1992 Philippine Senate election

The 1992 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 24th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1992. This was the first general election (where all positions were contested) under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts, from the presidency all the way down to municipal councilors.

1992 Philippine Senate election
May 11, 1992
All 24 seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Neptali Gonzales Ernesto Maceda
Party LDP NPC
Seats before 10 3
Seats after 16 5
Seat change 6 2
Popular vote 124,399,291 48,956,459
Percentage 45.0 17.7
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Leticia Ramos-Shahani Wigberto Tañada
Party Lakas Liberal
Seats before 2 4
Seats after 2 1
Seat change 3
Popular vote 48,658,631 19,158,013
Percentage 17.6 6.9
Senate President before election

Neptali Gonzales
LDP

 Elected Senate President

Neptali Gonzales
LDP

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 six-year term while the next 12 senators would also have a three-year term. The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. TV personality and former Quezon City Vice Mayor Vicente Sotto III (also known as Tito Sotto) got the highest number of votes.

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