1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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←  1953 November 12, 1957 1961  →
All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
52 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Blank2x3.svg Speaker Cornelio Villareal cropped photo.jpg
Leader Daniel Romualdez Cornelio Villareal
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Leyte–4th Capiz–2nd
Last election31 seats, 47.30%59 seats, 39.81%
Seats won8219
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 51Decrease2.svg 40
Popular vote2,948,4091,453,527
Percentage61.1930.17
SwingIncrease2.svg 13.89Decrease2.svg 9.64
Speaker before election

José Laurel, Jr.
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

Daniel Romualdez
Nacionalista

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 12, 1957. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Carlos P. Garcia's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. [1]

Contents

The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961.

Results

1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections results.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Nacionalista Party 2,948,40961.19+13.8982+51
Liberal Party 1,453,52730.17−9.6419−40
Nationalist Citizens' Party 137,0932.85New1New
Progressive Party 62,9681.31New00
Nacionalista Party (independent) 51,7291.07+0.0400
Democratic Party 42,8900.89−6.070−9
United Rural Community3,2960.07New00
Liberal Party (independent) 2,8020.06−0.5800
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
Total4,818,520100.00–1020
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 [2] and Teehankee [3]
Vote share
NP
 
61.19%
LP
 
30.17%
NCP
 
2.85%
Others
 
8.81%
Seats
NP
 
80.39%
LP
 
18.63%
NCP
 
0.98%
Others
 
0.00%

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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.
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