1992 Philippine general election explained
| Election Name: | 1992 Philippine general election |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Flag Year: | 1986 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | May 11, 1992 |
| Registered: | 32,141,079 |
| Turnout: | 24,254,954 |
| Previous Election: | 1987 Philippine legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 1987 |
| Next Election: | 1995 Philippine general election |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | 1992 Philippine presidential election | | Country: | Philippines | | Flag Year: | 1936 | | Type: | presidential | | Ongoing: | no | | Previous Election: | 1986 Philippine presidential election | | Previous Year: | 1986 | | Next Election: | 1998 Philippine presidential election | | Next Year: | 1998 | | Turnout: | 75.5% 3.3% | | Election Date: | May 11, 1992 | | Nominee1: | Fidel V. Ramos | | Party1: | Lakas-NUCD | | Running Mate1: | Lito Osmeña | | Popular Vote1: | 5,342,521 | | Percentage1: | 23.58% | | Nominee2: | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | | Party2: | People's Reform Party | | Running Mate2: | Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | | Popular Vote2: | 4,468,173 | | Percentage2: | 19.72% | | Nominee3: | Danding Cojuangco | | Party3: | Nationalist People's Coalition | | Running Mate3: | Joseph Estrada | | Popular Vote3: | 4,116,376 | | Percentage3: | 18.17% | | President | | Before Election: | Corazon Aquino | | After Election: | Fidel V. Ramos | | Before Party: | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan | | After Party: | Lakas-NUCD | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | 1992 Philippine vice presidential election | | Country: | Philippines | | Flag Year: | 1936 | | Type: | presidential | | Ongoing: | no | | Previous Election: | 1986 Philippine presidential election | | Previous Year: | 1986 | | Election Date: | May 11, 1992 | | Next Election: | 1998 Philippine presidential election | | Next Year: | 1998 | | Candidate1: | Joseph Estrada | | Party1: | Nationalist People's Coalition | | Popular Vote1: | 6,739,738 | | Percentage1: | 33.01% | | Candidate2: | Marcelo Fernan | | Party2: | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | | Popular Vote2: | 4,438,494 | | Percentage2: | 21.74% | | Candidate3: | Lito Osmeña | | Party3: | Lakas-NUCD | | Popular Vote3: | 3,362,467 | | Percentage3: | 16.47% | | Vice President | | Before Election: | Salvador Laurel | | Before Party: | Nacionalista Party | | After Election: | Joseph Estrada | | After Party: | Nationalist People's Coalition | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | 1992 Philippine Senate election | | Country: | Philippines | | Flag Year: | 1936 | | Type: | legislative | | Ongoing: | no | | Previous Election: | 1987 Philippine Senate election | | Previous Year: | 1987 | | Next Election: | 1995 Philippine Senate election | | Next Year: | 1995 | | Election Date: | May 11, 1992 | | Seats For Election: | All 24 seats in the Senate | | Majority Seats: | 13 | | Leader1: | Neptali Gonzales | | Party1: | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | | Leaders Seat1: | Nationwide at-large | | Seats Before1: | 10 | | Seats After1: | 16 | | Seat Change1: | 6 | | Popular Vote1: | 124,399,291 | | Percentage1: | 45.0 | | Leader2: | Ernesto Maceda | | Party2: | Nationalist People's Coalition | | Leaders Seat2: | Nationwide at-large | | Seats Before2: | 3 | | Seats After2: | 5 | | Seat Change2: | 2 | | Popular Vote2: | 48,956,459 | | Percentage2: | 17.7 | | Leader3: | Leticia Ramos-Shahani | | Party3: | Lakas-NUCD-UMDP | | Leaders Seat3: | Nationwide at-large | | Seats Before3: | 2 | | Seats After3: | 2 | | Popular Vote3: | 48,658,631 | | Percentage3: | 17.6 | | Senate President | | Before Election: | Neptali Gonzales | | Before Party: | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | | After Election: | Neptali Gonzales | | After Party: | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | 1992 Philippine House of Representatives elections | | Country: | Philippines | | Flag Year: | 1986 | | Type: | parliamentary | | Ongoing: | no | | Previous Election: | 1987 | | Next Election: | 1995 | | Seats For Election: | 200 (of the 216) seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines | | Election Date: | May 11, 1992 | | Majority Seats: | 109 | | Noleader: | yes | | Party1: | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | | Percentage1: | 33.73 | | Last Election1: | 0 | | Seats1: | 86 | | Party2: | Lakas–NUCD | | Percentage2: | 21.20 | | Last Election2: | 0 | | Seats2: | 41 | | Party3: | Nationalist People's Coalition | | Percentage3: | 18.66 | | Last Election3: | 0 | | Seats3: | 30 | | Party4: | Koalisyong Pambansa | | Percentage4: | 8.82 | | Last Election4: | 0 | | Seats4: | 11 | | Party5: | Nacionalista Party | | Percentage5: | 3.92 | | Last Election5: | 4 | | Seats5: | 7 | | Party6: | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | | Percentage6: | 2.35 | | Last Election6: | 11 | | Seats6: | 3 | | Party7: | Coalitions/others | | Percentage7: | 6.28 | | Last Election7: | 55 | | Seats7: | 16 | | Party8: | Independent | | Percentage8: | 5.04 | | Last Election8: | 23 | | Seats8: | 6 | | Speaker | | Before Election: | Ramon Mitra Jr. | | Before Party: | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | | After Election: | Jose de Venecia Jr. | | After Party: | Lakas-NUCD |
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Presidential and vice presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councillors in the first general election under the 1987 Constitution. Even though she was permitted by the Constitution to run for a second term, President Corazon Aquino did not stand for re-election.
Retired general Fidel Ramos of Lakas-NUCD won a six-year term as president of the Philippines by a small margin, narrowly defeating populist candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago of the People's Reform Party. Ramos also got the lowest plurality in Philippine electoral history. Santiago led the canvassing of votes for the first five days, but was overtaken by Ramos afterwards. Santiago accused Ramos of fraud and filed an electoral protest citing power outages as evidence, but her protest was eventually dismissed.
The 1992 election was the second time both the president and vice-president came from different parties. Film actor and senator Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as Ramos' vice-president by a landslide victory.
Under the transitory provisions of the Constitution, 24 senators were elected in the polls. The first twelve senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next twelve senators would have a three-year term. Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. Television personality and Quezon City Vice-Mayor Vicente Sotto III got the highest number of votes.
Major political parties
Results
President
See main article: 1992 Philippine presidential election.
Senate
See main article: 1992 Philippine Senate election. The top 12 elected candidates served from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1998, while the following 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1995. A total of 165 candidates ran for senator.
House of Representatives
See main article: 1992 Philippine House of Representatives elections.
Local elections
Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.
Local plebiscites
See main article: 1992 Philippine provincial creation plebiscites. Plebiscites to ratify the provincehood of Biliran and Guimaras were also done on this day. Both proposals were carried.
See also
External links
Further reading
- Fontaine . Roger W. . The Philippines: After Aquino . Asian Affairs: An American Review . 1992 . 19 . 3 . 170–190 . 10.1080/00927678.1992.9936959 .
