2004 Philippine Senate election

2004 Philippine Senate election

← 2001 May 10, 2004 2007 →

12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
 
Alliance K4 KNP
Seats won 7 5
Popular vote 132,793,971 95,953,367
Percentage 52.24 37.74

Senate President before election

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

Elected Senate President

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

The 2004 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 28th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 10, 2004, to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan, composed of parties that support the candidacy of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino, composed of parties that support the candidacy of film actor Fernando Poe Jr. coalition. The Alyansa ng Pag-asa was a minor coalition made up of Aksyon Demokratiko and Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa. K4 won seven seats, while the KNP won the remaining five contested seats.

The elections were notable for several reasons. This election first saw the implementation of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 (see Wikisource), which enabled Filipinos in over 70 countries to vote.