2010 Philippine Senate election: Difference between revisions
HoppingHare (talk | contribs) |
HoppingHare (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{current event}} |
|||
{{Infobox Election |
{{Infobox Election |
||
| election_name = Philippine Senate election, 2010 |
| election_name = Philippine Senate election, 2010 |
Revision as of 12:12, 13 February 2010
This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 (of the 24) seats to the Senate of the Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Election to the Senate of the Philippines will be held on Monday, May 10, 2010. This is to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate but instead the 12 will still be seated indefinitely. For the May elections, twenty-four are for six-year terms, beginning June 30, 2010. The 2010 presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives as well as local elections will occur on the same date. The Philippines uses plurality-at-large voting for seats in the Senate.
The Senate currently consists of the following: four members respectively from Lakas-Kampi-CMD and the Liberal Party, three members from the Nacionalista Party, two members from the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) and one member respectively from the Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines (Bagumbayan-VNP), Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), People's Reform Party (PRP) and the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) and the United Opposition (UNO), as well as four independents.
Retiring and term-limited incumbents
At this point in time, three Senators are voluntarily retiring from the Senate at the end of their current term. As well two Senators are term-limited by the Constitution of the Philippines after serving two consecutive terms.
Bagumbayan-VNP incumbent
- Richard Gordon: To run for President.[1]
Liberal Party incumbents
- Rodolfo Biazon: Term-limited in 2010, to run for Muntinlupa City's legislative district.
- Mar Roxas: To run for Vice-President.[2]
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan incumbent
- Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.: Term-limited in 2010
Independent incumbents
- Jamby Madrigal: To run for President.[3]
Election
On December 15, 2009, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) released the approved list of candidates for the 2010 Senator elections.[4] On January 14, 2010, the COMELEC approved four more candidates for the Senate, therefore totalling the number of candidates to 62.[5]
Per candidate
Per party
Party | Votes | Breakdown | Seats won | +/− | Totals | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | % | Entered | Up | Not up | Total | % | 14th | 15th | |||
Ang Kapatiran | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Bangon Pilipinas Party | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Bayan Muna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Grand Alliance for Progress | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Lakas-Kampi-CMD | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
Liberal Party | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
Nacionalista Party | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
People's Reform Party (PRP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Probinsya Muna Development Initiative (PROMDI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
Independents | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines (Bagumbayan-VNP) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | −1 | 1 | 0 | |
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United Opposition | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Vacant | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | −1 | 1 | 0 | |
Totals | 100.0% | 61 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100.0% | 0 | 23 | 24 |
Opinion polls
The Philippines has two primary opinion polling companies: Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia.
Post-filing
- Note: Tables only include confirmed candidates by the COMELEC.
The following are results of surveys taken after candidates were confirmed by the COMELEC.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Candidates | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Safe | Danger | ||||||||||||||
Pulse Asia [6] | Jan. 22–26, 2010 | 1,800 | ±2% | Revilla 51.9% |
Estrada 50.4% |
Cayetano 46.8% |
Drilon 43.2% |
Defensor Santiago 41.2% |
Enrile 39.7% |
Recto 34.4% |
Osmeña 31.6% |
Sotto 30.5% |
Lapid 29.7% |
Marcos 26.3% |
de Venecia 24.0% |
SWS [7] | Jan. 21–24, 2010 | 2,100 | ±2% | Revilla 58.0% |
Cayetano 57.0% |
Estrada 57.0% |
Defensor Santiago 50.0% |
Drilon 47.0% |
Enrile 42.0% |
Sotto 41.0% |
Recto 40.0% |
Marcos 39.0% |
Osmeña 38.0% |
Guingona 31.0% |
de Venecia 30.0% |
Pulse Asia [8] | Dec. 8–10, 2009 | 1,800 | ±2.0% | Estrada 55.1% |
Revilla 52.7% |
Defensor Santiago 51.4% |
Drilon 48.4% |
Cayetano 43.1% |
Recto 43.1% |
Enrile 42.7% |
Osmeña 40.2% |
Sotto 40.2% |
Marcos 31.0% |
Guingona 28.5% |
de Venecia 24.3% |
SWS [7] | Dec. 5–10, 2009 | 2,100 | ±2.2% | Defensor Santiago 55.0% |
Revilla 54.0% |
Estrada 53.0% |
Cayetano 48.0% |
Drilon 47.0% |
Recto 44.0% |
Sotto 40.0% |
Enrile 37.0% |
Marcos 32.0% |
Osmeña 31.0% |
Guingona 24.0% |
Lapid 23.0% |
References
- ^ Salaverria, Leila (2009-04-25). "Party formed to push for Gordon candidacy". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ "Roxas is Vice-Presidential Frontrunner in Philippines". Angus Reid. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "Jamby running for president in 2010". ABS-CBN News.com.
- ^ http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/12/15/09/comelec-approves-16-presidential-vp-bets
- ^ http://www.gmanews.tv/story/181534/perlas-danny-lim-make-it-to-official-list-of-candidates-in-may-polls
- ^ "Revilla, Estrada top senatorial bets in Pulse Asia's survey". gmanews.tv. 2010-02-05.
{{cite news}}
: Text "accessdate-2010-02-05" ignored (help) - ^ a b "Revilla takes top spot in Senate race". Business World. 2010-02-01.
{{cite news}}
: Text "accessdate-2010-02-01" ignored (help) - ^ "Pulse Asia's December 2009 Pre-election Survey".