Philippine Senate election, 2004

Philippine Senate election, 2004

2001 ← May 10, 2004 → 2007

12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate   First party Second party Third party   Leader Franklin Drilon Juan Flavier Manny Villar Party Liberal Lakas-CMD Nacionalista Alliance K4 K4 K4 Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Seats before 2 8 2 Seats won 2 4 0 Seats after 4 6 2 Seat change 2 2    Popular vote 30,008,158 80,684,233 0 (did not participate) Percentage 12.0% 31.7% 0.0% Swing 3.9% 12.1%      Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Juan Ponce Enrile Edgardo Angara Party PMP LDP Alliance KNP KNP Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Seats before 1 6 Seats won 2 1 Seats after 3 2 Seat change 2 4 Popular vote 30,181,196 13,253,692 Percentage 12.0% 5.2% Swing 12.0% 16.3%

Senate President before election Franklin Drilon Liberal Elected Senate President Franklin Drilon Liberal

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The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K4; Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow) composed of parties that support the candidacy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP; Coalition of United Filipinos), parties that support the candidacy of movie actor Fernando Poe, Jr. A third coalition, the Alyansa ng Pag-asa (Alliance of Hope) was made up of Aksyon Demokratiko and Reporma-LM. K4 won seven seats, while the KNP won the remaining five contested seats in the Philippine Senate.

The elections were notable for several reasons. This election first saw the implementation of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 (see Wikisource), which enabled Filipinos in over 70 countries to vote.

Parties and coalitions

This election has seen strong shifts of alliances and new parties as candidates switched allegiances. The two major coalitions seen in this elections were the K-4 (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan), of the administration, and the KNP (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino), the united opposition.

Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K-4)

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow) or K-4, is the remnant of the People Power Coalition that was formed following the ascendancy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to power. Arroyo is seeking a complete term under this coalition with Sen. Noli de Castro, an independent, yet popular, politician, as her running mate. The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas-CMD, of which Arroyo is a member. Other parties under this coalition are the Liberal Party, the Nacionalista Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition and the People's Reform Party.

Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP)

The Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos), or KNP, is the coalition of the united opposition. Its standard bearers are Fernando Poe, Jr. for president and Sen. Loren Legarda for vice-president. The leading parties of this coalition is the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP-Angara Wing), the PDP-Laban and the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. the LDP split is caused by stubbornness between FPJ and Ping Lacson. especially with the support of the former president Joseph Estrada and former first lady Imelda Marcos. The other major party under this coalition is Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP, Party of the Filipino Masses).

Alyansa ng Pag-asa

The third major coalition running in this election is the Alyansa ng Pag-asa (Alliance of Hope), This coalition fielded Raul Roco for president and Herminio Aquino for vice-president. The three major parties supporting this coalition are Roco's Aksyon Demokratiko (Democratic Action), former Defense Sec. Renato de Villa's Reporma Party, and Lito Osmeña's Promdi (Probinsya Muna [Provinces First] Development Party). The three parties were the ones that bolted out of the People Power Coalition.

Bangon Pilipinas Movement (BPM)

The Bangon Pilipinas (Rise up, Philippines) Movement is the political party of Bro. Eddie Villanueva. It consists mostly of volunteers, a majority of whom came from Villanueva's Jesus Is Lord church (Villanueva resigned from the church before submitting his candidacy, to prevent questions on separation of church and state).

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) (Aquino Wing)

This was composed of Panfilo Lacson's supporters in the LDP Party.

Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa

This was Eddie Gil's organization. Gil was deemed a nuisance candidate and was disqualified from the presidential race, however, the party qualified for other positions.

Candidates

Not in ticket

Election results

The official results of the election were released in staggered dates with most winners in local elective positions declared within two weeks from the May 10 election date. The winners in the Senatorial and Party-list Representative elections were declared on May 24, with the exception of the 12th senator which was announced on June 3. The results of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential races were finalized by the Congress on June 20, more than a month after the elections. Out of the 43,536,028 registered voters, about 35.4 million ballots were cast giving a voter turn-out of 81.4%.

The COMELEC sits as the National Board of Canvassers for the 12 senatorial positions.

Per coalition

Per party

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Total	%	Swing	Won	End 12th	13th	%	+/−
	Lakas-CMD	80,684,233	31.7%	12.1%	4	8	6	33.3%	2
	Independents	36,620,816	14.4%	15.5%	1	3	3	20.8%
	PMP	30,381,196	12.0%	12.0%	1	2	3	12.5%	1
	Liberal	30,008,158	11.8%	3.9%	1	2	4	16.7%	2
	PDP-Laban	16,976,478	6.7%	1.9%	1	2	2	8.3%
	LDP	13,253,692	5.2%	16.3%	1	5	2	8.3%	3
	PRP	12,187,401	4.8%	0.8%	1	0	1	4.2%	1
	NPC	9,944,328	3.9%	3.9%	0	0	0	0.0%
	Aksyon	9,362,416	3.7%	5.7%	0	0	0	0.0%
	LDP-Aquino wing	8,654,778	3.4%	3.4%	0	0	0	0.0%
	Reporma-LM	4,740,531	1.9%	0.1%	0	0	0	0.0%
	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	862,218	0.3%	0.3%	0	0	0	0.0%
	KBL	540,498	0.2%	0.1%	0	0	0	0.0%
	Nacionalista	0	0.0%	0.3%	0	2	2	8.3%
Totals		254,216,743	100.0%	--	12	24	23	100.0%	1

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 13th Congress of the Philippines

External links

General sites

• Philippine Presidency Project
• Philippine Commission on Elections
• National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)

Media sites and articles

• Eleksyon 2004 (Media website)
• 4 exit polls have 3 different winners - Philippine Daily Inquirer
• Proberz exit polls: FPJ winner
• Congress approves canvassing rules - Philippine Daily Inquirer
• SWS admits it made errors in exit poll - Philippine Daily Inquirer

Others

• On Election Polls: Part IV WHO DID BETTER - SWS OR PULSE ASIA? - Dr. Romula A. Virola
• Dec. 30, 2002 Arroyo speech declaring her intention not to run
• P.E.T. Case No. 003, Legarda vs. De Castro

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