1957 Philippine general election

Summary

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 12, 1957 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia won his opportunity to get a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of late President Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash in March 1957. His running mate, Batangas Representative Jose Laurel, Jr. lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first time in Philippine electoral history where a president was elected by a plurality and not majority, and in which the president and vice president came from different parties.

Results edit

President edit

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos P. GarciaNacionalista Party2,072,25741.28
José YuloLiberal Party1,386,82927.62
Manuel ManahanProgressive Party1,049,42020.90
Claro M. RectoNationalist Citizens' Party429,2268.55
Antonio QuirinoLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]60,3281.20
Valentin de los SantosLapiang Malaya21,6740.43
Alfredo AbcedeFederal Party4700.01
Total5,020,204100.00
Valid votes5,020,20498.28
Invalid/blank votes87,9081.72
Total votes5,108,112100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1]
  1. ^ Quirino ran under his own wing of the Liberal Party, while the rest of the party supported Yulo's candidacy.

Vice president edit

CandidatePartyVotes%
Diosdado MacapagalLiberal Party2,189,19746.55
Jose Laurel Jr.Nacionalista Party1,783,01237.92
Vicente AranetaProgressive Party375,0907.98
Lorenzo TañadaNationalist Citizens' Party344,6857.33
Restituto FrestoLapiang Malaya10,4940.22
Total4,702,478100.00
Valid votes4,702,47892.06
Invalid/blank votes405,6347.94
Total votes5,108,112100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2]

Senate edit

 
Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
  Nacionalista Party
  Liberal Party
  Democratic Party
  Nationalist Citizens' Party
CandidatePartyVotes%
Gil PuyatNacionalista Party2,189,90942.87
Arturo TolentinoNacionalista Party1,982,70838.81
Eulogio BalaoNacionalista Party1,851,15736.24
Rogelio de la RosaLiberal Party1,715,12333.58
Oscar LedesmaNacionalista Party1,670,77432.71
Ambrosio PadillaLiberal Party1,636,20232.03
Roseller T. LimNacionalista Party1,558,32230.51
Cipriano Primicias Sr.Nacionalista Party1,350,86826.45
Jose LocsinNacionalista Party1,347,79726.39
Francisco Afan DelgadoNacionalista Party1,320,29625.85
Osmundo MondoñedoLiberal Party1,011,05319.79
Raul ManglapusProgressive Party1,005,59519.69
Narciso Pimentel Jr.Liberal Party1,004,94419.67
Estanislao FernandezLiberal Party997,56219.53
Juan LiwagLiberal Party918,78517.99
Consuelo Salazar-PerezLiberal Party844,95016.54
Marcos CaloLiberal Party769,59915.07
Pacita de los Reyes-PhillipsNationalist Citizens' Party641,71612.56
Terry AdevosoProgressive Party562,49111.01
Josefa Gonzales-EstradaProgressive Party423,3198.29
Antonio MacedaNationalist Citizens' Party383,5317.51
Jaime FerrerProgressive Party345,8816.77
Jose M. HernandezProgressive Party339,9096.65
Fulvio PelaezProgressive Party313,2216.13
Mario BengzonNationalist Citizens' Party265,8595.20
Jose ZuluetaPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government213,4654.18
Norberto Romualdez Jr.Progressive Party210,8224.13
Rodrigo Perez Jr.Progressive Party192,6973.77
Cipriano CidNationalist Citizens' Party162,4933.18
Emilio JavierNationalist Citizens' Party155,8673.05
Vicente LlanesNationalist Citizens' Party124,7442.44
Manuel AbellaNationalist Citizens' Party116,5092.28
Gonzalo VasquezNationalist Citizens' Party99,2531.94
Severino LunaIndependent59,6901.17
Remedios MagsaysayIndependent59,0001.16
Atilano CincoPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government48,8630.96
Vicente RafaelPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government47,8830.94
Miguel PendonPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government24,4580.48
Felicidad VillanuevaWomen's Party14,7250.29
Antonia LumibaoPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government11,9160.23
Dominador PortugalLapiang Malaya8,9150.17
Eulogio DuyanLapiang Malaya8,4340.17
Romualdo SaclayanLapiang Malaya8,2350.16
Deogracias PedrosaLapiang Malaya7,9190.16
Jose VillanuevaLapiang Malaya7,8050.15
Luis de GuzmanLapiang Malaya7,7810.15
Emmanuel ReyLapiang Malaya7,1230.14
Teofilo RamasLapiang Malaya6,4700.13
Jose CanutoIndependent6,1470.12
Arturo SamaniegoLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]2,5150.05
Ciriaco de las LiagasIndependent2,4270.05
Patricio CenizaIndependent2,1190.04
Gregorio LlanzaIndependent1,3330.03
Consuelo Fa AlvearIndependent1,1350.02
Total28,072,314100.00
Total votes5,108,112
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52
  1. ^ The supporters of Antonio Quirino in the Liberal Party ran candidates under the Quirino wing of that party.

House of Representatives edit

 
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Nacionalista Party2,948,40961.19+13.8982+51
Liberal Party1,453,52730.17−9.6419−40
Nationalist Citizens' Party137,0932.85New1New
Progressive Party62,9681.31New00
Independent Nacionalista51,7291.07+0.0400
Democratic Party42,8900.89−7.510−11
United Rural Community3,2960.07New00
Independent Liberal2,8020.06−0.5800
Lapiang Makabansa1,7650.04New00
People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government9680.02New00
Partido'y Makahirap5240.01New00
National Patriotic Party120.00New00
Independent112,5372.34−0.380−1
Total4,818,520100.001020
Valid votes4,818,52094.33−0.00
Invalid/blank votes289,5625.67+0.00
Total votes5,108,082100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52−1.70
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[3] and Teehankee[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
    Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific
    .
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
    Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific
    .
  3. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
  4. ^ Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.

External links edit

  • Official website of the Commission on Elections