2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections

2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections
	All 270 seats in the House of Representatives; 136 seats needed for a majority
	Congressional district elections
	All 218 seats from congressional districts
	Party-list election
	All 53 seats under the party-list system
Jose de Venecia Jr.; Lakas	Jose de Venecia Jr.; Lakas

The 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 14, 2007, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2007, until June 30, 2010. The Philippines uses parallel voting for seats in the House of Representatives.

The administration-led TEAM Unity maintained control of the House of Representatives although the opposition-backed Genuine Opposition won control of the Senate. Incumbent Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. of Pangasinan was elected Speaker after being the only one nominated: 186 voted for De Venecia, 1 against (Eduardo Joson) and 24 abstentions.

Electoral system

The House of Representatives shall have not more than 250 members, unless otherwise fixed by law, of which 20% shall be elected via the party-list system, while the rest are elected via congressional districts.

In this election, there are 218 seats voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province, and a city with a population of 250,000, is guaranteed a seat, with more populous provinces and cities divided into two or more districts.

Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.

As there are 218 congressional districts, there shall be 53 seats available under the party-list system. A party has to cross the 2% electoral threshold to win a guaranteed seat. Next, the court ruled that the first-placed party should always have more seats than the other parties, and that the prior 2%–4%–6% method will only be used for the first-placed party. As 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.^[1]

The Supreme Court ruled the 2% electoral threshold as unconstitutional in 2009, which then allocated a new way to allocate seats.

Campaign

Genuine Opposition

The Genuine Opposition (GO) targeted to win at least 80 seats to be able to impeach President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; however the administration's TEAM Unity prevented GO in winning several of those seats by fielding in strong candidates against GO in those districts.

Lakas vs. KAMPI

The administration's two main parties, Lakas-CMD and Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), was seen to win majority of the seats, with most contests contested by the two parties. This inevitably produced a split in the administration ranks on who would be their candidate for Speaker in the impending victory. However, the two parties were united in supporting President Arroyo and were able to prevent any impeachment proceeding against her or her allies from reaching the Senate.

Lakas-CMD party leader and House Speaker Jose de Venecia was challenged by KAMPI's Pablo P. Garcia for the speakership in the incoming 14th Congress of the Philippines which has caused a battle between administration allies. Recently, Garcia was accused by Parañaque 1st District Rep. Eduardo Zialcita and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante, Jr. both under the party Lakas-CMD of using Government Service Insurance System or GSIS pension funds care of Garcia's son GSIS Vice-Chairman, General Manager and President Winston Garcia to bribe congressmen of PHP 300,000 to 400,000 to support his father's speakership bid.^[2]

Retiring and term limited incumbents

Lakas-CMD

Agusan del Norte's 1st District: Leovigildo Banaag: Term-limited in 2007
Agusan del Norte's 2nd District: Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante
Albay's 3rd District: Joey Salceda: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Governor of Albay
Basilan's Lone District: Gerry Salapuddin: Term-limited in 2007
Bohol's 3rd District: Eladio Jala: Term-limited in 2007
Bukidnon's 3rd District: Juan Miguel Zubiri: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Senator. However, replaced by Koko Pimentel in 2011
Bulacan's 1st District: Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Vice Governor of Bulacan
Cagayan de Oro City's Lone District: Constantino Jaraula: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Mayor of Cagayan de Oro
Cebu's 4th District: Clavel Martinez: Term-limited in 2007, ran and lost as Vice Governor of Cebu
Compostela Valley's 2nd District: Prospero Amatong: Term-limited in 2007
Davao del Norte's 2nd District: Antonio Floirendo, Jr.: Term-limited in 2007
Ilocos Sur's 1st District: Salacnib Baterina: Term-limited in 2007
Leyte's 3rd District: Eduardo Veloso: Term-limited in 2007
Mandaluyong's Lone District: Benjamin Abalos, Jr.: Ran and won as Mayor of Mandaluyong
Manila's 1st District: Ernesto Nieva: Term-limited in 2007
Marinduque's Lone District: Edmundo Reyes, Jr.: Term-limited in 2007
Pasig's Lone District: Robert "Dodot" Jaworski, Jr.: Ran and lost in the Mayoralty race in Pasig
San Jose del Monte City's Lone District: Eduardo Roquero: Ran and won as Mayor of San Jose del Monte City
Siquijor's Lone District: Orlando Fua, Jr.: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Governor of Siquijor
Sulu's 1st District: Hussin Amin: Term-limited in 2007
Surigao del Norte's 2nd District: Ace Barbers: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Governor of Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur's 1st District: Prospero Pichay: Term-limited in 2007, ran and lost in the Senatorial race
Valenzuela City's 1st District: Jose Emmanuel Carlos: Ran and lost in the Mayoralty race in Valenzuela City

Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino

Antipolo City's 2nd District: Victor Sumulong: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Mayor of Antipolo City
Batangas 4th District: Oscar Gozos: Ran and won as Mayor of Lipa
Davao Oriental's 1st District: Corazon Malanyaon: Ran and won as Governor of Davao Oriental
La Union's 2nd District: Tomas Dumpit: Term-limited in 2007
Misamis Oriental's 2nd District: Augusto Baculio: Term-limited in 2007
Pangasinan's 2nd District: Amado Espino, Jr.: Ran and won as Governor of Pangasinan
Pangasinan's 3rd District: Generoso Tulagan: Term-limited in 2007
Pasay City's Lone District: Consuelo Dy: Ran and lost in the Mayoralty race in Pasay

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

Ilocos Norte's 1st District: Imee Marcos: Term-limited in 2007

Laban ng Demokratikong Filipino

Iloilo's 5th District: Rolex Suplico: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Vice Governor of Iloilo
Makati's 2nd District: Agapito Aquino: Term-limited in 2007
Negros Oriental's 1st District: Jacinto Paras: Term-limited in 2007
Nueva Vizcaya's Lone District: Rodolfo Agbayani: Ran and lost as Governor of Nueva Vizcaya

Liberal Party

Bataan's 1st District: Antonio Roman: Term-limited in 2007
Bukidnon's 1st District: J.R. Nereus Acosta: Term-limited in 2007
Kalinga's Lone District: Lawrence Wacnang: Term-limited in 2007
Laguna's 3rd District: Danton Bueser: Term-limited in 2007, ran and lost in the Mayoralty race in San Pablo
Malabon-Navotas's Lone District: Federico Sandoval: Term-limited in 2007, ran and lost in the Mayoral race in Navotas
Manila's 4th District: Rodolfo Bacani: Term-limited in 2007, ran and lost in the Mayoralty race in Manila
Northern Samar's 1st District: Harlin Abayon: Term-limited in 2007
Quezon's 1st District: Rafael Nantes: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Governor of Quezon
Tarlac's 2nd District: Benigno Aquino III: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won in the Senatorial race

Nacionalista Party

Manila's 5th District: Joey Hizon: Term-limited in 2007, ran and lost in the Vice Mayoral race in Manila
Taguig City-Pateros's Lone District: Alan Peter Cayetano: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won in the Senatorial race

Nationalist People's Coalition

Apayao's Lone District: Elias Bulut, Jr.: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Governor
Cagayan's 1st District: Juan Ponce Enrile, Jr.: Term-limited in 2007
Caloocan's 2nd District: Luis Asistio: Ran and lost in the Mayoralty race in Caloocan
Camiguin's Lone District: Jurdin Jesus Romualdo: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Governor
Cebu's 2nd District: Simeon Kintanar: Term-limited in 2007
Cebu's 3rd District: Antonio Yapha: Term-limited in 2007
Cotabato's 2nd District: Gregorio Ipong: Term-limited in 2007
Davao City's 3rd District: Ruy Elias Lopez: Term-limited in 2007
Davao del Sur's 1st District: Douglas Cagas: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Governor
Laguna's 1st District: Uliran Joaquin: Term-limited in 2007, ran and lost in the Mayoralty race in San Pedro, Laguna
Lanao del Norte's 1st District: Alipio Badelles: Term-limited in 2007
Lanao del Sur's 2nd District: Benansing Macarambong: Term-limited in 2007
Masbate's 2nd District: Emilio Espinosa: Term-limited in 2007
Negros Occidental's 4th District: Carlos Cojuangco: Term-limited in 2007
Negros Oriental's 2nd District: Emilio Macias: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Governor
Nueva Ecija's 1st District: Josefina Joson: Term-limited in 2007
Pampanga's 1st District: Francis Nepomuceno: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won as Mayor of Angeles City
Rizal's 2nd District: Isidro Rodriguez, Jr.: Term-limited in 2007
Sorsogon's 1st District: Francis Escudero: Term-limited in 2007, ran and won in the Senatorial Race
Tarlac's 1st District: Gilberto Teodoro, Jr.: Term-limited in 2007, later appointed as Secretary of the Department of National Defense
Zamboanga del Norte's 2nd District: Roseller Barinaga: Term-limited in 2007, ran and lost in the Mayoralty race in Dipolog City

Results

District elections results

District representatives are allocated 80% of the seats in the House:



Party		Seats	+/–
	Lakas–CMD	89	−3
	Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino	44	+42
	Nationalist People's Coalition	28	−25
	Liberal Party	23	−6
	Nacionalista Party	11	+9
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	5	−10
	PDP–Laban	5	+3
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	4	−1
	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	3	+2
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	1	0
	Lingkod Taguig	1	New
	Independent	4	0
Party-list seats		53	+1
Total		271	+10

Party-list election result

Result of the Philippine House of Representatives party-list election. Proportion of votes (inner ring) as compared to proportion of seats (according to VFP vs. COMELEC, middle ring; final allocation according to BANAT vs. COMELEC, outer ring) of the political parties. Parties that did not win any seat are represented by a gray pie slice.

