In the Philippines, the party-list system allocates a maximum of 20% of the seats in the House of Representatives to party-list groups, which represent marginalized and sectoral groups. This translates to 63 seats out of the total 316 seats in the House. The rules for how many party-list seats a single party-list can win are as follows:
- A party-list that receives at least 2% of the total party-list votes is entitled to one seat.
- Additional seats are granted proportionally for votes above 2%, but a party-list can win a maximum of three seats.
- If the 63 party-list seats are not all filled by parties reaching the 2% threshold, the remaining seats are distributed to parties with the next highest vote shares until all seats are filled.
Thus, no single party-list can win more than three seats, but many party-list groups can win seats, up to the total of 63 party-list seats in the House
. In summary:
- Maximum seats per party-list: 3
- Total party-list seats available: 63
- Multiple party-lists can win seats, filling the 63 seats collectively
This system ensures a broad representation of various sectors and groups in the legislature without allowing any single party-list to dominate the party- list seats