1998 Philippine general election
May 11, 1998
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Presidential elections, legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as president by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race, Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as vice president also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both president and vice president came from different parties.
Candidates
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP
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Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Estrada | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | 10,722,295 | 39.86 | |
| Jose de Venecia Jr. | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 4,268,483 | 15.87 | |
| Raul Roco | Aksyon Demokratiko | 3,720,212 | 13.83 | |
| Lito Osmeña | PROMDI | 3,347,631 | 12.44 | |
| Alfredo Lim | Liberal Party | 2,344,362 | 8.71 | |
| Renato de Villa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 1,308,352 | 4.86 | |
| Miriam Defensor Santiago | People's Reform Party | 797,206 | 2.96 | |
| Juan Ponce Enrile | Independent | 343,139 | 1.28 | |
| Santiago Dumlao | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 32,212 | 0.12 | |
| Manuel Morato | Partido Bansang Marangal | 18,644 | 0.07 | |
| Total | 26,902,536 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 26,902,536 | 91.86 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes[a] | 2,383,239 | 8.14 | ||
| Total votes | 29,285,775 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1] | ||||
- ↑ Includes 232,714 votes for Imelda Marcos (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan) who withdrew after the ballots were printed.
Vice president

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 12,667,252 | 49.56 | |
| Edgardo Angara | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | 5,652,068 | 22.11 | |
| Oscar Orbos | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 3,321,779 | 13.00 | |
| Serge Osmeña | Liberal Party | 2,351,462 | 9.20 | |
| Francisco Tatad | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 745,389 | 2.92 | |
| Ismael Sueno | PROMDI | 537,677 | 2.10 | |
| Irene Santiago | Aksyon Demokratiko | 240,210 | 0.94 | |
| Camilo Sabio | Partido Bansang Marangal | 22,010 | 0.09 | |
| Reynaldo Pacheco | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 21,422 | 0.08 | |
| Total | 25,559,269 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 25,559,269 | 87.28 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,726,506 | 12.72 | ||
| Total votes | 29,285,775 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 | ||
Senate

Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
LDP
NPC
Aksyon Demokratiko
GAD/Gabaybayan
PDP–Laban
PRP
PMP
Independent
Vacancy
House of Representatives
The first party-list elections were held. Aside from voting for the representative from their congressional district, a voter can also vote for a party-list.
District elections
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 11,981,024 | 49.01 | +8.35 | 111 | +11 | |
| Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | 6,520,744 | 26.68 | New | 55 | New | |
| Liberal Party | 1,773,124 | 7.25 | +5.39 | 15 | +10 | |
| Nationalist People's Coalition | 998,239 | 4.08 | −8.11 | 9 | −13 | |
| Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | 966,653 | 3.95 | New | 4 | New | |
| Probinsya Muna Development Initiative | 586,954 | 2.40 | New | 4 | New | |
| PDP–Laban | 134,331 | 0.55 | −0.13 | 0 | −1 | |
| Aksyon Demokratiko | 106,843 | 0.44 | New | 1 | New | |
| Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino | 47,273 | 0.19 | New | 0 | New | |
| Ompia Party | 46,462 | 0.19 | New | 1 | New | |
| People's Reform Party | 38,640 | 0.16 | −0.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 35,522 | 0.15 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | 8,850 | 0.04 | −0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lapiang Manggagawa | 8,792 | 0.04 | −0.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nacionalista Party | 4,412 | 0.02 | −0.78 | 0 | −1 | |
| Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 2,010 | 0.01 | −0.52 | 0 | −1 | |
| Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapabago | 1,310 | 0.01 | New | 0 | New | |
| Unaffiliated | 348,281 | 1.42 | New | 4 | New | |
| Independent | 834,934 | 3.42 | −3.03 | 2 | −5 | |
| Party-list seats[a] | 51 | +51 | ||||
| Total | 24,444,398 | 100.00 | – | 257 | +37 | |
| Valid votes | 24,444,398 | 83.47 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,841,377 | 16.53 | ||||
| Total votes | 29,285,775 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 | ||||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[2] and Teehankee[3] | ||||||
- ↑ Only 14 were seated in the party-list election.
Party-list election
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives | 503,487 | 5.50 | 2 | |
| Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda | 321,646 | 3.51 | 1 | |
| Alagad | 312,500 | 3.41 | 1 | |
| Veterans Federation Party | 304,902 | 3.33 | 1 | |
| Probinsya Muna Development Initiative | 255,184 | 2.79 | 1 | |
| Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao Para sa Lupa, Pabahay, Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran | 239,042 | 2.61 | 1 | |
| National Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization | 238,303 | 2.60 | 1 | |
| Abanse! Pinay | 235,548 | 2.57 | 1 | |
| Akbayan | 232,376 | 2.54 | 1 | |
| Luzon Farmers Party | 215,643 | 2.36 | 1 | |
| Sanlakas | 194,617 | 2.13 | 1 | |
| Cooperative NATCCO Network Party | 189,802 | 2.07 | 1 | |
| Philippine Coconut Producers Federation | 186,388 | 2.04 | 1 | |
| Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines | 143,444 | 1.57 | 0 | |
| Others | 5,582,427 | 60.97 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,155,309 | 100.00 | 14 | |
| Valid votes | 9,155,309 | 31.26 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 20,130,466 | 68.74 | ||
| Total votes | 29,285,775 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 | ||
| Source: Supreme Court, Dieter Nohlen[4] | ||||
Local elections
Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.
