2010 automated elections may spur the most number of election contests in HRET since 1987

The recently concluded election may potentially be the most contested congressional elections since 1987.

As of May 27, 2010, the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal has received forty-nine (49) election contests relative to the recently concluded May 10, 2010 elections. Forty (40) of these cases are election protests while nine (9) are petitions for quo warranto.

Atty. Daisy Panga-Vega, Secretary of the Tribunal, said that more cases are expected to be filed with Tribunal after the proclamation of the party-list candidates.

Election Contests Filed with the HRET (1987-2010)

Year of Election	Election Protest	Quo warranto	Total
1987	40	10	50
1992	22	6	28
1995	27	8	35
1998	27	8	35
2001	33	10	43
2004	16	3	19
2007	28	9	37
2010*	40	9	49

* As of May 27, 2010. Data from the HRET