Party-list representatives are allocated 20% of the seats in the House; however, due to the 2% threshold and the 3-seat cap rule, the 20% requirement was not met. On the 2009 BANAT vs. COMELEC decision of the Supreme Court, it declared the 2% threshold unconstitutional; instead it mandated that parties surpassing the 2% threshold automatically having seats, then allocating one seat for every party with less than 2% of the vote until the 20% allocation was met. With the formula used, this meant that the party with the highest number of votes usually gets three seats, the other parties with 2% or more of the vote winning two seats, and parties with less than 2% of the vote getting one seat.


Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Buhay Hayaan Yumabong	1,169,338	7.30	+1.75	3	+1
	Bayan Muna	979,189	6.11	−3.35	3	0
	Citizens' Battle Against Corruption	755,735	4.72	+0.83	2	0
	Gabriela Women's Party	621,266	3.88	+0.23	2	0
	Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives	619,733	3.87	−3.48	2	−1
	A Teacher Partylist	490,853	3.06	New	2	New
	Akbayan	466,448	2.91	−3.79	2	−1
	Alagad	423,165	2.64	−0.04	2	+1
	Cooperative NATCCO Network Party	409,987	2.56	+0.43	2	+1
	Butil Farmers Party	409,168	2.55	−0.82	2	0
	Bagong Alyansang Tagapagtaguyod ng Adhikaing Sambayanan	385,956	2.41	New	0	0
	Alliance of Rural Concerns	374,349	2.34	New	2	New
	Anakpawis	370,323	2.31	−1.92	2	0
	Anak Mindanao	347,527	2.17	+0.05	2	+1
	Abono	340,002	2.12	New	2	New
	You Against Corruption and Poverty	331,623	2.07	New	2	New
	Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines	328,814	2.05	New	2	New
	An Waray	321,516	2.01	−0.10	1	0
	Filipinos for Peace, Justice and Progress Movement	301,031	1.88	New	1	New
	United Movement Against Drug	251,804	1.57	New	1	New
	Arts, Business and Science Professionals	235,152	1.47	New	1	New
	Ang Laban ng Indiginong Filipino	229,267	1.43	−0.68	1	0
	Kapatiran ng mga na Kulong na Walang Sala	229,036	1.43	New	1	New
	Kabataan	228,700	1.43	−0.24	1	New
	Alyansang Bayanihan Ng Magsasaka Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda-Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinarying Tao	219,363	1.37	−0.61	1	New
	Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines	213,095	1.33	−0.53	1	New
	Aangat Tayo	200,030	1.25	New	1	New
	Veterans Freedom Party	196,358	1.23	−1.45	1	0
	Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy	188,573	1.18	−0.74	1	0
	Barangay Association for Nationmal Advancement of Transparency	177,068	1.10	−0.33	1	New
	Kasangga sa Kaunlaran	170,594	1.06	New	1	New
	The True Marcos Loyalist (for God, Country and People) Association of the Philippines	169,869	1.06	+0.73	1	New
	Abakada Guro	166,897	1.04	New	1	New
	1-United Transport Coalition	165,012	1.03	New	1	New
	Trade Union Congress Party	162,678	1.02	−0.56	1	New
	Philippine Coconut Producers Federation	156,007	0.97	−0.32	1	New
	Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Aggam at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan	146,062	0.91	New	0	0
	Angat Ating Kabuhayan Pilipinas	141,860	0.89	New	0	0
	Abanse! Pinay	130,649	0.82	−0.09	0	0
	Partido ng Manggagawa	119,082	0.74	−2.78	0	−1
	Suara Bangsamoro	114,024	0.71	−0.58	0	0
	Assalam Bangsamoro People's Party	113,966	0.71	−0.01	0	0
	Alliance of Volunteer Educators	111,002	0.69	−2.01	0	0
	Democratic Independent Workers Association	107,193	0.67	New	0	0
	Alliance of Neo-Conservatives	99,658	0.62	New	0	0
	Sanlakas	97,425	0.61	−0.88	0	0
	Alliance for Barangay Concerns	90,125	0.56	New	0	0
