2016 Philippine Senate election

2016 Philippine Senate election

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12 (of the 24) seats to the Senate of the Philippines 13 seats needed for a majority
Alliance KDM PGP UNA Seats won 7 4 1 Popular vote 140,756,973 32,154,139 24,660,722 Percentage 43.81 30.83 7.68
Results of the election per province/city. Results are determined via nationwide vote, the map represents if the results were determined per province/city, ordered by Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid, Partido Galing at Puso, then other parties and coalitions.
Senate President before election Franklin Drilon Liberal Elected Senate President Koko Pimentel PDP–Laban

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The 2016 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 32nd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 9, 2016, The seats of 12 senators elected in 2010 were filled during this election. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2013 election to form the 17th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2013 served until June 30, 2019, while the senators elected in this election would serve up to June 30, 2022.

The Senate election was part of the 2016 general election where elections for the president of the Philippines, vice president, members of the Philippine House of Representatives, and all local officials, including those from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, were held.

The Senate election used a plurality-at-large voting system where the voter votes for 12 candidates, with each candidate getting one vote, and from which the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes are elected to serve for six years.