Election Commission Summarizes Voter Turnout at 71.42%, Excluding Re-elections and Recounts

The Election Commission (EC) summarizes voter turnout for the House of Representatives election at 71.42%, excluding re-elections and recounts. It explains that the number of voters using the two ballots differs because some envelopes from out-of-district and overseas voting did not return complete ballots.

At 21:48 on 26 February 2026, the Office of the Election Commission released information about voter turnout for the general election of House of Representatives members held on 8 February 2026 as follows.

1. Election for party-list members of the House of Representatives.

• Eligible voters: 52,933,610.
• Voters who cast ballots: 37,807,781, representing 71.42%.
• Valid ballots: 35,030,601, or 92.65%.
• Spoiled ballots: 1,669,006, or 4.41%.
• Ballots where no party-list was selected: 1,108,051, or 2.93%.

2. Election for constituency members of the House of Representatives.

• Eligible voters: 52,933,610.
• Voters who cast ballots: 37,807,778, representing 71.42%.
• Valid ballots: 34,862,178, or 92.21%.
• Spoiled ballots: 1,337,396, or 3.54%.
• Ballots where no candidate was selected: 1,608,174, or 4.25%.

The EC also noted the following remarks. Data as of 25 February 2026, excluding ballots subject to re-elections and recounts.

The discrepancy in the number of voters between party-list and constituency ballots is due to some out-of-district or overseas voting envelopes returning incomplete sets of the two ballot types.

A summary of voter turnout, valid ballots, spoiled ballots, and ballots with no selection by province will be released after all re-elections and recounts are completed.