IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

Name	Official Name	Type
Philippine House of Representatives	Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan	Lower House
Philippine Senate	Senado	Upper House
Philippine President	President	Head of State & Government

Chief of State: President Rodrigo DUTERTE
Head of Government: President Rodrigo DUTERTE
Assembly: Philippines has a bicameral Congress (Kongreso) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 24 seats and the House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan) with 287 seats.

The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 6-year term.
In the Senate (Senado) 24 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms. One half of members are renewed every three years.
In the House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan), 230 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 3-year terms and 57 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 3-year terms.
- Under constitutional provisions, the PR tier must comprise 20 percent of total seats. While the constitution provides for a 250-member House, it also permits the legislature to change that size. Under a 2009 court ruling related to the 2007 legislative elections, a party represented in one tier may not hold seats in the other, effectively reserving all PR seats to minor parties. The threshold in the PR tier is 2 percent, but no party may hold more than three seats in it.

2022-05-09
Philippine President
Votes 53,815,484
Registered -
Turnout -

2022-05-09
Philippine House of Representatives
Votes 55,114,084
Registered 65,745,512
Turnout 83.83

2022-05-09
Philippine Senate
Votes 55,549,791
Registered 66,839,976
Turnout 83.11

2019-05-13
Philippine House of Representatives
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2019-05-13
Philippine Senate
Votes -
Registered 63,665,923
Turnout -

2019-01-21
Referendum
Votes 1,827,093
Registered 2,839,659
Turnout 64.34

2016-05-09
Philippine President
Votes 43,531,338
Registered 55,735,757
Turnout 78.1

2016-05-09
Philippine Senate
Votes 44,979,151
Registered 55,739,911
Turnout 80.69

2016-05-09
Philippine President
Votes 43,531,338
Registered 55,735,757
Turnout 78.1

2016-05-09
Philippine House of Representatives
Votes 44,392,375
Registered 54,363,844
Turnout 81.66

2013-05-13
Philippine House of Representatives
Votes 31,571,930
Registered 52,014,648
Turnout 60.7

2013-05-13
Philippine Senate
Votes 31,568,679
Registered 52,014,648
Turnout 60.69

2010-05-10
Philippine President
Votes 36,321,087
Registered 51,292,465
Turnout 70.81

2010-05-10
Philippine House of Representatives
Votes 37,293,960
Registered 50,723,733
Turnout 73.52

2010-05-10
Philippine Senate
Votes -
Registered 50,723,733
Turnout -

2007-05-14
Philippine Senate
Votes 28,945,710
Registered 42,453,236
Turnout 68.18

2007-05-14
Philippine House of Representatives
Votes 28,945,710
Registered 45,453,236
Turnout 63.68

2004-05-10
Philippine President
Votes 36,613,800
Registered 43,536,028
Turnout 84.1

2004-05-10
Philippine House of Representatives
Votes 13,241,974
Registered 29,240,907
Turnout 45.29

2004-05-10
Philippine Senate
Votes -
Registered 43,536,028
Turnout -

2001-05-14
Philippine Senate
Votes 27,737,268
Registered 36,521,799
Turnout 75.95

2001-05-14
Philippine House of Representatives
Votes 27,709,510
Registered 34,176,376
Turnout 81.08

1998-05-11
Philippine President
Votes 29,285,775
Registered 33,873,665
Turnout 86.46

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Philippine President	2022-05-09	53,815,484	-	-
Philippine House of Representatives	2022-05-09	55,114,084	65,745,512	83.83
Philippine Senate	2022-05-09	55,549,791	66,839,976	83.11
Philippine House of Representatives	2019-05-13	-	-	-
Philippine Senate	2019-05-13	-	63,665,923	-
Referendum	2019-01-21	1,827,093	2,839,659	64.34
Philippine President	2016-05-09	43,531,338	55,735,757	78.1
Philippine Senate	2016-05-09	44,979,151	55,739,911	80.69
Philippine President	2016-05-09	43,531,338	55,735,757	78.1
Philippine House of Representatives	2016-05-09	44,392,375	54,363,844	81.66
Philippine House of Representatives	2013-05-13	31,571,930	52,014,648	60.7
Philippine Senate	2013-05-13	31,568,679	52,014,648	60.69
Philippine President	2010-05-10	36,321,087	51,292,465	70.81
Philippine House of Representatives	2010-05-10	37,293,960	50,723,733	73.52
Philippine Senate	2010-05-10	-	50,723,733	-
Philippine Senate	2007-05-14	28,945,710	42,453,236	68.18
Philippine House of Representatives	2007-05-14	28,945,710	45,453,236	63.68
Philippine President	2004-05-10	36,613,800	43,536,028	84.1
Philippine House of Representatives	2004-05-10	13,241,974	29,240,907	45.29
Philippine Senate	2004-05-10	-	43,536,028	-
Philippine Senate	2001-05-14	27,737,268	36,521,799	75.95
Philippine House of Representatives	2001-05-14	27,709,510	34,176,376	81.08
Philippine President	1998-05-11	29,285,775	33,873,665	86.46

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