Philippine Senate election, 2004

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12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Juan Ponce Enrile	Juan Flavier
Party	KNP	Lakas
Alliance	KNP	K4
Leader's seat	Nationwide at-large	Nationwide at-large
Seats before	3	7
Seats won	5	4
Seats after	6	7
Seat change	3
Popular vote	90,234,627	80,684,233
Percentage	35.5%	31.7%
Swing	35.5%	12.1%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Franklin Drilon	Miriam Defensor Santiago
Party	Liberal	PRP
Alliance	K4	K4
Leader's seat	Nationwide at-large	Nationwide at-large
Seats before	2	0
Seats won	2	1
Seats after	4	1
Seat change	2	1
Popular vote	30,008,158	12,187,401
Percentage	11.8%	4.8%
Swing	3.9%	0.8%

Senate President before election

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

Elected Senate President

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K4; Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow) composed of parties that support the candidacy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP; Coalition of United Filipinos), parties that support the candidacy of movie actor Fernando Poe Jr. A third coalition, the Alyansa ng Pag-asa (Alliance of Hope) was made up of Aksyon Demokratiko and Reporma-LM. K4 won seven seats, while the KNP won the remaining five contested seats in the Philippine Senate.

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

This election has seen strong shifts of alliances and new parties as candidates switched allegiances. The two major coalitions seen in this elections were the K-4 (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan), of the administration, and the KNP (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino), the united opposition.

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow) or K-4, is the remnant of the People Power Coalition that was formed following the ascendancy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to power. Arroyo is seeking a complete term under this coalition with Sen. Noli de Castro, an independent, yet popular, politician, as her running mate. The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas-CMD, of which Arroyo is a member. Other parties under this coalition are the Liberal Party, the Nacionalista Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition and the People's Reform Party.

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