1984 Philippine parliamentary election

2nd parliamentary elections in the Philippines February 2023 February 2023 1984 Philippine parliamentary election Philippines 1936 legislative no 1978 Philippine parliamentary election 1978 1987(House) →1987(Senate)  May 14, 1984 197 (of the 200) seats in the Regular Batasang Pambansa 99 Prime Minister Cesar Virata.jpg Cesar Virata Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Cavite 150 seats, 71.13% 27,237,315 46.01 25.12 110 40 350px Results by province or city Jose B. Laurel Jr. Constitutional Commission.jpg Jose Laurel Jr. United Nationalist Democratic Organization Batangas new party 20,352,815 34.38 34.38 35 35 Prime Minister Cesar Virata Prime Minister-designate Cesar Virata Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Kilusang Bagong Lipunan A parliamentary election was held on May 14, 1984, in the Philippines. Like past elections, charges of bribery, protests and complaints on irregularities marred the elections. Former Manila Times publisher Chino Roces and former senator and opposition leader Jose W. Diokno supported the campaign boycotting the election. The National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) helped mitigate electoral fraud during the election. The ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) retained a majority in parliament, but the opposition United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) made massive gains, winning 60 seats and reducing the KBL's majority to 114 compared to the 150 they had in 1978. This was the first Philippine election to happen after the end of the controversial martial law period from 1972 to 1981. The opposition's success was due in most part to the public fallout after the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. on August 21, 1983. His murder exposed an increasingly incapable administration under President Ferdinand Marcos, exposing serious corruption and nepotism within, including from Marcos' wife Imelda, as well as exposing Marcos' worsening health at that time. As a result of Aquino's assassination and subsequent investigation, the political opposition became more widespread and united, rallying behind his widow Corazon Aquino. The economy was also in crisis with severe poverty and debt dragging down growth, which was attributed to the Reagan administration's decision to distance itself from Marcos following Aquino's death, resulting in fewer investments that boosted the regime earlier before. The gains from UNIDO, among other factors would force Marcos to call for the 1986 snap presidential election, which would ultimately see him ousted following accusations of fraud, leading to Corazon Aquino becoming president. Electoral system The Batasang Pambansa has not more than 200 members, of which 183 are elected via multi-member districts via plurality block vote, similar to the Philippine Senate elections in the past. Each province or city corresponds to a parliamentary district, with the number of seats dependent on the province's or city's population, with each province guaranteed at least 1 seat.. An additional 14 members are reserved for sectoral seats. There are three sectors: agricultural labor, industrial labor, and youth, each having 1 seat each from Visayas and Mindanao, 2 seats for Luzon, and the youth sector having an additional 2 seats elected at-large. The seats are determined by electoral college within each sector, with the electoral colleges voting via first-past-the-post system. Finally, the president may choose members of the Cabinet to be members. Background After the assassination of opposition leader Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983, the opposition ran for the Regular Batasang Pambansa under the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) and the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) against the ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan of Ferdinand Marcos. Redistricting Reapportionment (redistricting) is carried out by the Batasang Pambansa (National Legislature National Legislature). Voting for Interim Batasang Pambansa in 1978 was via multi-member districts based on the then newly established regions, via plurality block voting. In January 1984, a plebiscite asked the voters to revert the Batasang Pambansa's representation via provinces and cities, as last seen in 1972. The voters approved the proposal, and the Interim Batasang Pambansa passed Batas Pambansa Bilang (National Law No. National Law No.) 697 reinstituting representation by province and city. This means the regional at-large districts have been divided as follows: Division of 12-seat Region I's at-large district to 16 seats Abra's at-large district (1 seat) Baguio's at-large district (1 seat) Benguet's at-large district (1 seat) Ilocos Norte's at-large district (2 seats) Ilocos Sur's at-large district (2 seats) La Union's at-large district (2 seats) Mountain Province's at-large district (1 seat) Pangasinan's at-large district (6 seats) Division of 7-seat Region II's at-large district to 11 seats Batanes's at-large district (1 seat) Cagayan's at-large district (3 seats) Ifugao's at-large district (1 seat) Isabela's at-large district (3 seats) Kalinga-Apayao's at-large district (1 seat) Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district (1 seat) Quirino's at-large district (1 seat) Division of 16-seat Region III's at-large district to 18 seats Bataan's at-large district (1 seat) Bulacan's at-large district (4 seats) Nueva Ecija's at-large district (4 seats) Olongapo's at-large district (1 seat) Pampanga's at-large district (4 seats) Tarlac's at-large district (3 seats) Zambales's at-large district (1 seat) Division of 20-seat Region IV's at-large district to 19 seats Caloocan's at-large district (2 seats) Las Piñas–Parañaque's at-large district (1 seat) Makati's at-large district (1 seat) Malabon–Navotas–Valenzuela's at-large district (1 seat) Manila's at-large district (6 seats) Pasay's at-large district (1 seat) Pasig–Marikina's at large district (1 seat) Quezon City's at-large district (4 seats) San Juan–Mandaluyong's at large district (1 seat) Taguig–Pateros–Muntinglupa's at-large district (1 seat) Division of 19-seat Region IV–A's at-large district to 24 seats Aurora's at-large district (1 seat) Batangas's at-large district (4 seats) Cavite's at-large district (3 seats) Laguna's at-large district (4 seats) Marinduque's at-large district (1 seat) Occidental Mindoro's at-large district (1 seat) Oriental Mindoro's at-large district (2 seats) Palawan's at-large district (1 seat) Quezon's at-large district (4 seats) Rizal's at-large district (2 seats) Romblon's at-large district (1 seat) Division of 12-seat Region V's at-large district to 13 seats Albay's at-large district (3 seats) Camarines Norte's at-large district (1 seat) Camarines Sur's at-large district (4 seats) Catanduanes's at-large district (1 seat) Masbate's at-large district (2 seats) Sorsogon's at-large district (2 seats) Division of 16-seat Region VI's at-large district to 16 seats Aklan's at-large district (1 seat) Antique's at-large district (1 seat) Capiz's at-large district (2 seats) Guimaras's at-large district (1 seat) Iloilo's at-large district (5 seats) Negros Occidental's at-large district (7 seats) Division of 13-seat Region VII's at-large district to 15 seats Bohol's at-large district (3 seats) Cebu's at-large district (6 seats) Cebu City's at-large district (2 seats) Negros Oriental's at-large district (3 seats) Siquijor's at-large district (1 seat) Division of 10-seat Region VIII's at-large district to 10 seats Biliran's at-large district (1 seat) Eastern Samar's at-large district (1 seat) Leyte's at-large district (5 seats) Northern Samar's at-large district (1 seat) Samar's at-large district (2 seats) Southern Leyte's at-large district (1 seat) Division of 8-seat Region IX's at-large district to 9 seats Basilan's at-large district (1 seat) Sulu's at-large district (1 seat) Tawi-Tawi's at-large district (1 seat) Zamboanga City's at-large district (1 seat) Zamboanga del Norte's at-large district (2 seats) Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district (2 seats) Zamboanga Sibugay's at-large district (1 seat) Division of 9-seat Region X's at-large district to 10 seats Agusan del Norte's at-large district (1 seat) Agusan del Sur's at-large district (1 seat) Bukidnon's at-large district (2 seats) Cagayan de Oro's at-large district (1 seat) Camiguin's at-large district (1 seat) Dinagat Islands's at-large district (1 seat) Misamis Occidental's at-large district (1 seat) Misamis Oriental's at-large district (2 seats) Surigao del Norte's at-large district (1 seat) Division of 10-seat Region XI's at-large district to 13 seats Surigao del Sur's at-large district (1 seat) Davao City's at-large district (2 seats) Davao del Norte's at-large district (3 seats) Davao del Sur's at-large district (1 seat) Davao Occidental's at-large district (1 seat) Davao Oriental's at-large district (2 seats) Sarangani's at-large district (1 seat) South Cotabato's at-large district (2 seats) Division of 8-seat Region XII's at-large district to 9 seats Iligan's at-large district (1 seat) Lanao del Norte's at-large district (1 seat) Lanao del Sur's at-large district (2 seats) Maguindanao del Norte's at-large district (1 seat) Maguindanao del Sur's at-large district (1 seat) North Cotabato's at-large district (2 seats) Sultan Kudarat's at-large district (1 seat) A total of 17 new seats were disputed. The number of sectoral representatives were not changed. Results Results of the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election File:1984 Philippine parliamentary election results.svg Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 27237315 −25.12 110 −40 United Nationalist Democratic Organization 20352815 New 35 New Nacionalista Party 2084331 +3.19 2 0 Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (independent) 1596900 New 4 +4 PDP–Laban 1344607 New 6 +6 Partido Panaghiusa 471551 New 1 +1 Social Democratic Party 349891 New 0 0 Mindanao Alliance 202945 −2.88 1 0 Pusyon Bisaya 161944 -4.30 0 −13 United Nationalist Democratic Organization (independent) 140539 New 0 0 Liberal Party 127243 New 0 0 Pundok Sugboanon (independent) 107745 New 0 0 Nacionalista Party (independent) 102776 New 0 0 Konsensiya ng Bayan 94592 New 0 0 Federal Party of the Philippines 91082 New 0 0 Bicol Saro 83656 -0.87 0 0 Lapiang Manggagawa 69007 New 0 0 Concerned Citizens' Aggrupation 41735 -0.59 1 +1 Other parties 191683 New 0 0 Independent 4352328 +3.68 6 +5 Coalitions 17 +17 Sectoral seats 14 0 Appointed seats 3 0 +10 83.74 24824934 Teehankee,Electoral Politics in the Philippines Julio Teehankee http://www.quezon.ph/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Electoral%20Politics%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf quezon.ph COMELECNLP Digital Collection CE01.monographs.1986.NLPMO2014apr13532 https://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/CE01/monographs/1986/NLPMO2014apr13532/bs/datejpg.htm 2023-10-08 nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections Batasang Pambansa References External links The Philippine Presidency Project Official website of the Commission on Elections 1984 Category:1984 elections in the Philippines