Philippine Senate election, 1987

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May 11, 1987

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All 24 seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Jovito Salonga	Juan Ponce Enrile
Party	Liberal	Nacionalista
Alliance	LABAN	GAD
Leader's seat	Nationwide at-large	Nationwide at-large
Seats won	22	2
Popular vote	243,431,395	99,754,162
Percentage	64.9%	26.6%

Senate President before election

Abolished
Last held by: Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Jovito Salonga
Liberal

Abolished
Last held by: Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

Jovito Salonga
Liberal

The election for the Members of the Senate was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1987. The Philippine Senate was re-instituted following the approval of a new constitution in 1987 restoring the bicameral Congress of the Philippines; earlier, a constitution was approved in 1973 that created a unicameral Batasang Pambansa (parliament) that replaced the bicameral Congress. The last Senate election prior to this was the 1971 election.

The Lakas ng Bayan Coalition (LABAN) got 64.9% of the vote but won 22 out of 24 seats in the Senate; only two candidates from the Grand Alliance for Democracy won: former Secretary of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile and San Juan mayor Joseph Estrada, despite getting 26.6% of the vote.

After Marcos was ousted in the People Power Revolution in 1986, his political party, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, was fragmented. Almost all its members including Assemblymen Arturo Tolentino, Jose Rono, Nicanor Yniquez, Cesar Virata who were coming from the Nacionalista Party among others were orphaned.

On the other hand, the Aquino coalition took all positions in the Ministry/Cabinet. Most notable were Prime Minister Salvador Laurel, Local Government Minister Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo

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