The newly created province of Compostela Valley (now known as "Davao de Oro") held its first local elections on this day as well.
Gubernatorial elections
| Province | Elected governor | Elected vice governor | ||||
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| Name | Party | Name | Party | |||
| Abra | Maria Zita Valera | Lakas | Luis Bersamin Jr. | Lakas | ||
| Agusan del Norte | Angelica Amante | Lakas | Roberto Tejano | Lakas | ||
| Agusan del Sur | Valentina Plaza | LAMMP | Virginia Getes | LAMMP | ||
| Aklan | Florencio Miraflores | LAMMP | Jean Rodriguez | LAMMP | ||
| Albay | Al Francis Bichara | Lakas | Jesus James Calisin | Lakas | ||
| Antique | Exequiel Javier | Lakas | Damian Marfil | Independent | ||
| Apayao | Batara Laoat | Lakas | Paul Delwasen | Lakas | ||
| Aurora | Edgardo Ong | Lakas | Isaias Noveras Jr. | Lakas | ||
| Basilan | Wahab Akbar | LAMMP | Bonnie Balamo | LAMMP | ||
| Bataan | Leonardo Roman | LAMMP | Rogelio Roque | LAMMP | ||
| Batanes | Vicente Gato | Liberal | Constante Castillejos | LAMMP | ||
| Batangas | Hermilando Mandanas | Reporma | Ricky Recto | Lakas | ||
| Benguet | Raul Molintas | LAMMP | Robert Tinda-an | LAMMP | ||
| Biliran | Danilo Parilla | LAMMP | Carlos Chan Sr. | LAMMP | ||
| Bohol | Rene Relampagos | LAMMP | Edgar Chatto | LAMMP | ||
| Bukidnon | Carlos Fortich | Lakas | Nemesio Beltran | Lakas | ||
| Bulacan | Josefina dela Cruz | Lakas | Aurelio Plamenco | Lakas | ||
| Cagayan | Florencio Vargas | Lakas | Oscar Pagulayan | Reporma | ||
| Camarines Norte | Emmanuel Pimentel | NPC | Renato Unico Jr. | Lakas | ||
| Camarines Sur | Luis Villafuerte | LAMMP | Imelda Papin | Lakas | ||
| Camiguin | Pedro Romualdo | Lakas | Domingo Talian | Lakas | ||
| Capiz | Vicente Bermejo | Liberal | Victor Tanco | Liberal | ||
| Catanduanes | Hector Sanchez | Lakas | Alfred Aquino | Lakas | ||
| Cavite | Bong Revilla | Lakas | Jonvic Remulla | LAMMP | ||
| Cebu | Pablo P. Garcia | PROMDI | Fernando Celeste | Lakas | ||
| Compostela Valley | Jose Caballero | LAMMP | Reynaldo Navarro | Lakas | ||
| Cotabato | Emmanuel Piñol | Lakas | Jesus Sacdalan | Lakas | ||
| Davao del Norte | Rodolfo del Rosario | Lakas | Gelacio Gementiza | Reporma | ||
| Davao del Sur | Rogelio Llanos | NPC | Antonio Sunga | Lakas | ||
| Davao Oriental | Rosalind Lopez | Lakas | Capistrano Roflo | Lakas | ||
| Eastern Samar | Ruperto Ambil Jr. | LAMMP | Emiliana Villacarillo | LAMMP | ||
| Guimaras | JC Rahman Nava | LAMMP | Edgar Espinosa | Lakas | ||
| Ifugao | Ildefonso Dulinayan | LAMMP | Robert Mangyao | Lakas | ||
| Ilocos Norte | Bongbong Marcos | KBL | Mariano Nalupta Jr. | KBL | ||
| Ilocos Sur | Chavit Singson | LAMMP | Deogracias Victor Savellano | LAMMP | ||
| Iloilo | Arthur Defensor Sr. | Lakas | Demetrio Sonza | Lakas | ||
| Isabela | Benjamin Dy | Lakas | Edwin Uy | Lakas | ||
| Kalinga | Dominador Belac | Lakas | Jocel Baac | Lakas | ||
| La Union | Justo Orros Jr. | Lakas | Aureo Augusto Nisce | Lakas | ||
| Laguna | Joey Lina | LAMMP | Teresita Lazaro | LAMMP | ||
| Lanao del Norte | Imelda Dimaporo | Lakas | Timoteo Dacalos | Lakas | ||
| Lanao del Sur | Mahid Mutilan | Lakas | Alim Mokhtar Abedin | Ompia | ||
| Leyte | Remedios Petilla | Lakas | Trinidad Apostol | Lakas | ||
| Maguindanao | Zacaria Candao | Lakas | Muslimin Ampatuan | Lakas | ||
| Marinduque | Carmencita Reyes | Lakas | Teodorito Rejano | Lakas | ||
