The 1995 Philippine general election were held on May 8, 1995. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against

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who used

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ry, flying voters, violence, election

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, stealing of ballot boxes, etc. The

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(PNP) listed five people dead and more than 200 hotspots before and 300 hotspots during the election.

Major senatorial candidates

''Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.''

Results

Senate

House of Representatives

References

External links

Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine general elections

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...