Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong 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 [ edit ]
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.
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 11,981,024 49.01 +8.35 111 +11 Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino 6,520,744 26.68 New 55 New Liberal Party 1,773,124 7.25 +5.39 15 +10 Nationalist People's Coalition 998,239 4.08 −8.11 9 −13 Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma 966,653 3.95 New 4 New Probinsya Muna Development Initiative 586,954 2.40 New 4 New PDP–Laban 134,331 0.55 −0.13 0 −1 Aksyon Demokratiko 106,843 0.44 New 1 New Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino 47,273 0.19 New 0 New Ompia Party 46,462 0.19 New 1 New People's Reform Party 38,640 0.16 −0.73 0 0 Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 35,522 0.15 New 0 0 Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 8,850 0.04 −0.00 0 0 Lapiang Manggagawa 8,792 0.04 −0.50 0 0 Nacionalista Party 4,412 0.02 −0.78 0 −1 Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino 2,010 0.01 −0.52 0 −1 Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapabago 1,310 0.01 New 0 New Unaffiliated 348,281 1.42 New 4 New Independent 834,934 3.42 −3.03 2 −5 Party-list seats [ a] 51 +51 Total 24,444,398 100.00 – 257 +37 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 [ edit ]
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 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.