1959 Marikina local elections

1959 Marikina mayoral election

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Candidate Osmundo de Guzman Irineo M. Cruz Gil Fernando Party PPP–GA Nacionalista Liberal Running mate Jose S. Andres Enrique de la Paz Serafin Paz Popular vote 4,823 4,463 3,826 Percentage 28.22% 26.12% 22.39%   Candidate Juan Chanyungco Dominador P. Santos Party Nacionalista (ind.) Liberal (ind.) Running mate Marcos Cruz Isidro Reyes Popular vote 2,272 1,704 Percentage 13.30% 9.97%

Mayor before election Gil Fernando Liberal Elected mayor Osmundo de Guzman PPP–GA

A mayoral and vice mayoral election was held in Marikina on November 10, 1959, as part of the 1959 Philippine general election. Osmundo de Guzman of the Grand Alliance defeated incumbent Liberal mayor Gil Fernando, with his running mate Jose Andres being elected to the vice mayoralty.

Background

Liberal mayor Gil Fernando was elected in the 1955 elections, during a midterm election that saw the Nacionalista Party dominate the Senate of the Philippines. ^{[1] [2]} He ran for reelection in 1959, with Serafin Paz forming the latter part of the Liberal ticket.

Candidates

For mayor

• Juan Chanyungco (Independent-Nacionalista), former mayor
• Irineo Cruz (Nacionalista), principal of Roosevelt Memorial High School
• Osmundo de Guzman (GA), president of the Marikina Valley Rural Bank, former Manila Police District officer ^[3]
• Gil Fernando (Liberal), incumbent mayor
• Dominador P. Santos (Independent-Liberal)

For vice mayor

• Jose Andres (GA) ^[4]
• Marcos Cruz (Independent-Nacionalista)
• Enrique de la Paz (Nacionalista), former mayor
• Serafin Paz (Liberal)
• Isidro Reyes (Independent-Liberal)

Results

For mayor

De Guzman was elected mayor, defeating the incumbent mayor, Fernando, who saw his vote share decline to third place.

1959 Marikina mayoral election ^[4]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Osmundo de Guzman	Progressive Party / Grand Alliance	4,823	28.22
	Irineo M. Cruz	Nacionalista Party	4,463	26.12
	Gil Fernando	Liberal	3,826	22.39
	Juan Chanyungco	Independent	2,272	13.30
	Dominador P. Santos	Independent	1,704	9.97
Total			17,088	100.00

For vice mayor

Andres was elected vice mayor, defeating Paz.

1959 Marikina vice mayoral election ^[4]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jose S. Andres	Progressive Party / Grand Alliance	4,736	29.32
	Enrique de la Paz	Nacionalista Party	4,343	26.89
	Serafin Paz	Liberal	3,353	20.76
	Marcos Cruz	Independent	3,062	18.96
	Isidro Reyes	Independent	657	4.07
Total			16,151	100.00

References

1. Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. ISBN   9780199249596.
2. Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.
3. "Osmundo de Guzman: Alkalde ng Marikina, Rizal" [Osmundo de Guzman: Mayor of Marikina, Rizal]. Liwayway (in Tagalog). May 27, 1963. p. 114. At noong siya'y naglilingkuran sa Kagawaran ng Pulisya ng Maynila, tungkuling hinawakan niya sa loob ng 14 na taon...
4. "Guzman elected Marikina mayor". The Manila Times . The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 13, 1959. De Guzman, a political neophyte who ran as a Grand Alliance candidate, defeated four more seasoned political rivals, including Mayor Gil Fernando.