The 1992 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 24th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1992. This was the first general election (where all positions were contested) under the

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. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts, from the presidency all the way down to municipal councilors. Under the transitory provisions of the Philippine constitution, 24 senators were elected in this election. The first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next 12 senators would also have a three-year term. The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. TV personality and former

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Vice Mayor Vicente Sotto III (also known as

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) got the highest number of votes.

Candidates

These were the following tickets:

Not in ticket

Retiring incumbents

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( NPC), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won #

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), retired from politics #

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), 1992 Philippine presidential election, ran for Vice President of the Philippines and lost, ran for senator 1995 Philippine Senate election, in 1995 and lost, ran again 1998 Philippine Senate election, in 1998 and won #Juan Ponce Enrile (Nacionalista Party, Nacionalista), ran for representative from Cagayan's Cagayan's 1st congressional district, 1st district and won; ran for senator 1995 Philippine Senate election, in 1995 and won #Rene Saguisag (Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal), originally promised to run for just one term; retired from politics #Jovito Salonga (Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal), 1992 Philippine presidential election, ran for President of the Philippines and lost

Mid-term vacancies

# Raul Manglapus, appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines), Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Results

The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) winning 16 seats, the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) winning five, the Lakas–CMD (1991), Lakas-NUCD winning two, and the Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal Party winning one. These were the incumbents who won: Lakas's Leticia Ramos-Shahani and Nina Rasul, LDP's Heherson Alvarez, Edgardo Angara, Butz Aquino, Neptali Gonzales, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Herrera (politician), Ernesto Herrera, Joey Lina, Orlando S. Mercado, and Alberto Romulo, Liberal's Wigberto Tañada, and NPC's John Henry Osmeña and Ernesto Maceda, Neophyte senators were LDP's Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Rodolfo Biazon, Blas Ople, Ramon Revilla Sr., Raul Roco,

and Freddie Webb, and NPC's Nikki Coseteng. Returning was Arturo Tolentino, who last served in the Senate in 1971. Incumbents who were defeated were LDP's Mamintal A.J. Tamano, Liberal's Victor Ziga, and Nacionalista's Sotero Laurel. For purposes of counting of terms the three-year terms of those that finished 13th to 24th in this election count as one term, just as those who have six-year terms Key: * ‡ Seats up * + Gained by a party from another party * √ Held by the incumbent * * Held by the same party with a new senator *^ Vacancy

Tally of votes

The first 12 elected candidates were to serve 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.

Per party

Political parties in 1992

* LDP - Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino * Lakas-NUCD - Lakas–CMD (1991), Lakas Tao–Lakas–CMD (1991), National Union of Christian Democrats * NPC - Nationalist People's Coalition * LP-PDP–Laban - Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal Party–Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan * NP - Nacionalista Party * KBL - Kilusang Bagong Lipunan * PRP - People's Reform Party

References

External links

The Philippine Presidency Project

Official website of the Commission on Elections

Official website of the House of Representatives
{{Philippine elections Philippine Senate elections, 1992 1992 elections in the Philippines