Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2007

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Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines will be held on May 14, 2007. All the seats in the chamber are up for election. Representatives are elected for three year terms.

Most representatives win seats by being elected directly, the constituency being a geographical district comprising of about 250,000 voters. There are 212 seats in total for all the legislative districts. There are also seats for organized representation of special minorities. Such representatives gain 1 seat for every 2% of the total number of votes in the national electorate, but are limited to 3 seats.

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