	Kalahi-Advocates for Overseas Filipinos	89,461	0.56	New	0	0
	Ahonbayan	80,932	0.51	−0.03	0	0
	Akbay Pinoy OFW-National	79,460	0.50	New	0	0
	Biyaheng Pinoy	78,716	0.49	New	0	0
	Bigkis Pinoy Movement	77,351	0.48	−0.98	0	0
	People's Movement Against Poverty	75,230	0.47	−0.67	0	0
	Alyansa ng May Kapansanang Pinoy	74,704	0.47	−0.21	0	0
	Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta	72,395	0.45	New	0	0
	Confederation of Grains Retailers Association of the Philippines	62,247	0.39	+0.12	0	0
	Bagong Tao Movement	61,089	0.38	−0.04	0	0
	Novelty Entrepreneurship and Livelihood For Food	58,773	0.37	+0.10	0	0
	Ang Samahan ng mga Mangangalakal Para sa Ikauunlad ng Lokal na Ekonomiya	58,772	0.37	−0.68	0	0
	Aksyon Sambayanan	57,032	0.36	New	0	0
	Bago National Cultural Society of the Philippines	55,852	0.35	New	0	0
	Ang Bagong Bayan na Nagtataguyod ng Demokratikong Ideologiya at Layunin	54,779	0.34	New	0	0
	Ahon Pinoy	54,628	0.34	New	0	0
	Advocates for Special Children and the Handicapped Movement	51,805	0.32	New	0	0
	Agbiag	50,878	0.32	New	0	0
	Seaman's Party	50,605	0.32	−0.32	0	0
	Action for Dynamic Development	48,665	0.30	New	0	0
	Bahandi Sa Kaumahan Ug Kadagatan	46,640	0.29	−0.19	0	0
	Asosasyon ng mga Maliliit na Negosyanteng Gumaganap	43,154	0.27	New	0	0
	Alay sa Bayan ng Malayang Propesyonal at Repormang Kalakal	42,308	0.26	New	0	0
	Babae Para sa Kaunlaran	36,531	0.23	New	0	0
	Sulong! Barangay Movement	34,893	0.22	New	0	0
	Alyansa ng Sambayanan Para sa Pagbabago	34,117	0.21	−0.18	0	0
	Parents Enabling Parents Coalition Party	34,054	0.21	+0.21	0	0
	Abante Ilonggo	33,928	0.21	New	0	0
	Alliance of Vendors and Traders of the Philippines	33,726	0.21	New	0	0
	Action for Democracy and Development for the Tribal People	33,209	0.21	New	0	0
	Alyansa ng Mamamayang Naghihirap	32,270	0.20	New	0	0
	Angat Antas Kabuhayan Pilipino Movement	29,190	0.18	New	0	0
	Association of Administrators Professionals and Seniors	26,305	0.16	New	0	0
	Hanay ng Aping Pinoy	25,947	0.16	New	0	0
	Sandigang Maralita	23,239	0.15	+0.09	0	0
	Alliance of Associations of Accredited Workers in the Water Sector	22,963	0.14	New	0	0
	Ang Galing Pinoy	16,975	0.11	New	0	0
	Aging Pilipino Organization	16,759	0.10	−0.12	0	0
	Alliance of People's Organization	16,442	0.10	New	0	0
	Biyayang Bukid	16,286	0.10	New	0	0
	Alliance Transport Sector	14,196	0.09	New	0	0
	Union of the Masses for Democracy and Justice	9,624	0.06	New	0	0
	Kabukluran ng mga Kababaihang Filipina sa Timog Katagalugan	8,930	0.06	New	0	0
	Youth League for Peace Advancement	8,495	0.05	New	0	0
	Kasosyo Producer-Consumer Exchange Association	8,422	0.05	New	0	0
	Koalisyon ng Katutubong Samahan ng Pilipinas	6,246	0.04	New	0	0
Total		16,024,795	100.00	–	53	+25

Valid votes		16,024,795	53.32	−42.75
Invalid/blank votes		14,031,900	46.68	+42.75
Total votes		30,056,695	–	–
Registered voters/turnout		43,180,216	69.61	+40.10
Source: COMELEC

References

^ "VFP v. COMELEC". Supreme Court of the Philippines.
^ "4 lawmakers say GSIS funds used for Garcia's speakership bid". SunStar. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2010-07-17.

External links

Media websites

Halalan 2007 - Election coverage by ABS-CBN
Eleksyon 2007 - Election coverage by GMA Network
Eleksyon 2007 - Election coverage by the Philippine Daily Inquirer

[1] "VFP v. COMELEC". Supreme Court of the Philippines.

[2] "4 lawmakers say GSIS funds used for Garcia's speakership bid". SunStar. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2010-07-17.

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