1987 Philippine Senate Election

Restoration of the Senate

May 11, 1987 · Congress restored · 24 of 24 seats contested, 13 for a Senate majority

The first Senate since Marcos closed Congress in 1972, all 24 seats elected at large. Corazon Aquino's Lakas ng Bayan ticket took 22; the Marcos-era Grand Alliance for Democracy won only Joseph Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile, who scraped in at 24th.

President

Corazon Aquino

UNIDO

Senate President

Jovito Salonga

Liberal

Top ticket

Lakas ng Bayan

22 of 24 seats

Turnout

85.6%

ballots cast / registered voters

The senators elected

In order of votes. Share is of ballots cast; every voter could choose up to 24 names.

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1.Jovito Salonga

Lakas ng Bayan · 12,988,360 votes

57.1%

2.Butz Aquino

Lakas ng Bayan · 12,426,432 votes

54.6%

3.Orly Mercado

Lakas ng Bayan · 11,901,673 votes

52.3%

4.John Henry Osmeña

Lakas ng Bayan · 11,299,102 votes

49.7%

5.Edgardo Angara

Lakas ng Bayan · 11,288,407 votes

49.6%

6.Alberto Romulo

Lakas ng Bayan · 11,119,193 votes

48.9%

7.Leticia Ramos-Shahani

Lakas ng Bayan · 11,089,340 votes

48.8%

8.Rene Saguisag

Lakas ng Bayan · 10,871,850 votes

47.8%

9.Neptali Gonzales

Lakas ng Bayan · 10,855,796 votes

47.7%

10.Joey Lina

Lakas ng Bayan · 10,679,150 votes

47.0%

11.Wigberto Tañada

Lakas ng Bayan · 10,420,831 votes

45.8%

12.Heherson Alvarez

Lakas ng Bayan · 10,288,113 votes

45.2%


1	Jovito Salonga	Lakas ng Bayan	12,988,360	57.1%
2	Butz Aquino	Lakas ng Bayan	12,426,432	54.6%
3	Orly Mercado	Lakas ng Bayan	11,901,673	52.3%
4	John Henry Osmeña	Lakas ng Bayan	11,299,102	49.7%
5	Edgardo Angara	Lakas ng Bayan	11,288,407	49.6%
6	Alberto Romulo	Lakas ng Bayan	11,119,193	48.9%
7	Leticia Ramos-Shahani	Lakas ng Bayan	11,089,340	48.8%
8	Rene Saguisag	Lakas ng Bayan	10,871,850	47.8%
9	Neptali Gonzales	Lakas ng Bayan	10,855,796	47.7%
10	Joey Lina	Lakas ng Bayan	10,679,150	47.0%
11	Wigberto Tañada	Lakas ng Bayan	10,420,831	45.8%
12	Heherson Alvarez	Lakas ng Bayan	10,288,113	45.2%
13	Sotero Laurel	Lakas ng Bayan	10,278,729	45.2%
14	Joseph Estrada	Grand Alliance for Democracy	10,029,978	44.1%
15	Teofisto Guingona Jr.	Lakas ng Bayan	9,957,591	43.8%
16	Raul Manglapus	Lakas ng Bayan	9,910,244	43.6%
17	Vicente Paterno	Lakas ng Bayan	9,647,680	42.4%
18	Victor Ziga	Lakas ng Bayan	9,489,132	41.7%
19	Ernesto Maceda	Lakas ng Bayan	9,381,682	41.3%
20	Nene Pimentel	Lakas ng Bayan	9,042,696	39.8%
21	Ernesto Herrera	Lakas ng Bayan	8,474,297	37.3%
22	Mamintal A.J. Tamano	Lakas ng Bayan	8,102,231	35.6%
23	Santanina Rasul	Lakas ng Bayan	7,966,882	35.0%
24	Juan Ponce Enrile	Grand Alliance for Democracy	7,964,966	35.0%

Seats by ticket

Vote share is the share of all votes cast for Senate candidates (each voter may choose up to 12). Tickets that won no seat and polled under 3% are left out.

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Lakas ng Bayan

64.9% of votes

seats

Grand Alliance for Democracy

26.2% of votes

seats

Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

4.4% of votes

seats


Lakas ng Bayan	22	—	243,237,045	64.9%
Grand Alliance for Democracy	2	—	98,060,057	26.2%
Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	0	—	16,346,234	4.4%