1978 Philippine parliamentary election

1978 Philippine parliamentary election

← 1969 April 7 and 27, 1978 1984 →
179 (of the 189) seats in the Interim Batasang Pambansa 90 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ferdinand Marcos Benigno Aquino Jr. Hilario Davide Jr. Party KBL LABAN Pusyon Bisaya Leader's seat none Region IV-A (lost) Region VII Last election new party new party new party Seats won 150 0 13 Seat change 150 13 Popular vote 147,885,493 21,541,600 9,495,416 Percentage 71.13% 10.36% 4.57%
Prime Minister-designate Ferdinand Marcos KBL

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A parliamentary election was held in the Philippines on April 7, 1978, for the election of the 165 regional representatives to the Interim Batasang Pambansa (the nation's first parliament). The leading opposition party, the Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN), ran twenty-one candidates for the Metro Manila area. Their leading candidate was the jailed opposition leader Ninoy Aquino. Marcos regime's party known as the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL), which was led by the then-First Lady Imelda Marcos. Ninoy was allowed to run by his fellow partymates under the Liberal Party, who boycotted the election and was not allowed to campaign, and so his family campaigned for him. The night before the election on April 6, 1978, a noise barrage was organized by the supporters of (LABAN) which occurred up to dawn.

These elections were followed by the sectoral election on April 27, which elected additional 14 representatives. Another 10 representatives were appointed, bringing up the total number of representatives to 189.