2007 Philippine general election
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Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms. The duly elected legislators of the 2007 elections joined the elected senators of the 2004 elections to comprise the 14th Congress of the Philippines.
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Registered | 45,029,443 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 29,498,660 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 Philippine Senate election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate of the Philippines 13 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All 270 seats in the House of Representatives 136 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Most representatives won seats by being elected directly, the constituency being a geographical district of about 250,000 voters. There are 220 seats in total for all the legislative districts.
Some representatives were elected under a party-list system. Only parties representing marginalized groups were allowed to run in the party-list election. To gain one seat, a party must win 2% of the vote. No party-list party may have more than 3 seats. After the election, in a controversial decision, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) changed how it allocates the party-list seats. Under the new formula only one party will have the maximum 3 seats. It based its decision on a formula contained in a Supreme Court decision.
Local elections for governor, vice governor, provincial board seats and mayoral, vice mayoral and city/municipal council seats in Metro Manila and the provinces are up for grabs as well.