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2001 Philippine House of Representatives elections
All 261 seats in the House of Representatives (including underhangs); 130 seats needed for a majority
	Congressional district elections
	All 209 seats from congressional districts
	Party-list election
	All 52 seats under the party-list system
Feliciano Belmonte Jr.; Lakas	Jose de Venecia Jr.; Lakas

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 14, 2001. This was the next election succeeding the events of the 2001 EDSA Revolution that deposed Joseph Estrada from the presidency; his vice president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo became president, and her party, Lakas NUCD-UMDP, and by extension the People Power Coalition (PPC), dominated the midterm elections winning majority of the seats in the Senate and in the House of Representatives.^[1]

The elected representatives served in the 12th Congress from 2001 to 2004.

Electoral system

The House of Representatives shall have not more than 250 members, unless otherwise fixed by law, of which 20% shall be elected via the party-list system, while the rest are elected via congressional districts.

In this election, there are 209 seats voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province, and a city with a population of 250,000, is guaranteed a seat, with more populous provinces and cities divided into two or more districts.

Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.

As there are 209 congressional districts, there shall be 52 seats available under the party-list system. In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled the 2%–4%–6% method of allocating seats as unconstitutional. It then devised a new way of allocating the seats. It held the 2% electoral threshold for winning a guaranteed seat as constitutional. Next, the court ruled that the first-placed party should always have more seats than the other parties, and that the 2%–4%–6% method will only be used for the first-placed party. As for parties that got 2% of the vote but did not have the most votes, they will automatically have one more seat, then any extra seats will be determined via dividing their votes to the number of votes of the party with the most votes, then the quotient will be multiplied by the number of seats the party with the most votes has. The product, disregarding decimals (it is not rounded), will be the number of seats a party will get.^[2]

Redistricting

Changes from the 10th Congress (previous)

Dividing Valenzuela's at-large congressional district to two districts
- The northwestern part of Valenzuela belongs to the 1st district, while the rest belongs to the 2nd district.
- Enacted to law as Republic Act No. 8526.^[3]
- Took effect following the 1998 Valenzuela cityhood plebiscite.

Changes from the 11th Congress (current)

Dividing Zamboanga del Sur to two provinces
- The municipalities included in Zamboanga del Sur's 3rd congressional district were included in the at-large district of the newly created province of Zamboanga Sibugay, while leaving Zamboanga del Sur's 1st and 2nd districts intact.
- Enacted to law as Republic Act No. 8973.^[4]
- Took effect following the 2001 Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite.

Results

District elections



Party		Seats	+/–
	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP	79	−32
	Nationalist People's Coalition	42	+33
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	21	+21
	Liberal Party	19	+4
	Alayon Alang sa Kalambu-an ng Kalinaw	4	New
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	4	+4
	Nationalist People's Coalition-INA	3	New
	United Negros Alliance	3	New
	PROMDI	3	−1
	Aksyon Demokratiko	2	+1
	Partido Magdalo	2	New
	PDP–Laban	2	+2
	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa	2	−2
	Barug Alang sa Kauswagan ug Demokrasya–Alayon Alang sa Kalambu-an ng Kalinaw	1	New
	Kabayani	1	New
	Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino	1	+1
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	1	+1
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino–Nationalist People's Coalition	1	New
	Liping Kalookan	1	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition–Achievers with Integrity Movement	1	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition–United Negros Alliance	1	New
	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	1	+1
	People Power Coalition	1	New
	Not indicated and undeclared	5	+1
	Independent	8	+6
Party-list seats^[a]		52	+1
Total		261	+3

Source: COMELEC (via Wayback Machine NCR, Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao)

^ Only 16 were seated in the party-list election.

Party-list election


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Bayan Muna	1,708,253	26.19	3
	Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives	802,060	12.30	3
	Akbayan	377,852	5.79	2
	Luzon Farmers Party	330,282	5.06	1
	Citizens' Battle Against Corruption	323,810	4.96	1
	Buhay Hayaan Yumabong	290,760	4.46	1
	Anak Mindanao	252,051	3.86	1
	Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda	242,199	3.71	1
	Philippine Coconut Producers Federation	229,165	3.51	1
	Partido ng Manggagawa	216,823	3.32	1
	Sanlakas	151,017	2.32	1
	Abanse! Pinay	135,211	2.07	1
	Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao para sa Lupa, Pabahay, Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran	126,012	1.93	0
	Alagad	117,161	1.80	0
	Senior Citizens/Elderly Sectoral Party	106,496	1.63	0
	All Trade Union Congress of the Philippines	103,273	1.58	0
	Maritime Party	98,946	1.52	0
	Ang Bagong Bayani-OFW Labor Party	97,085	1.49	0
	Aniban ng mga Magsasaka, Mangingisda at Manggagawa sa Agrikultura Katipunan	65,735	1.01	0
	Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Kabataan ng Sambayanan Para sa Kaunlaran	63,312	0.97	0
	Alyansa ng may Kapansanan sa Pilipinas	54,925	0.84	0
	Mindanao Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization	49,914	0.77	0
	Womenpower	46,831	0.72	0
	Aggrupation and Alliance Farmers and Fisherfolks of the Phils.	43,882	0.67	0
	All Workers Alliance Trade Unions	42,149	0.65	0
	National Confederation of Tricycle Operators and Driver's Association of the Phils.	38,898	0.60	0
	National Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization	37,470	0.57	0
	Tribal Communities Association of the Philippines	35,807	0.55	0
	Pilipinong May Kapansanan	32,151	0.49	0
	Veterans Care and Welfare Organization	31,694	0.49	0
	Union of the Filipino Overseas Workers	29,400	0.45	0
	Pilipino Workers Party	24,182	0.37	0
	Democratic Alliance	24,029	0.37	0
	Philippine Association of Retired Persons	23,297	0.36	0
	Alliance of Retired Postal Employees and Senior Citizens	22,497	0.34	0
	Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association	22,345	0.34	0
	Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Phils.	21,335	0.33	0
	Gabay ng Manggagawang Pilipino Party	17,777	0.27	0
	Alternative Approaches of Settlers Advocacy for the Holistic Advancement of the Nation Party	16,787	0.26	0
	Alliance for Youth Solidarity	15,871	0.24	0
	Party for Overseas Workers and Empowerment and Re-Integration	13,050	0.20	0
	Kilos Kabataang Pilipino	11,170	0.17	0
	Kaloob-Ka Isang Loob para sa Marangal na Paninirahan	9,137	0.14	0
	Alyansa ng Mga Mamamayan at Magdaragat Sa Lawa ng Laguna	7,882	0.12	0
	Partido Katutubong Pilipino	6,602	0.10	0
	Development Foundation of the Philippines	6,600	0.10	0
Total		6,523,185	100.00	17

Valid votes		6,523,185	43.15
Invalid/blank votes		8,595,630	56.85
Total votes		15,118,815	–
Registered voters/turnout		36,271,782	41.68
Source: Supreme Court (G.R. No. 147589); COMELEC (Canvass report (archived))

References

^ Quezon, Manuel III (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
^ "VFP v. COMELEC". Supreme Court of the Philippines.
^ Republic Act No. 8526 (February 14, 1998), Creation of the City of Valenzuela, Lawyerly, retrieved February 9, 2021
^ Republic Act No. 8973 (November 7, 2000), An Act Creating the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay From the Province of Zamboanga Del Sur and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 19, 2021

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