‹ 1988 1995 › | | Philippine general election, 1992 | | May 11, 1992 | | | | | | |  | | | | Nominee | Fidel V. Ramos | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. | | Party | Lakas-NUCD | People's Reform | NPC | | Running mate | Emilio Osmeña | Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. | Joseph E. Estrada | | Popular vote | 5,342,521 | 4,468,173 | 4,116,376 | | Percentage | 23.58% | 19.72% | 18.17% | | | |  | | Red for Ramos, Yellow for Santiago, Orange for Cojuangco, Violet for Mitra, Brown for Marcos, Maroon for Salonga and Pink for Laurel. | | | Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. This was the first general elections under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councilors. Even if the constitution allows her, President Corazon Aquino did not run for president. In the presidential election, retired general Fidel V. Ramos of Lakas-NUCD successfully won a six-year term as President, by a small margin. Ramos also got the lowest plurality in the Philippine electoral history. The 1992 election was the second time both president and vice president came from different parties. Movie actor and Senator Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as Vice President, by a landslide victory. Under the transitory provisions of the Philippine constitution, 24 senators were elected in this election. The first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a 6 six year term while the next 12 senators would have a 3 year term. Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. TV personality and Quezon City Vice Mayor Vicente Sotto III (also known as Tito Sotto) got the highest number of votes. [edit] For President [edit] Summary | | | Party | Candidate | Results | | Votes | Percentage | | Lakas-NUCD | Fidel V. Ramos | 5,342,521 | 23.58% | | People's Reform | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | 4,468,173 | 19.72% | | Nationalist People's Coalition | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. | 4,116,376 | 18.17% | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | Ramon Mitra, Jr. | 3,316,661 | 14.64% | | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | Imelda Marcos | 2,338,294 | 10.32% | | Liberal and PDP-Laban | Jovito Salonga | 2,302,123 | 10.16% | | Nacionalista | Salvador Laurel | 770,046 | 3.40% | | Totals | 22,654,194 | 100.00% | | Source: Congress of the Philippines | [edit] Breakdown [edit] For Vice President [edit] Summary | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | | Joseph Ejercito Estrada | Nationalist People's Coalition Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 6,739,738 | 33.00% | | Marcelo Fernan | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 4,438,494 | 21.74% | | Emilio Osmeña | Lakas-NUCD | 3,362,467 | 16.47% | | Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. | People's Reform Party | 2,900,556 | 14.20% | | Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. | PDP-LABAN Liberal Party | 2,023,289 | 9.91% | | Vicente Magsaysay | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 699,895 | 3.43% | | Eva Estrada-Kalaw | Nacionalista Party | 255,730 | 1.25% | [edit] For Senator [edit] Tally of votes The top 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992 until June 30, 1998 while the following 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992 until June 30, 1995.
e • d Summary of the 11 May 1992 Senate of the Philippines election results | Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | | 1 | Vicente Sotto III | LDP | 11,792,121 | | 2 | Ramon Revilla | LDP | 8,321,278 | | 3 | Edgardo Angara | LDP | 8,019,011 | | 4 | Ernesto Herrera | LDP | 7,219,170 | | 5 | Alberto Romulo | LDP | 6,824,256 | | 6 | Ernesto Maceda | NPC | 6,820,717 | | 7 | Orlando S. Mercado | LDP | 6,691,132 | | 8 | Neptali Gonzales | LDP | 6,578,582 | | 9 | Leticia Ramos Shahani | Lakas-NUCD | 6,578,582 | | 10 | Heherson Alvarez | LDP | 6,360,898 | | 11 | Blas Ople | LDP | 6,024,930 | | 12 | Freddie Webb | LDP | 5,929,426 | | 13 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | LDP | 5,858,950 | | 14 | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. | LDP | 5,830,044 | | 15 | Santanina Rasul | Lakas-NUCD | 5,546,803 | | 16 | Jose Lina, Jr. | LDP | 5,064,291 | | 17 | Anna Dominique Coseteng | NPC | 5,008,981 | | 18 | Arturo Tolentino | NPC | 4,929,625 | | 19 | Raul Roco | LDP | 4,884,455 | | 20 | Rodolfo Biazon | LDP | 4,863,752 | | 21 | Wigberto Tañada | Liberal Party-PDP-LABAN | 4,492,718 | | 22 | Francisco Tatad | NPC | 4,487,896 | | 23 | John Henry Osmeña | NPC | 4,408,145 | | 24 | Agapito Aquino | LDP | 3,964,966 | | | | | | 25 | Silvestre Bello III | Lakas-NUCD | 3,964,000 | | 26 | Carlos Padilla, Jr. | LDP | 3,828,679 | | 27 | Alexander Aguirre | NPC | 3,755,837 | | 28 | Mamintal Tamano | LDP | 3,642,828 | | 29 | Jose Concepcion, Jr. | LDP | 3,598,935 | | 30 | Alfredo Rafael Bengzon M.D. | Lakas-NUCD | 3,559,202 | | 31 | Francisco Sumulong | Lakas-NUCD | 3,167,838 | | 32 | Estelito Mendoza | NPC | 3,122,467 | | 33 | Victor Ziga | Liberal Party-PDP-LABAN | 3,151,251 | | 34 | Sotero Laurel | Nacionalista Party | 3,002,874 | | 35 | Francisco Chavez | Lakas-NUCD | 2,948,912 | | Source: Philippine Commission on Elections | [edit] Political Parties in 1992 [edit] See also [edit] External links
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