2007 Philippine general election
Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms. The duly elected legislators of the 2007 elections joined the elected senators of the 2004 elections to comprise the 14th Congress of the Philippines.
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| Registered | 45,029,443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 29,498,660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 Philippine Senate election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate of the Philippines 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All 270 seats in the House of Representatives 136 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Most representatives won seats by being elected directly, the constituency being a geographical district of about 250,000 voters. There are 220 seats in total for all the legislative districts.
Some representatives were elected under a party-list system. Only parties representing marginalized groups were allowed to run in the party-list election. To gain one seat, a party must win 2% of the vote. No party-list party may have more than 3 seats. After the election, in a controversial decision, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) changed how it allocates the party-list seats. Under the new formula only one party will have the maximum 3 seats. It based its decision on a formula contained in a Supreme Court decision.
Local elections for governor, vice governor, provincial board seats and mayoral, vice mayoral and city/municipal council seats in Metro Manila and the provinces are up for grabs as well.