Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 8, 1995. Being the first midterm election since 1938, the party of the incumbent president, Fidel V. Ramos's Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, won a plurality of the seats in the House of Representatives.[1]
1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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204 (of the 226) seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
103 seats needed for a majority |
| Party
|
Vote %
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
| Lakas
|
40.66
|
100
|
+59
|
| NPC
|
12.19
|
22
|
−8
|
| LDP
|
10.83
|
17
|
−69
|
| Lakas–Laban
|
10.40
|
25
|
+25
|
| Others
|
13.72
|
33
|
+20
|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
The elected representatives served in the 10th Congress from 1995 to 1998. Jose de Venecia, Jr. was easily reelected as the speaker of the House.
The administration party, Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, forged an electoral agreement with Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino to create the Lakas-Laban Coalition. Candidates from the Liberal Party and PDP–Laban also joined the administration coalition. On the other hand, Nationalist People's Coalition led the opposition coalition that also composed of candidates from Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, People's Reform Party and Partido ng Masang Pilipino.
Definitions:
| Coalition | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|
| Administration coalition | 13,281,704 | 69.14 | 157 |
| Opposition coalition | 2,982,071 | 15.52 | 26 |
| Hybrid coalitions | 1,215,264 | 6.33 | 12 |
| Others | 1,732,117 | 9.02 | 9 |
| Total | 19,211,156 | 100.00 | 204 |
| Vote share |
|---|
|
|
|
| Administration |
|
69.14% |
| Opposition |
|
15.52% |
| Hybrid |
|
6.33% |
| Others |
|
9.02% |
| District seats |
|---|
|
|
|
| Administration |
|
76.96% |
| Opposition |
|
12.75% |
| Hybrid |
|
5.88% |
| Others |
|
4.41% |
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|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 7,811,625 | 40.66 | 100 |
| Nationalist People's Coalition | 2,342,378 | 12.19 | 22 |
| Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 2,079,611 | 10.83 | 17 |
| Lakas-Laban Coalition | 1,998,810 | 10.40 | 25 |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Liberal Party | 437,080 | 2.28 | 5 |
| Liberal Party | 358,245 | 1.86 | 5 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition | 257,821 | 1.34 | 3 |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition | 195,532 | 1.02 | 4 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition | 187,705 | 0.98 | 2 |
| Nationalist People's Coalition/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 183,256 | 0.95 | 1 |
| People's Reform Party | 171,454 | 0.89 | 0 |
| Nacionalista Party | 153,088 | 0.80 | 1 |
| Independent Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 139,427 | 0.73 | 0 |
| PDP–Laban | 130,695 | 0.68 | 1 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party | 106,387 | 0.55 | 2 |
| Lapiang Manggagawa | 104,407 | 0.54 | 0 |
| Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 101,624 | 0.53 | 1 |
| Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 100,879 | 0.53 | 1 |
| Nationalist People's Coalition/PDP–Laban/People's Reform Party | 87,241 | 0.45 | 1 |
| Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 75,957 | 0.40 | 0 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 71,804 | 0.37 | 1 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 71,692 | 0.37 | 0 |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nacionalista Party | 68,542 | 0.36 | 0 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/People's Reform Party | 66,176 | 0.34 | 1 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party | 65,970 | 0.34 | 1 |
| Nationalist People's Coalition/Liberal Party | 62,338 | 0.32 | 0 |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party | 55,991 | 0.29 | 0 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/PDP–Laban | 54,508 | 0.28 | 1 |
| Nationalist People's Coalition/Nacionalista Party | 54,153 | 0.28 | 0 |
| PDP–Laban/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/People's Reform Party | 51,752 | 0.27 | 1 |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party | 43,589 | 0.23 | 0 |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/PDP–Laban | 32,417 | 0.17 | 1 |
| PDP–Laban/Nacionalista Party | 24,076 | 0.13 | 0 |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lapiang Manggagawa | 15,726 | 0.08 | 0 |
| Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido Panaghiusa | 15,631 | 0.08 | 0 |
| Independent Lakas ng Bayan | 8,366 | 0.04 | 0 |
| Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | 7,563 | 0.04 | 0 |
| Nationalist People's Coalition/People's Reform Party | 6,523 | 0.03 | 0 |
| People's Reform Party/Nacionalista Party | 6,214 | 0.03 | 0 |
| Lakas ng Bayan/Lapiang Manggagawa | 3,814 | 0.02 | 0 |
| Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas | 123 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Unidentified | 162,752 | 0.85 | 0 |
| Independent | 1,238,214 | 6.45 | 7 |
| Appointed seats | | 16 |
| Total | 19,211,156 | 100.00 | 220 |
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| Valid votes | 19,211,156 | 74.65 | |
|---|
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,525,349 | 25.35 | |
|---|
| Total votes | 25,736,505 | – | |
|---|
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,415,154 | 70.68 | |
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| Source: Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Vote share |
|---|
|
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| Lakas |
|
40.66% |
| NPC |
|
12.19% |
| LDP |
|
10.83% |
| Others |
|
36.32% |
| District seats |
|---|
|
|
|
| Lakas |
|
49.02% |
| NPC |
|
10.78% |
| LDP |
|
8.33% |
| Others |
|
31.87% |
