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.
Most representatives won seats by being elected directly, the constituency being a geographical district of about 250,000 voters. There were 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 were up for grabs as well.
Issues in the elections
Automated elections
Sen. Richard J. Gordon and his fellow Senators succeeded in passing Republic Act No. 9369 or the Amending the Election Modernization Act but it was too late since it was passed three months before the elections but since the law was passed, the automated elections were instead implemented in the Philippines the following year on August 11, 2008 with 2008 ARMM election and later adopted to the national level two years later in May 10, 2010 after preparations of the latter were made from 2009 to 2010.
Failure of elections
The following areas held special elections after the COMELEC designated the following areas as failure of elections:
Election results
Local elections
All local positions are disputed in the elections, with the candidate with the most votes for governor, vice-governor, mayor and vice-mayor being declared as the winner. Winners for the positions for board members and councilors depends on the size of the assembly.
- Local tallies partial and unofficial complete (Archived)
Gubernatorial elections
The following are the results of the gubernatorial elections by party:
The following are the results of the gubernatorial elections by province:
Vice gubernatorial elections
The following are the results of the vice gubernatorial elections by party:
The following are the results of the vice gubernatorial elections by province:
Provincial board elections
The following are the results of the provincial board elections by party:
The following are the results of the provincial board elections by province:
Mayoral elections
The following are the results of the mayoral elections in highly urbanized and independent component cities and independent municipalities by party:
The following are the results of the mayoral elections in highly urbanized and independent component cities and independent municipalities:
Vice mayoral elections
The following are the results of the vice mayoral elections in highly urbanized and independent component cities and independent municipalities by party:
The following are the results of the vice mayoral elections in highly urbanized and independent component cities and independent municipalities:
City and municipal council elections
The following are the results of the city and municipal council elections in highly urbanized and independent component cities and independent municipalities by party:
The following are the results of the city and municipal council elections in highly urbanized and independent component cities and independent municipalities: