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Statistically Speaking by Dr. Romulo A. Virola1
Where to Go….”For Voters or for Worse”?2 
Come to think of it…when we cast our votes on election day, it is like putting our future in the hands of our selected candidates based on the “vows” or promises they made. It is similar to making a covenant with someone or some people who will have “power and/or control” over us in a certain period of time. For the President and the Vice President, the covenant with the people will last for 6 years, and three years for the local officials who will design the future of their respective local governments and communities. How successful were the candidates in wooing the electorate to put their trust in them? Were candidates able to target where the voters are? How effective were they in their campaigns?
This year’s election has been exciting and colorful as the various candidates and parties launched and ran their own campaigns to win the hearts of the country’s populace. These strategies ranged from the traditional to the most advanced tactics and tools through social networking, for example via “twitter” and “facebook” accounts. Traditional methods would involve putting up billboards, posters, etc. only to find out later that the next candidate’s support staff would remove and replace these with their own set of campaign posters. Dikit-alis-dikit. Matira ang matibay? And of course the other traditional modes of conducting “miting de avances” in several places, house-to-house campaigns, shaking hands of voters, distributing T-shirts and the like. What may happen however, is that some people would only recall the names of candidates who last came to their localities. Tsk..tsk.. How about the various platforms, strategies and slogans? There have been countless approaches. For the Presidentiables, here goes: Noynoy Aquino’s “yellow fever” campaign of “Ituloy ang laban sa korapsyon”; JC de los Reyes’guts; Joseph Ejercito-Estrada or Erap’s magic of championing the masses as “Erap para sa mahirap”; Dick Gordon as transformer with his “Pagbabago. Sigurado”; Maria Consuelo Madrigal or Jamby’s “Bayan natin, Bago’ng lahat”; Nicanor Perlas’ environment advocacy; Gibo Teodoro’s “Galing at talino sa mabilis na pag-ahon”; Manny Villar’s “Sipag at tyaga. Laban sa kahirapan”; or Eddie Villanueva’s “Diyos at Bayan” ? “Promises… and more promises…And of course, how can one forget the expensive TV ads featuring jingles and endorsements by artists and celebrities? And what about the youth voice as well as the women’s votes, the Iglesia ni Cristo block voting3, the Solid North4, and other religious groups such as Pastor Quiboloy’s5 movement? How do we account for the influence of local executives? And will Erap’s tricycle vote bring him back to Malacanang?6
We know that there are 7,107 islands, 17 regions, 80 provinces, 137 cities, 1,497 municipalities and 42,023 barangays in the country7. Take note, that the COMELEC pegged the campaign period8 for candidates for President, Vice-President, Senators and Party-List groups to February 9, 2010 until May 8, 2010 while, the campaign period for candidates of the members of the House of representatives and elective provincial, city and municipal officials was pegged from March 26, 2010 to end May 8, 2010. Just imagine how much time and effort including resources, the 
candidates would need, to hop from one province to another, or from one island group to another. How could the candidates have saved time, effort and money considering the limited number of days to campaign? Don’t you think it would have been logical to look at the country’s statistics on what areas have the highest and the lowest number of voters? Should the candidates go for “voters” (vote rich) or for “worse” (less votes)?
By the time this article comes out however, the voters would have cast their ballots and the search for the message in the results would have begun. We would soon know our 15th President and 15th Vice-President, based on the official election results with the hope that the Precinct Count Optical Scan System (PCOS) machines have accurately counted the ballots cast by the Philippine electorate. This is much awaited by us Filipinos, as the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) administers for the first time in the history of the country, the automated national election in compliance with Republic Act No. 93699. Local elections are also held in all provinces, cities and municipalities. The legislators elected in the 2010 elections will join the senators of the 2007 elections and will comprise the 15th Congress of the Philippines. Did you know that all in all, there were more than 85,000 candidates for only 17,000 national and local positions in this year’s election?10.
Election in the Philippines - who can vote?
As mandated by law11, the COMELEC is the premier guardian of the ballot. As an independent constitutional body, it has the exclusive power “to enforce and administer all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of an election, plebiscite, initiative, referendum and recall”. Likewise, Article 5 of the Philippine Constitution states that suffrage may be exercised by all citizens of the Philippines, not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at least 18 years of age and who shall have resided in the Philippines for at least one year and in the place wherein they propose to vote, for at least six months immediately preceding the election. No literacy, property, or other substantive requirement shall be imposed on the exercise of suffrage. Likewise, the Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines states that it shall be the obligation of every citizen qualified to vote to register and cast his vote. Republic Act No. 8189 or “Voter’s Registration Act of 1996” cites that in order to be able to vote in any election, a qualified voter shall be registered in the permanent list of voters in a precinct of the city or municipality wherein he resides. However, the following persons are disqualified from registering and are not allowed to vote: (1) those who have been sentenced by final judgment to suffer imprisonment of not less that one (1) year; (2) any person who has been adjudged by final judgment by a competent court or tribunal of having committed any crime involving disloyalty to the duly constituted government such as rebellion, sedition, violation of the firearms laws or any crime against national security; and (3) insane or incompetent persons declared as such by competent authority.
On the other hand, the Voter’s Absentee Voting Act of 2003 allows all qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad to vote for president, vice-president, senators and party-list representatives. However, those who lost their Filipino citizenship in accordance with Philippine laws and those who have expressly renounced their Philippine citizenship and who have pledged allegiance to a foreign country are not eligible to vote.
What is the projected voting population?
In 2010, the projected total population 18 years old and over numbered to 56.1 million persons, who unless disqualified by law, comprise the voting age population. (Table 1).
Of the 17 regions, the National Capital Region has the biggest projected voting age population at 7.45 million accounting for 13.29 percent of the total, closely followed by Region IV-A or CALABARZON with 7.43 million persons or 13.26 percent of the total. Central Luzon (Region 3) registered the third largest projected voting population with 5.9 million persons or 10.52 percent of the total (Chart 1). These three regions comprised 37.1 percent of the total projected voting population. On the other hand, CAR had the least with only 1 million.
Registered Voters
Based on COMELEC data as of January 2010, total registered voters in the country reached 50.7 million, for the May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections, representing an increase of 13.6 percent, the highest increase so far, since the 1978 National Elections (Table 2).
The number of registered voters has been increasing from 1978 to 2010, except in 1984 and 1998, which recorded a decline of 0.06 and 2.15 percent, respectively.
Registered Voters By Main Island Groups
By main island group, Luzon has the highest number of registered voters in this year’s elections at 28.4 million (56%); followed by Mindanao at 12.1 million (24%); and Visayas at 10.3 million (20%), posting increases of 12.8, 14.3 and 10.3 percent, respectively, from 2007 (Table 7).
Registered Voters By Region
Compared to the 2007 registration, all regions reflected increases in the number of registered voters in the 2010 National and Local Elections. The five regions with the highest number of registered voters as of January 2010 were Region IV-A with 6.7 M, followed by NCR (6.1 M), Region III (5.6 M), Region VI (3.9 M) and Region VII (3.9M).
On the other hand, the regions with the lowest number of registered voters were CAR with 0.9 M, followed by Caraga (1.4 M), Region IV-B (1.5 M), Region II (1.8 M) and Region IX (1.9 M) (Table 8).
Ten Provinces with Highest Number of Registered Voters
Chart 3 shows the ten provinces which posted the highest number of registered voters in the 2010 National and Local Elections: Cebu (2.41 M), Cavite (1.66 M), Pangasinan (1.62 M), Negros Occidental (1.55 M), Bulacan (1.48 M), Davao del Sur (1.47 M), Laguna ( 1.44 M), Batangas (1.36 M), Nueva Ecija (1.29 M) and Ilo-ilo (1.26 M) in 2010. There you go! If one candidate has limited time to campaign as well as limited resources, don’t you think these vote-rich provinces are the best places to go to in wooing our voters? Won’t getting 70% of the votes from these 10 provinces with a total number of 15.5 million voters (70% of which is 10.85 million), for instance, ensure victory for a senatorial candidate? Note that based on unofficial 2010 election results, Serge Osmena III and Manuel M. Lapid with total votes of 10.1 million and 9.5 million put them at the tenth and eleventh place, respectively, in the senatorial slate12.
Ten Provinces with Lowest Number of Registered Voters
On the other hand, the ten provinces with the lowest number of registered voters are as follows (Chart 4): Batanes (.010 M), Camiguin (.057 M), Siquijor (.0610 M), Apayao (.062 M), Dinagat Islands (.070 M), Guimaras (.094 M), Biliran (.099 M), Ifugao (.101 M), Mountain Province (.102 M), and Quirino (.106 M). And so, considering limited time and resources, the national candidates may be better advised to give lower campaigning priority to these areas. However, once elected, it is important for our leaders to also pay attention to the aspirations and needs of the citizens of these areas.
Provinces with Registration Rates more than 100%
In this article, registration rate refers to the ratio of the number of registered voters to the projected voting population. The overall registration rate in the Philippines in 2010 was placed at 90.2%, up by 1.0 percentage point over the previous national and local elections held in 2004 at 89.2%. Note that the registration rate as defined may exceed 100%.
Fourteen (14) provinces posted registration rates exceeding 100% in the 2010 National and Local Elections. These include Leyte (132.5%), Zamboanga Sibugay (111.7%), Bataan (107.9%), Basilan (105.2%), Kalinga (104.6%), Camiguin(103.9%), Nueva Ecija(103.6%), Catanduanes (103.5%), Davao del Sur (102.1%), Nothern Samar (101.6%), Samar (101.5%), Zamboanga del Norte (101.3%), Eastern Samar (101.1%) and Abra (100.3%) (Table 4). Note that four of these provinces are located in Eastern Visayas. Among the regions, only Eastern Visayas recorded a registration rate more than its voting population at 110.9 (Table 3).
Ten Provinces with the Highest Registration Rates in 2010
The ten provinces with the highest registration rates excluding those with more than 100%, in 2010 are as follows: Siquijor (100.0), Mt. Province (99.6), Palawan (97.5), Quirino (96.5), Zamboanga del Sur (96.5), Biliran (96.1), Lanao del Sur (96.0), Surigao del Sur (95.9), Aklan (95.7) and Bukidnon (94.9) (Table 5).
Ten Provinces with the Least Registration Rates in 2010
On the other hand, the ten provinces with the least registration rates in 2010 include the following: Sulu (68.2%), Tawi-tawi(73.0%), Benguet (76.4%), Camarines Norte (79.1%), Compostela Valley (79.2%), Bulacan(79.4%), Batanes (80.3%), Marinduque (80.9%), Agusan del Sur (81.0%) and Tarlac (82.0%) (Table 6).
Voter’s Turnout from 1978 to 2010
Thirty eight million out of the 50.7 million registered voters in 2010 or 75% turned out in droves and cast their ballots in yesterday’s elections recording the highest number of actual voters since 1978. The 2010 voters turnout rate, however, was smaller by 2 percentage points compared to the 2004 voters turnout rate of 77% representing 33.5 million actual voters out of 43.5 million registered voters (Table 9).
Could this slight decline be attributed to the technical glitches and the long queues in our first automated national and local elections?
Final Note
The first automated national elections really posed a big challenge to the Filipino people in our journey towards democratic participation and political maturity. Indeed, those fears of failed elections were not totally unfounded. We are glad that senior citizens, persons with disability and pregnant women were prioritized and despite the technical glitches, the long lines and the scorching heat of the sun13 about 38 million or 75%14 of the registered voters actually voted in yesterday’s election. Based on these statistics, the people have truly spoken. And as the saying goes…”Vox Populi. Vox Dei”. To the winning candidates, our dedicated teachers, our country's vigilant police force, the COMELEC, and to all of us, in the first automated national and local elections…our Congratulations!!! Time now for us to give our all out support to the winners so that they can govern us well!
Reactions and views are welcome thru email to the authors at lv.castro@nscb.gov.ph. or sb.decosto@nscb.gov.ph
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1 Secretary General of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) and Chairman of the Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC). He holds a Ph. D. in Statistics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA and has taught mathematics and statistics at the University of the Philippines. He is also a past president of the Philippine Statistical Association.
This article was written by Lina V. Castro (lv.castro@nscb.gov.ph), Assistant Secretary General of the NSCB and Severa B. de Costo (sb.decosto@nscb.gov.ph) Statistical Coordination Officer VI. The authors thank Fernando Gino B. Regalado, Marymell A. Martillan, Noel S. Nepomuceno, Candido J. Astrologo, Jr., Albert Garcia, Andrea Baylon, Jeffrey Enrado and Ma. Libertie V. Masculino for the assistance in the preparation of the article. The views expressed in the article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NSCB.
2 The authors acknowledge Jon Santos for the title “ for voters or for worse”.
3 The Iglesia ni Cristo claims to have 5-8 million voters per article: “Iglesia ni Cristo endorses Aquino-Roxas tandem” by Arlyn de la Cruz, Philippine daily Inquirer, May 4, 2010.
4 Solid north supports Villar presidential bid, Manila Times, April 18, 2010.
5 Quiboloy is the pastor of the Davao City based Kingdom of Jesus movement, an organization claiming to have 6 million members who endorsed presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro., ABS-CBN news online beta, April 25, 2010.
6 See related article published on ABS-CBN News Online Beta (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com
7 As of December 2009, NSCB website at http://www.nscb.gov.ph
8 2010 Philippine Election, Election 101 – Political Arena at http://ph.politicalarena.com/about
9 RA No. 9369, also known as the Amended Computerization Act of 2007.
10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_ general_election_2010
11 Article 9, Section C, 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
12 National Election Results tally-Eleksiyon 2010-GMA News .TV
13 Ibid.
14 “Voter Turnout 75%” by Evelyn Macairan,, The Philippine Star, Tuesday, May 11, 2010.
Table 1. Voting population by region, 2010
| Region | Voting Population | Share (in percent) |
Philippines |
56,072,200 |
100 |
NCR |
7,451,800 |
13.29 |
CAR |
1,024,500 |
1.83 |
Region 1 - Ilocos |
3,121,500 |
5.57 |
Region 2- Cagayan Valley |
2,082,300 |
3.71 |
Region 3 - Central Luzon |
5,899,700 |
10.52 |
Region 4A - CALABARZON |
7,435,800 |
13.26 |
Region 4B - MIMAROPA |
1,650,900 |
2.94 |
Region 5 - Bicol |
3,298,900 |
5.88 |
Region 6 - Western Visayas |
4,558,700 |
8.13 |
Region 7 - Central Visayas |
4,260,300 |
7.60 |
Region 8 - Eastern Visayas |
2,192,300 |
3.91 |
Region 9 - Zamboanga Peninsula |
1,895,700 |
3.38 |
Region 10 - Northern Mindanao |
2,612,900 |
4.66 |
Region 11 - Davao Region |
2,738,300 |
4.88 |
Region 12 - SOCCSKARGEN |
2,358,900 |
4.21 |
Region 13 - CARAGA |
1,495,300 |
2.67 |
| ARMM | 1,994,400 | 3.56 |
Source: Computed by the NSCB Technical Staff based on Projected Population from NSO
Chart 1. Voting Population by Region, 2010
Source: Computed by the NSCB Technical Staff based on Projected Population from NSO
Chart 2. Share of Voting Population by Region, 2010
Table 2. Total Number of Registered Voters by Sex, 1978 to 2010
| Electoral Exercises | Total | Growth Rate | Female | Male | ||
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
1978 National Elections |
21,464,213 |
|
10,667,776 |
49.70 |
10,796,437 |
50.30 |
1980 Local Elections |
24,881,021 |
7.67 |
12,282,111 |
49.36 |
12,598,910 |
50.64 |
1984 Batasang Pambansa Elections |
24,822,438 |
(0.06) |
12,262,484 |
49.40 |
12,559,954 |
50.60 |
1986 Special Elections |
26,278,744 |
2.89 |
12,988,156 |
49.42 |
13,290,588 |
50.58 |
1987 Congressional Elections |
26,569,539 |
1.11 |
13,110,903 |
49.35 |
13,458,636 |
50.65 |
1988 Local Elections |
27,625,062 |
3.97 |
13,605,495 |
49.25 |
14,019,567 |
50.75 |
1989 Barangay Elections |
27,938,065 |
1.13 |
13,749,397 |
49.21 |
14,188,668 |
50.79 |
1992 Synchronized Elections |
32,141,079 |
4.78 |
15,943,413 |
49.60 |
16,197,666 |
50.40 |
1995 National & Local Elections |
36,415,144 |
4.25 |
18,122,994 |
49.77 |
18,292,150 |
50.23 |
1998 National & Local Elections |
34,117,056 |
(2.15) |
17,227,292 |
50.49 |
16,889,764 |
49.51 |
2001 National & Local Elections |
36,354,898 |
2.14 |
18,371,329 |
50.53 |
17,983,569 |
49.47 |
2002 Barangay Elections |
37,724,463 |
1.24 |
n.a. |
- |
n.a. |
- |
2004 National & Local Elections |
43,522,634 |
15.4 | 21,964,032 |
50.47 |
21,359,778 |
49.08 |
2007 Local Elections |
44,647,213 |
2.58 | 22,473,094 |
50.33 |
21,937,165 |
49.13 |
2010 National & Local Elections |
50,723,733 |
13.6 | n.a. |
- |
n.a. |
- |
Source of data: COMELEC
Table 3. Registered Voters, Voting Population and Registration Rate
in 2004 and 2010
| Area | 2004 | 2010 | ||||
| Registered Voters | Projected Voting Population | Registration Rate (%) | Registered Voters | Projected Voting Population | Registration Rate (%) | |
Philippines |
43,536,028 |
48,794,200 |
89.22 |
50,723,733 |
56,221,600 |
90.22 |
NCR |
5,925,347 |
6,709,200 |
88.32 |
6,137,728 |
7,451,800 |
82.37 |
CAR |
762,268 |
863,600 |
88.27 |
898,696 |
1,024,500 |
87.72 |
REGION I |
2,323,285 |
2,730,000 |
85.10 |
2,800,508 |
3,143,600 |
89.09 |
REGION II |
1,498,780 |
1,762,200 |
85.05 |
1,823,666 |
2,082,300 |
87.58 |
REGION III |
4,958,425 |
5,406,700 |
91.71 |
5,648,686 |
5,899,700 |
95.75 |
REGION IV-A |
5,528,898 |
6,219,500 |
88.90 |
6,736,126 |
7,435,800 |
90.59 |
REGION IV-B |
1,191,930 |
1,366,300 |
87.24 |
1,465,555 |
1,650,900 |
88.77 |
REGION V |
2,431,584 |
2,761,600 |
88.05 |
2,857,925 |
3,298,900 |
86.63 |
REGION VI |
3,592,213 |
3,934,900 |
91.29 |
3,936,639 |
4,604,900 |
85.49 |
REGION VII |
3,297,946 |
3,633,300 |
90.77 |
3,921,867 |
4,295,000 |
91.31 |
REGION VIII |
2,078,555 |
2,147,500 |
96.79 |
2,431,584 |
2,192,400 |
110.91 |
REGION IX |
1,657,134 |
1,838,800 |
90.12 |
1,856,826 |
1,895,700 |
97.95 |
REGION X |
2,067,109 |
2,171,000 |
95.21 |
2,404,247 |
2,612,900 |
92.01 |
REGION XI |
2,134,415 |
2,314,400 |
92.22 |
2,555,783 |
2,738,300 |
93.33 |
REGION XII |
1,867,539 |
1,965,300 |
95.03 |
1,987,427 |
2,358,900 |
84.25 |
Caraga |
1,163,142 |
1,247,800 |
93.22 |
1,378,132 |
1,495,300 |
92.16 |
ARMM |
1,057,458 |
1,678,000 |
63.02 |
1,882,338 |
1,994,400 |
94.38 |
Source of data: COMELEC. Projected voting population was estimated by the NSCB based on the projected population from NSO.