| Masbate | Antonio Kho | Reporma | Mario Espinosa | Lakas | ||
| Misamis Occidental | Ernie Clarete | Reporma | Eufracio Lood | Lakas | ||
| Misamis Oriental | Antonio Calingin | LAMMP | Danilo Lagbas | Lakas | ||
| Mountain Province | Leonard Mayaen | Lakas | Mateo Chiyawan | Lakas | ||
| Negros Occidental | Rafael Cosculluela | Independent | Romeo Gamboa Jr. | Independent | ||
| Negros Oriental | George Arnaiz | LAMMP | Edgar Teves | Lakas | ||
| Northern Samar | Madeleine Ong | LAMMP | Ramon Lubos | Liberal | ||
| Nueva Ecija | Tomas Joson III | LAMMP | Eduardo Joson IV | LAMMP | ||
| Nueva Vizcaya | Rodolfo Agbayani | Lakas | Luisa Cuaresma | LAMMP | ||
| Occidental Mindoro | Josephine Sato | Lakas | Godofredo Mintu | LAMMP | ||
| Oriental Mindoro | Rodolfo Valencia | LAMMP | Bartolome Marasigan | Lakas | ||
| Palawan | Salvador Socrates | Lakas | Mario Joel Reyes | Lakas | ||
| Pampanga | Lito Lapid | Lakas | Clayton Olalia | Lakas | ||
| Pangasinan | Victor Agbayani | Independent | Oscar Lambino | Lakas | ||
| Quezon | Wilfrido Enverga | LAMMP | Jovito Talabong | Reporma | ||
| Quirino | Pedro Bacani | Independent | Reynaldo Galinato | Independent | ||
| Rizal | Casimiro Ynares Jr. | LAMMP | Benjamin Felix | LAMMP | ||
| Romblon | Perpetuo Ylagan | Lakas | Jose Cesar Fonte | Lakas | ||
| Samar | Jose Roño | Lakas | Ernesto Arcales | Lakas | ||
| Sarangani | Priscilla Chiongbian | Lakas | Miguel Escobar | Lakas | ||
| Siquijor | Lucito Balanay | Lakas | Arthur Chan | LAMMP | ||
| Sorsogon | Raul Lee | LAMMP | Antonio Escudero Jr. | Lakas | ||
| South Cotabato | Hilario de Pedro III | Lakas | Arthur Pingoy Jr. | LAMMP | ||
| Southern Leyte | Rosette Lerias | NPC | Eva Tomol | NPC | ||
| Sultan Kudarat | Pax Mangudadatu | Lakas | Rolando Recinto | Lakas | ||
| Sulu | Abdusakur Mahail Tan | Lakas | Hadji Munib Estino | Lakas | ||
| Surigao del Norte | Francisco Matugas | Lakas | Cruz Yuipco Jr. | Lakas | ||
| Surigao del Sur | Primo Murillo | Lakas | Tito Cañedo III | Lakas | ||
| Tarlac | Jose Yap | Lakas | Herminio Aquino | Liberal | ||
| Tawi-Tawi | Sadikul Sahali | Lakas | Mohammad Abubakar | Lakas | ||
| Zambales | Vicente Magsaysay | LAMMP | Cheryl Deloso | Reporma | ||
| Zamboanga del Norte | Isagani Amatong | Lakas | Concordio Adriatico | LAMMP | ||
| Zamboanga del Sur | Isidoro Real Jr. | Lakas | Romeo Vera Cruz | Lakas | ||
| Source: Commission on Elections[5] | ||||||
Provincial board elections
Notes
- ↑ Cebu: The provincial board members counted under Others are affiliated with PROMDI.
- ↑ Ilocos Norte: The provincial board member counted under Others is affiliated with the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan.
- ↑ Lanao del Sur: The provincial board members counted under Others are affiliated with the following parties:
- 3 are affiliated with the Ompia Party.
- 1 is affiliated with the Ummah Party.
- ↑ Tarlac: The provincial board member counted under Others is affiliated with PDP–Laban.
- ↑ Tawi-Tawi: There is no data on the provincial board members counted under Others.
See also
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. - ↑ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- 1 2 Commission on Elections. Certified List of Provincial Candidates, May 11, 1998 National and Local Elections. Manila. 2006.
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