Election workspace
Generated May 23, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC
Explore the parties, districts, sectors, and timeline shaping 2026 BARMM Parliamentary Elections, and see how each vote helps form the Bangsamoro Parliament on Sep 14, 2026.
Parliament
80
Total seats in the current framework.
Parties
13
Regional party entries on the May 13, 2026 CLC.
District filers
108
Working list from district COC filer reporting.
Sectoral
30
Extracted sectoral candidates from the regional CLC.
Majority
41
Seats needed for a parliamentary majority.
Sources
20
Source records referenced by the workspace.
Voter guide
How the election works
BARMM elects an 80-seat Parliament through 40 party-representative seats, 32 single-member district seats, and 8 sectoral or reserved seats. A parliamentary majority is 41 seats.
Composition of the 80-seat Parliament
Majority = 41
40of 80
Party-representative
32of 80
Single-member district
8of 80
Sectoral & reserved
40
A voter chooses one registered regional party or coalition for this track. The vote is for the party, and the party earns seats based on its share of the party-representation vote. Once a party wins seats, those seats are filled from its nominee list.
32
A voter chooses one named candidate in the voter’s parliamentary district. The winner represents that place in the same 80-member Parliament as party and sectoral representatives.
4
9
5
5
0
4
3
2
8
Reserved seats guarantee representation for specific communities and sectors — Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples, settler communities, women, youth, traditional leaders, and ulama.
2
2
1
1
1
1
Government formation
Voters elect the 80 Members of Parliament. On the first day of session, members elect the Chief Minister by a majority vote of all members (41). If no one reaches the majority, Parliament holds a runoff between the top two.
Source: RA 11054, Art. VII, Secs. 30-35
Parliament vote
41of 80 needed
If majority
A member with 41+ votes becomes Chief Minister.
If no majority
Parliament holds a runoff between the top two.
Timeline
The legal foundations, the postponements and resets, and the road to the September 14, 2026 vote — all in one place.
2018
Jul 26, 2018
Legal Foundation
Republic Act No. 11054 created the legal framework for BARMM and the parliamentary system.
2019
Dec 2018
Plebiscite
Plebiscite processes approved BARMM creation, with Sulu later central to jurisdictional litigation because most of its residents voted against inclusion.
2019
2019
Transition
The BTA served as interim government and interim parliament before the first regular parliamentary election.
2021
Oct 28, 2021
Postponement
The first regular parliamentary election, originally expected in 2022, was postponed to 2025 amid pandemic and electoral-code transition issues.
2023
2023
Electoral Code
BARMM adopted an electoral framework for its parliamentary election process; later Comelec resolutions implemented filing and list rules.
2024
Aug 2024
Court Decision
The Supreme Court ruling excluding Sulu created uncertainty over the seven parliamentary seats earlier allocated to Sulu.
2025
Feb 19, 2025
Postponement
Republic Act No. 12123 moved the election date to October 13, 2025 after Sulu-related seat allocation problems.
2025
Mar 20, 2025
Appointment
Macacua (appointed by President Marcos on March 3, 2025) took office as BARMM interim Chief Minister, replacing Murad Ebrahim; the MILF objected that the appointments bypassed its recommendations.
2025
Sep 15, 2025
Court Ruling
The Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against the Bangsamoro parliamentary redistricting law (BAA 77), disrupting preparations for the then-scheduled October 2025 polls.
2025
Oct 1, 2025
Court Decision
The Supreme Court declared Bangsamoro districting laws unconstitutional, forcing another reset of election preparations and district allocation work.
2026
May 5, 2026 to May 7, 2026
Filing Period
Filing of district COCs and party/coalition nominee lists occurred during May 5-7, 2026.
2026
Jul 30, 2026 to Sep 12, 2026
Campaign Period
Campaign period under the current timetable runs July 30 to September 12, 2026.
2026
Jan 13, 2026
Legislation
The Bangsamoro Parliament approved a new districting law (Parliament Bill 415, enacted as Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 86) establishing the 32 single-member districts used in the 2026 election, replacing the voided BAA 77 and BAA 58.
2026
Jan 28, 2026
Deferment
COMELEC deferred the March 2026 schedule due to the 120-day rule and districting-law timing concerns.
2026
Mar 25, 2026
Postponement Law
Republic Act No. 12317 reset the first regular Bangsamoro Parliament election to September 14, 2026.
2026
Apr 21, 2026
Comelec Resolution
COMELEC issued rules for COC filing, nominee lists, consolidation, posting, corrections and related processes for the September 14, 2026 BARMM Parliamentary Elections.
2026
May 13, 2026
Candidate List
COMELEC published/generated the regional Certified List of Candidates containing the 13 regional political parties and regional sectoral candidates.
2026
Jul 9, 2026
Comelec Resolution
COMELEC named UBJP the dominant majority party and BFP the dominant minority party for the 2026 BARMM parliamentary elections, granting associated election-day privileges.
2026
Jul 16, 2026
Election Period
Start of the election period under the current timetable.
2026
Sep 14, 2026
Election Day
Scheduled date of the first regular BARMM Parliamentary Elections.
Latest news
The most recent reporting tracked in this workspace, newest first. Each headline links to the original source.