Table 4. Provinces with Registration Rates of more than 100% in 2010
| Area | 2010 | Registration Rate (%) | |
Registered Voters |
Projected Voting Population |
||
Leyte |
1,027,767 |
775,900 |
132.5 |
Zamboanga Sibugay |
345,876 |
309,700 |
111.7 |
Bataan |
463,682 |
429,800 |
107.9 |
Basilan |
173,661 |
165,000 |
105.2 |
Kalinga |
131,178 |
125,400 |
104.6 |
Camiguin |
57,121 |
55,000 |
103.9 |
Nueva Ecija |
1,289,804 |
1,244,600 |
103.6 |
Catanduanes |
152,719 |
147,500 |
103.5 |
Davao del Sur |
1,465,601 |
1,435,000 |
102.1 |
Northern Samar |
343,575 |
338,000 |
101.6 |
Samar |
448,268 |
441,800 |
101.5 |
Zamboanga del Norte |
589,956 |
582,400 |
101.3 |
Eastern Samar |
265,807 |
262,900 |
101.1 |
Abra |
154,417 |
154,000 |
100.3 |
Source of data: COMELEC. Projected voting population computed by NSCB
Table 5. Ten Provinces with Highest Registration Rates in 2010
| Area | 2010 | Registration Rate (%) | |
Registered Voters |
Projected Voting Population |
||
Siquijor |
61,002 |
61,000 |
100.0 |
Mt. Province |
101,983 |
102,400 |
99.6 |
Palawan |
535,279 |
548,900 |
97.5 |
Quirino |
106,442 |
110,300 |
96.5 |
Zamboanga del Sur |
920,994 |
954,800 |
96.5 |
Biliran |
98,551 |
102,600 |
96.1 |
Lanao del Sur |
515,485 |
536,800 |
96.0 |
Surigao del Sur |
335,492 |
349,800 |
95.9 |
Aklan |
316,040 |
330,200 |
95.7 |
Bukidnon |
727,750 |
766,700 |
94.9 |
Source of data: COMELEC. Projected voting population computed by NSCB
Table 6. Bottom Ten Provinces in Registration Rates in 2010
| Area | 2010 | Registration Rate (%) | |
Registered Voters |
Projected Voting Population |
||
Sulu |
315,104 |
462,100 |
68.2 |
Tawi-tawi |
169,598 |
232,200 |
73.0 |
Benguet |
347,414 |
454,700 |
76.4 |
Camarines Norte |
260,635 |
329,300 |
79.1 |
Compostela Valley |
349,766 |
441,500 |
79.2 |
Bulacan |
1,479,765 |
1,863,500 |
79.4 |
Batanes |
10,194 |
12,700 |
80.3 |
Marinduque |
126,176 |
156,000 |
80.9 |
Agusan del Sur |
325,642 |
401,800 |
81.0 |
Tarlac |
657,950 |
802,700 |
82.0 |
Source of data: COMELEC. Projected voting population computed by NSCB
Table 7. Registered Voters By Main Island Groups, 2004, 2007, and 2010
| Main Island Group | Registered Voters | % Increase 2004-2007 | % Increase 2007-2010 | |||||
| 2004 | % Distn | 2007 | % Distn | 2010 | % Distn | |||
Philippines |
43,536,028 |
100 |
45,029,443 |
100 |
50,723,733 |
100 |
3.4 |
12.6 |
Luzon |
24,620,517 |
56.6 |
25,150,333 |
55.9 |
28,368,890 |
55.9 |
2.2 |
12.8 |
Visayas |
8,968,714 |
20.6 |
9,326,861 |
20.7 |
10,290,090 |
20.3 |
4 |
10.3 |
Mindanao |
9,946,797 |
22.8 |
10,552,249 |
23.4 |
12,064,753 |
23.8 |
6.1 |
14.3 |
Source of data: COMELEC.
