1987 Philippine general election

← 1969 (General)  ←1984 (Parliamentary)  May 11, 1987 (1987-05-11) 1992 →
Senate election
← 1971 May 11, 1987 1992 →
12 (of the 24) seats in theSenate 13 seats needed for a majority
Alliance LABAN GAD Seats won 22 2 Popular vote 243,237,045 98,060,057 Percentage 67.71 26.16
Senate President before election Abolished (last held byGil Puyat) Nacionalista ElectedSenate President Jovito Salonga LABAN (Liberal)
House elections
← 1969 May 11, 1987 1992 →
200 (of the 214) seats in theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines 101 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– LnB 17.48 24 +24 PDP–Laban 17.32 43 +37 UNIDO 12.80 19 −16 Liberal 10.46 16 +16 Nacionalista 7.19 4 +2 KBL 4.10 11 −99 PnB 1.63 2 +2 GAD 1.34 2 +2 LABAN 1.24 1 +1 Coalitions/others 13.19 55 +38 Independent 13.25 23 +17 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Nicanor Yñiguez KBL Ramon Mitra Jr. LnB

The1987 Philippine legislative election was the first general election in thePhilippines since thePeople Power Revolution and theapproval of the 1987 constitution. The election was for the restored bicameralCongress of the Philippines. All winners' terms are from June 30, 1987, up to June 30, 1992.

In the aftermath of then1986 Philippine presidential election, incumbentFerdinand Marcos and his running mateArturo Tolentino were declared winners. There were widespread protests denouncing Marcos' victory, alleging massive fraud. The protests evolved into thePeople Power Revolution, driving Marcos into exile.

Corazon Aquino, the candidate Marcos supposedly defeated, became president. A month after taking power, she proclaimed the Freedom Constitution, abolishing theBatasang Pambansa (parliament).^[1] The Freedom Constitution contained provisions for Aquino appointing aconstitutional commission that shall draft a new constitution.^[2] The constitutional commission indeed drafted a new constitution, which was approved by the voters in February 2, 1987.^[3]

The new constitution restored theSenate and itsplurality block voting system in use from 1941 to 1972. In this election, all 24 seats are up, and the winners' terms will start in June 30, 1987, and end five years later.

The new constitution reverted to the House of Representatives, in use from 1935 to 1972. Unlike its original iteration, the House now adopts theadditional seats reserved for sectors first applied in theBatasang Pambansa. There are now 200 districts fromcongressional districts, then 20% of the seats will be reserved for theparty-list system; in lieu of the adoption of such a system, the constitution allows for the old sectoral representation from the Batasang Pambansa to be continued.^[4]

The pro-Aquino forces coalesced to theLakas ng Bayan (People Power), while the anti-Aquino forces were split into theGrand Alliance for Democracy, and theKilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement), composed mostly of pro-Marcos forces. The left ran candidates under the Partido ng Bayan (People's Party, forerunner ofMakabayan) banner.

In the House elections, the constituent parties under Lakas ng Bayan split up and ran against each other on multiple districts.

TheLakas ng Bayan had a resounding victory, winning a majority on both chambers of Congress.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Lakas ng Bansa	3,510,638	17.48	24	New
	PDP–Laban	3,477,958	17.32	43	+49
	United Nationalist Democratic Organization	2,570,876	12.80	19	−16
	Liberal Party	2,101,575	10.46	16	New
	Nacionalista Party	1,444,399	7.19	4	+2
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	823,676	4.10	11	−99
	Partido ng Bayan	328,215	1.63	2	New
	Grand Alliance for Democracy	268,156	1.34	2	New
	Lakas ng Bayan	248,489	1.24	1	New
	Coalitions/others	2,648,719	13.19	55	+38
	Independent	2,660,894	13.25	23	+17
Appointed seats				14	+11
Total		20,083,595	100.00	214	+14
Source:Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific.ISBN 978-0-19-924959-6. &Julio Teehankee."Electoral Politics in the Philippines"(PDF). quezon.ph.

The first local elections above the barangay level under the 1987 constitution was held in1988. The firstbarangay elections under the 1987 constitution was held in1989.^[5] The first presidential and vice presidential elections held under the 1987 constitution was held in1992.

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