# 1995 Philippine general election

The 1995 Philippine general election were held on May 8, 1995. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery, flying voters, violence, election rigging, stealing of ballot boxes, etc. The Philippine National Police (PNP) listed five people dead and more than 200 hotspots before and 300 hotspots during the election.

## Results
### Senate

| Candidate | Candidate | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % |
| | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 15,745,741 | 61.18 |
| | Raul Roco | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 12,509,736 | 48.61 |
| | Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Lakas–NUCD | 11,862,458 | 46.09 |
| | Franklin Drilon | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Lakas–NUCD | 11,032,476 | 42.87 |
| | Juan Flavier | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Lakas–NUCD | 10,748,528 | 41.76 |
| | Miriam Defensor Santiago | Nationalist People's Coalition | | People's Reform Party | 9,497,231 | 36.90 |
| | Serge Osmeña | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Lakas–NUCD | 9,390,935 | 36.49 |
| | Francisco Tatad | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 9,146,951 | 35.54 |
| | Gregorio Honasan | Nationalist People's Coalition | | Independent | 8,968,616 | 34.85 |
| | Marcelo Fernan | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 8,762,235 | 34.05 |
| | Juan Ponce Enrile | Nationalist People's Coalition | | Independent | 8,701,191 | 33.81 |
| | Nikki Coseteng | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 8,700,278 | 33.81 |
| | Ramon Mitra Jr. | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 8,650,618 | 33.61 |
| | Rodolfo Biazon | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 8,587,338 | 33.37 |
| | Nene Pimentel | Lakas–Laban Coalition | | PDP–Laban | 8,522,148 | 33.11 |
| | Bongbong Marcos | Nationalist People's Coalition | | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 8,168,768 | 31.74 |
| | Arturo Tolentino | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 7,726,006 | 30.02 |
| | Ramon Fernandez | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 3,572,604 | 13.88 |
| | Rose Marie Arenas | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 3,178,837 | 12.35 |
| | Manuel C. Roxas | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 2,455,764 | 9.54 |
| | Herman T. Laurel | People's Reform Party | People's Reform Party | People's Reform Party | 1,395,015 | 5.42 |
| | Almarin C. Tillah | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 1,165,164 | 4.53 |
| | Amanda T. Cruz | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 1,008,180 | 3.92 |
| | Gaudencio Beduya | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 829,082 | 3.22 |
| | Adelisa Raymundo | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | Nationalist People's Coalition | 745,115 | 2.90 |
| | Ibrahim Amerel | Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | 482,328 | 1.87 |
| | Vicente N. Biego | Bicol Saro | Bicol Saro | Bicol Saro | 417,901 | 1.62 |
| | Felino C. Polintan Jr. | Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas | Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas | Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas | 393,712 | 1.53 |
| | Brigido Simon | People's Reform Party | People's Reform Party | People's Reform Party | 152,161 | 0.59 |
| | Jose Misa | Bicol Saro | Bicol Saro | Bicol Saro | 109,711 | 0.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 182,626,828 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,736,505 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 36,415,154 | 70.68 |
* ↑ Withdrew but remained on the ballot

### House of Representatives

| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 7,811,625 | 40.66 | +19.46 | 100 | +59 |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition | 2,342,378 | 12.19 | −6.47 | 22 | −8 |
| | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 2,079,611 | 10.83 | −22.90 | 17 | −69 |
| | Lakas–Laban Coalition | 1,998,810 | 10.40 | New | 25 | New |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Liberal Party | 437,080 | 2.28 | New | 5 | New |
| | Liberal Party | 358,245 | 1.86 | New | 5 | New |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition | 257,821 | 1.34 | New | 3 | New |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nationalist People's Coalition | 195,532 | 1.02 | New | 4 | New |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition | 187,705 | 0.98 | New | 2 | New |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 183,256 | 0.95 | New | 1 | New |
| | People's Reform Party | 171,454 | 0.89 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Nacionalista Party | 153,088 | 0.80 | −3.12 | 1 | −6 |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP (independent) | 139,427 | 0.73 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | PDP–Laban | 130,695 | 0.68 | New | 1 | Mew |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party | 106,387 | 0.55 | New | 2 | New |
| | Lapiang Manggagawa | 104,407 | 0.54 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 101,624 | 0.53 | New | 1 | New |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 100,879 | 0.53 | New | 1 | New |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition/PDP–Laban/People's Reform Party | 87,241 | 0.45 | New | 1 | New |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 75,957 | 0.40 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 71,804 | 0.37 | New | 1 | New |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/Nationalist People's Coalition/Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 71,692 | 0.37 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Nacionalista Party | 68,542 | 0.36 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/People's Reform Party | 66,176 | 0.34 | New | 1 | New |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party | 65,970 | 0.34 | New | 1 | New |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition/Liberal Party | 62,338 | 0.32 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Liberal Party | 55,991 | 0.29 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/PDP–Laban | 54,508 | 0.28 | New | 1 | New |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition/Nacionalista Party | 54,153 | 0.28 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | PDP–Laban/Partido ng Masang Pilipino/People's Reform Party | 51,752 | 0.27 | New | 1 | New |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lakas ng Bayan/Nacionalista Party | 43,589 | 0.23 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/PDP–Laban | 32,417 | 0.17 | New | 1 | New |
| | PDP–Laban/Nacionalista Party | 24,076 | 0.13 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Lapiang Manggagawa | 15,726 | 0.08 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP/Partido Panaghiusa | 15,631 | 0.08 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas ng Bayan (independent) | 8,366 | 0.04 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | 7,563 | 0.04 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition/People's Reform Party | 6,523 | 0.03 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Reform Party/Nacionalista Party | 6,214 | 0.03 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Lakas ng Bayan/Lapiang Manggagawa | 3,814 | 0.02 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas | 123 | 0.00 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Unidentified | 162,752 | 0.85 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 1,238,214 | 6.45 | +1.41 | 7 | +1 |
| Appointed seats | Appointed seats | | | | 16 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,211,156 | 100.00 | – | 220 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,211,156 | 74.65 | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 6,525,349 | 25.35 | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 25,736,505 | – | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 36,415,154 | 70.68 | | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |||||||

### Local elections

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

#### Local plebiscites

A plebiscite to ratify the division of the province of Kalinga-Apayao to two provinces named Apayao and Kalinga was also done on this day. The voters approved the division.