Table 8. Number of Registered Voters By Region, 2007 and 2010
| 2007 | 2010 | % Increase 2007-2010 |
|
Philippines |
44,647,213 |
50,723,733 |
|
Luzon |
24,911,909 |
28,368,890 |
13.88 |
NCR |
5,460,149 |
6,137,728 |
12.41 |
CAR |
790,010 |
898,696 |
13.76 |
Region I |
2,404,012 |
2,800,508 |
16.49 |
Region II |
1,599,510 |
1,823,666 |
14.01 |
Region III |
5,097,299 |
5,648,686 |
10.82 |
Region IV-A |
5,743,100 |
6,736,126 |
17.29 |
Region IV-B |
1,267,695 |
1,465,555 |
15.61 |
Region V |
2,550,134 |
2,857,925 |
12.07 |
Visayas |
9,326,997 |
10,290,090 |
10.33 |
Region VI |
3,668,321 |
3,936,639 |
7.31 |
Region VII |
3,460,577 |
3,921,867 |
13.33 |
Region VIII |
2,198,099 |
2,431,584 |
10.62 |
Mindanao |
10,408,307 |
12,064,753 |
15.91 |
Region IX |
1,695,970 |
1,856,826 |
9.48 |
Region X |
2,107,429 |
2,404,247 |
14.08 |
Region XI |
2,227,279 |
2,555,783 |
14.75 |
Region XII |
1,763,809 |
1,987,427 |
12.68 |
ARMM |
1,375,517 |
1,882,338 |
36.85 |
CARAGA |
1,238,303 |
1,378,132 |
11.29 |
Source of data: COMELEC.
Chart 3-Ten Provinces with Highest Number
of Registered Voters in 2010
Source of basic data: COMELEC
Chart 4. Ten Provinces with the Lowest Number of Registered Voters in 2010
Source of basic data: COMELEC
Table 9. Voter's Turnout in Philippine Elections, 1978 to 2010
Years |
Registered |
Actually |
Voters |
1978 |
21.46 |
18.35 |
86 |
1980 |
24.88 |
19.08 |
77 |
1984 |
29.26 |
26.19 |
90 |
1986 |
26.28 |
20.71 |
79 |
1987 |
25.04 |
21.43 |
86 |
1988 |
27.63 |
21.80 |
79 |
1989 |
27.96 |
18.87 |
68 |
1992 |
32.14 |
24.27 |
76 |
1995 |
36.41 |
25.73 |
71 |
1998 |
34.12 |
29.48 |
86 |
2001 |
36.36 |
31.42 |
86 |
2002 |
37.72 |
26.52 |
70 |
2004 |
43.52 |
33.51 |
77 |
2007 |
44.65 |
32.66 |
73 |
2010 \1 |
50.72 |
38.00 |
75 |
\1 - Latest election results count from COMELEC
Source of data: COMELEC
Posted: 11 May 2010
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