2004 Philippine Senate election

2004 Philippine Senate election

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12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
Alliance K4 KNP Seats won 7 5 Popular vote 132,793,971 95,953,367 Percentage 52.24 37.74
Senate President before election Franklin Drilon Liberal Elected Senate President Franklin Drilon Liberal

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The 2004 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 28th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 10, 2004, to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan, composed of parties that support the candidacy of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino, composed of parties that support the candidacy of film actor Fernando Poe Jr. coalition. The Alyansa ng Pag-asa was a minor coalition made up of Aksyon Demokratiko and Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa. K4 won seven seats, while the KNP won the remaining five contested seats.

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.

Philippine Senate elections are via pluraity block voting, with the entire country as an at-large "district". Each voter has 12 votes, and can vote for up to 12 candidates. Seats up were the seats last contested in 1998.

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 pro-administration K-4 and the KNP as the "united opposition".

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (Coalition of Honesty and Experience for the Future) was the remnant of the People Power Coalition that was formed following the ascendancy of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to power. Arroyo was seeking a full term under the K4 coalition with Senator Noli de Castro, an independent, popular politician, as her running mate. The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas—Christian Muslim Democrats, of which Arroyo was a member. Other parties under this coalition are Liberal Party, Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People's Coalition and People's Reform Party.

The Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos) was the coalition of the "united opposition". Its presidential and vice-presidential candidates were Fernando Poe Jr. and Senator Loren Legarda. The leading parties of this coalition were Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino—Angara wing, PDP–Laban, and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. The LDP split had been caused by stubbornness between presidentiables Poe and Senator Panfilo Lacson, especially with Poe's support from former President Joseph Estrada and former First Lady Imelda Marcos. The other major party under this coalition was Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino.

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 were Roco's Aksyon Demokratiko, former National Defense Secretary Renato de Villa's Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma, and former Cebu Governor Lito Osmeña's Probinsya Muna Development Initiative. These three parties bolted from the People Power Coalition.

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

This coalition led by Makati Representative Butz Aquino was composed of Panfilo Lacson's supporters from LDP party.

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.

1. Tessie Aquino-Oreta (LDP), did not run in 2004, ran in 2007 and lost
2. Ramon Revilla Sr. (Lakas), term limited, retired from politics
3. Gregorio Honasan (Independent), term limited, ran in 2007 and won
4. Tito Sotto (LDP), term limited, ran in 2007 and lost, ran in 2010 and won

1. Rene Cayetano (Lakas), died on June 25, 2003
2. Blas Ople (LDP), appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs on July 16, 2002, died on December 14, 2003

1. Noli de Castro (Independent), ran for vice president and won
2. Loren Legarda (KNP), ran for vice president and lost

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K4) won seven seats, while the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) won five.

Incumbent KNP senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and K4 senator Rodolfo Biazon successfully defended their seats.

K4's Pia Cayetano, Dick Gordon, Lito Lapid, Bong Revilla, Mar Roxas and KNP's Jinggoy Estrada, Alfredo Lim and Jamby Madrigal are the neophyte senators.

Returning are K4's Miriam Defensor Santiago and KNP's Juan Ponce Enrile, who were both defeated in 2001.

K4's Robert Barbers John Henry Osmeña and Robert Jaworski both lost their seats.

The election of Noli de Castro as Vice President of the Philippines in concurrent elections means that his Senate seat will be vacant until June 30, 2007.

Key:

• ‡ Seats up
• + Gained by a party from another party
• √ Held by the incumbent
• * Held by the same party with a new senator
• ^ Vacancy

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%.

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats
					Up	Before	Won	After	+/−
	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	90,234,627	35.50	New	2	2	5	5	+3
	Lakas–CMD	80,684,233	31.74	+12.21	2	6	4	7	+1
	Liberal Party	30,008,158	11.80	+3.93	1	2	2	3	+1
	People's Reform Party	12,187,401	4.79	+0.83	0	0	1	1	New
	Aksyon Demokratiko	9,362,416	3.68	+0.91	0	0	0	0	0
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	5,718,740	2.25	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma	4,740,531	1.86	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	862,218	0.34	+0.33	0	0	0	0	0
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	540,498	0.21	−0.15	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	19,877,921	7.82	−31.05	1	6	0	4	−2
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino				3	4	0	2	−2
	Nationalist People's Coalition				1	1	0	0	−1
	PDP–Laban				0	1	0	1	0
Vacancy					2	2	0	1	−1
Total		254,216,743	100.00	–	12	24	12	24	+1
Total votes		35,510,092	–
Registered voters/turnout		43,536,028	81.56

• Robert Jaworski (Lakas/K4), retired from politics
• John Henry Osmeña (independent/K4), ran in 2007 and lost, ran for mayor of Cebu City in 2010 and lost, ran for mayor of Toledo, Cebu in 2013 and won^[1]

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

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

• 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

• 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