2001 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 14, 2001. This was the next election succeeding the events of the 2001 EDSA Revolution that deposed Joseph Estrada from the presidency; his vice president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo became president, and her party, Lakas NUCD-UMDP, and by extension the People Power Coalition (PPC), dominated the midterm elections winning majority of the seats in the Senate and in the House of Representatives.[1]

2001 Philippine House of Representatives elections

May 14, 2001

All 256 seats in the House of Representatives (including underhangs)
129 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jose de Venecia Jr. Emilio Espinosa
Party Lakas NPC
Alliance PPC PPC
Leader's seat Pangasinan–4th Masbate–2nd
Last election 111 seats, 49.0% 9 seats, 4.1%
Seats won 73 40
Seat change Decrease 38 Increase 31

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Carlos M. Padilla Florencio Abad
Party LDP Liberal
Alliance Puwersa ng Masa PPC
Leader's seat Nueva Vizcaya–Lone Batanes–Lone
Last election 55 seats, 26.7% as part of LAMMP 15 seats, 1.9%
Seats won 21 19
Seat change Decrease 34 Increase 4


Speaker before election

Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
Lakas

Elected Speaker

Jose de Venecia Jr.
Lakas

The elected representatives served in the 12th Congress from 2001 to 2004.

Results

District elections

PartySeats+/–
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP73−38
Nationalist People's Coalition40+31
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino21+21
Liberal Party19+4
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma3−1
Probinsya Muna Development Initiative3−1
Aksyon Demokratiko2+1
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino2New
PDP–Laban1New
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas1New
Not indicated20+20
Others12+12
Independent8+6
Party-list seats[lower-alpha 1]510
Total256−1
Source: Teehankee[2]
  1. Only 16 were seated in the party-list election.

Party-list election

Result of the Philippine House of Representatives party-list election. Proportion of votes (inner ring) as compared to proportion of seats (outer ring) of the political parties. Parties that did not win any seat are represented by a gray pie slice, unfilled seats due to the 3-seat cap and 2% threshold are denoted by a black slice.

On Election Day, parties are guaranteed to win at least one seat if they surpass 2% of the national vote, then another seat for every 2% until it reaches the maximum of three seats per party. However, with the Supreme Court decision on VFP vs. COMELEC, the 2% increments was declared unconstitutional. Instead, the party with the most votes gets at least one seat, then another seat for every 2% until it reaches the maximum of three seats. For parties that got 2% of the vote but did not have the most votes, they will automatically have one more seat, then any extra seats will be determined via dividing their votes to the number of votes of the party with the most votes, then the quotient will be multiplied by the number of seats the party with the most votes has. The product, disregarding decimals (it is not rounded), will be the number of seats a party will get.

For example, for the Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC):

Disregarding decimals, APEC won one additional seat aside from one seat they automatically won after surpassing the 2% threshold.

PartyVotes%Seats
Bayan Muna1,708,25326.193
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives802,06012.303
Akbayan377,8525.792
Luzon Farmers Party330,2825.061
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption323,8104.961
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong290,7604.461
Anak Mindanao252,0513.861
Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda242,1993.711
Philippine Coconut Producers Federation229,1653.511
Partido ng Manggagawa216,8233.321
Sanlakas151,0172.321
Abanse! Pinay135,2112.071
Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao para sa Lupa, Pabahay, Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran126,0121.930
Alagad117,1611.800
Senior Citizens/Elderly Sectoral Party106,4961.630
All Trade Union Congress of the Philippines103,2731.580
Maritime Party98,9461.520
Ang Bagong Bayani-OFW Labor Party97,0851.490
Aniban ng mga Magsasaka, Mangingisda at Manggagawa sa Agrikultura Katipunan65,7351.010
Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Kabataan ng Sambayanan Para sa Kaunlaran63,3120.970
Alyansa ng may Kapansanan sa Pilipinas54,9250.840
Mindanao Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization49,9140.770
Womenpower46,8310.720
Aggrupation and Alliance Farmers and Fisherfolks of the Phils.43,8820.670
All Workers Alliance Trade Unions42,1490.650
National Confederation of Tricycle Operators and Driver's Association of the Phils.38,8980.600
National Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization37,4700.570
Tribal Communities Association of the Philippines35,8070.550
Pilipinong May Kapansanan32,1510.490
Veterans Care and Welfare Organization31,6940.490
Union of the Filipino Overseas Workers29,4000.450
Pilipino Workers Party24,1820.370
Democratic Alliance24,0290.370
Philippine Association of Retired Persons23,2970.360
Alliance of Retired Postal Employees and Senior Citizens22,4970.340
Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association22,3450.340
Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Phils.21,3350.330
Gabay ng Manggagawang Pilipino Party17,7770.270
Alternative Approaches of Settlers Advocacy for the Holistic Advancement of the Nation Party16,7870.260
Alliance for Youth Solidarity15,8710.240
Party for Overseas Workers and Empowerment and Re-Integration13,0500.200
Kilos Kabataang Pilipino11,1700.170
Kaloob-Ka Isang Loob para sa Marangal na Paninirahan9,1370.140
Alyansa ng Mga Mamamayan at Magdaragat Sa Lawa ng Laguna7,8820.120
Partido Katutubong Pilipino6,6020.100
Development Foundation of the Philippines6,6000.100
Total6,523,185100.0017
Valid votes6,523,18543.15
Invalid/blank votes8,595,63056.85
Total votes15,118,815
Registered voters/turnout36,271,78241.68
Source: Supreme Court (G.R. No. 147589); COMELEC (Canvass report (archived))

    See also

    References

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    2. Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 via quezon.ph.
    • Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
    • Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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