1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections

1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections

←  1949 November 10, 1953 1957  →
All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 52 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jose Laurel Jr. Eugenio Pérez Jose Roy Party Nacionalista Liberal Democratic Leader's seat Batangas–3rd Pangasinan–2nd Tarlac–1st Last election 33 seats, 34.05% 60 seats, 53% Party does not exist Seats won 59 31 9 Seat change 26 29 9 Popular vote 1,930,367 1,624,571 284,222 Percentage 47.30 39.81 6.96 Swing 13.25 24.32 6.85
Speaker before election Eugenio Pérez Liberal Elected Speaker Jose Laurel Jr. Nacionalista

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 10, 1953. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. ^[1] However, Ramon Magsaysay of the opposition Nacionalista Party was elected president, and several elected Liberal Party congressmen defected to the Nacionalista Party, leading to José Laurel, Jr. being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The elected representatives served in the 3rd Congress from 1953 to 1957.

Electoral system

The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 102 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts.

Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	1,930,367	47.30	+13.25	59	+26
	Liberal Party	1,624,571	39.81	−24.32	31	−29
	Democratic Party	284,222	6.96	+6.85	9	New
	Democratic Party/Nacionalista Party	58,667	1.44	New	2	New
	Nacionalista Party (independent)	42,081	1.03	New	0	0
	Liberal Party (independent)	25,927	0.64	New	0	0
	People's Party	3,155	0.08	New	0	0
	New Young Philippines	620	0.02	New	0	0
	Republican Party	431	0.01	New	0	0
	Independent	111,160	2.72	+1.30	1	0
Total		4,081,201	100.00	–	102	+2
Valid votes		4,081,201	94.33	−2.35
Invalid/blank votes		245,495	5.67	+2.35
Total votes		4,326,696	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		5,603,231	77.22	+9.83
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann [2] and Teehankee [3]

Vote share Nacionalista   47.30% Liberal   39.81% Democratic   8.40% Others   4.50%

Seats Nacionalista   57.84% Liberal   30.39% Democratic   10.78% Others   0.98%

See also

• 3rd Congress of the Philippines

References

1. Quezon, Manuel III (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
2. 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..
3. 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.

Bibliography

• Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN   971-8832-24-6.
• Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN   971-92245-0-9.