1992 Philippine House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:1992 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Country:Philippines
Flag Year:1986
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Noleader:yes
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:101
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

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 11, 1992. Held on the same day as the presidential election since incumbent president Corazon Aquino did not contest the election, the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) served as the de facto administration party; just as all House of Representative elections, the perceived party of the president won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. However, Fidel V. Ramos of Lakas-NUCD won the presidential election; this caused most of the newly elected congressmen to abandon the LDP for Lakas-NUCD.[1]

The elected representatives served in the 9th Congress from 1992 to 1995.

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 lieu of an enabling law in regards to the party-list system, sectoral representatives shall continued to be appointed by the president just like previously in the Batasang Pambansa for the first three congresses from the enactment of the constitution, which includes this congress.

In this election, there are 200 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.

Redistricting

Congress passed no redistricting bills for this election.

See also

Notes

D. Lakas ng Bansa, in which Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino originated from, won 24 seats last election.

E. Due to Koalisyong Pambansa, seats won by Liberal Party and PDP–Laban last election were combined which totaled to 59 seats.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An abnormal return to normality . Manuel III . Quezon . Manuel Quezon III . PCIJ.org . 2007-06-06 . 2010-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129022315/http://pcij.org/stories/an-abnormal-return-to-normality/ . 2010-11-29 . dead .