Party List Fast Facts

1995—year that the Republic Act No. 7941, or the Party-list System Act, was enacted

3—maximum number of seats that each party shall be entitled to, according to the Party-list System Act

20—percentage of the total members of Congress should be party-list representatives, according to the 1987 Constitution

43—total number of party-list groups in the 15th Congress

56—total number of party-list representatives in the 15th Congress

170—number of party-list groups in the 2010 elections

1.5 million—estimated number of votes received by Ako Bicol, the topnotcher among the party-list groups in the 2010 elections Compiled by: Inquirer Research

Sources: congress.gov.ph, 1987 Constitution, lawphil.net, Inquirer Archives