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2001 Philippine general election

Legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2001, independent candidate Noli de Castro, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN was announced as the topnotcher in the Senate race. This was the first synchronized national and local elections held after the ouster of former president Joseph Estrada in January due to a military-backed civilian uprising (popularly known as EDSA II) with pro-Estrada counter-protests that followed right before Election Day. On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that former senator Gregorio Honasan lost in the 2001 Philippine elections and lost to Sen. Ralph Recto but declared constitutional the special election for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona.

Candidates

Administration coalition

Opposition coalition

Other notable candidates

Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.

Results

Senate

Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
  Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
  LDP
  PDP–Laban
  Liberal Party
  NPC
  PMP
  Independent

Final COMELEC Tally for Senators as of August 30, 2001.

  1. ^ Guest candidate of Puwersa ng Masa
  2. ^ 18,000 votes deducted in Zamboanga del Norte as per Resolution No. NBC 01-003
  3. ^ Elected to serve the unexpired term (until 2004) of Teofisto Guingona Jr., who was appointed Vice President in February 2001.

House of Representatives

Elections at congressional districts

  1. ^ Only 16 were seated in the party-list election.

Party-list election

Local elections

Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.

The newly created province of Zamboanga Sibugay held its first local elections on this day as well.

See also

References

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