2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The 2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 10, 2004 to elect the 13th Congress (2004–2007).
What was elected and how many seats
- Total seats: 261 (209 from districts, 52 from party-list)
- Majority needed: 131
- The election was held together with the presidential vote.
Main outcome
- The administration’s party, Lakas-CMD, and its K4 coalition won the majority of seats.
Districts results (key figures)
- Lakas-CMD: 92 seats (up 13)
- NPC: 53
- Liberal: 29
- LDP: 15
- PMP: 5
- Aksyon: 2
- Kampi: 2
- Nacionalista: 2
- PDP–Laban: 2
- KBL: 1
- PDSP: 1
- Reporma: 1
- Independents: 4
Party-list results
- 52 party-list seats were awarded to various groups, including Bayan Muna, APEC, Akbayan, Buhay, Anakpawis, CIBAC, Gabriela, PM, Butil, AVE, Alagad, VFP, Coop-NATCCO, Anak Mindanao, ALIF, and An Waray.
Leadership
- The Speaker remained Jose de Venecia Jr. of Lakas before and after the election.
Redistricting and rules
- Three new districts were created in Metro Manila and nearby areas.
- The country uses a mix of district seats and party-list seats, with rules on how party-list seats are allocated and how reapportionment/redistricting works between censuses. National reapportionment had not occurred since the 1987 constitution.
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