1998 Philippine House of Representatives Election
First party-list voteMay 11, 1998 · Half-Senate midterms and the party list · 220 seats (206 district, 14 party-list), 111 for a majority
The first election with party-list seats. Lakas won 111 district seats, but after Estrada's victory members crossed to his LAMMP and Manny Villar became Speaker. Only 14 of 51 party-list seats were filled under the 2% threshold and three-seat cap.
Only 14 party-list seats were filled: the 2% vote threshold and three-seat cap left the rest of the 20% party-list allocation empty until the Supreme Court's 2009 BANAT ruling changed the formula.
President, after
Joseph Estrada
succeeding Fidel V. Ramos
Speaker, after
Manny Villar
succeeding Jose de Venecia Jr.
Largest district party
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP
111 of 206 district seats
Turnout
86.5%
ballots cast / registered voters
Seats by party
Vote share is the share of valid votes in the district contests. Parties with one district seat, and joint tickets, are grouped as local parties.
The party-list vote
The leading groups in the separate national party-list ballot. 14 party-list seats were filled in all.
| Group | Votes | Share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives | 503,487 | 5.5% | 2 |
| Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda | 321,646 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Alagad | 312,500 | 3.4% | 1 |
| Veterans Federation Party | 304,902 | 3.3% | 1 |
| Probinsya Muna Development Initiative | 255,184 | 2.8% | 1 |
| Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao Para sa Lupa, Pabahay, Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran | 239,042 | 2.6% | 1 |
| National Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization | 238,303 | 2.6% | 1 |
| Abanse! Pinay | 235,548 | 2.6% | 1 |