1959 Philippine Senate election

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1959 Philippine Senate election
Flag of the Philippines.svg
  1957 November 10, 1959 1961  

8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Eulogio Amang Rodriguez.jpg Ferdinand-Marcos-speech.jpg
Leader Eulogio Rodriguez Ferdinand Marcos
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Seats before202
Seats after194
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote17,160,61810,850,799
Percentage50.1%31.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.9%Decrease2.svg 0.1%

 Third partyFourth party
  Lorenzo Tanada portrait.jpg
Leader Lorenzo Tañada Raul Manglapus (lost)
Party NCP Progressive
Seats before10
Seats after10
Seat change Steady2.svg  Steady2.svg 
Popular vote2,029,2003,163,609
Percentage5.9%9.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.0%Decrease2.svg 2.8%

Senate President before election

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

A senatorial election was held on November 10, 1959 in the Philippines. The 1959 elections were known as the 1959 Philippine midterm elections as the date when the elected officials take office falls halfway through President Carlos P. Garcia's four-year term.

Contents

The Liberal Party continued chipping away from the Nacionalista Party's dominance in the Senate, winning two more seats, although the Nacionalistas still possessed 19 out of 24 seats in the chamber.

Retiring incumbents

Nacionalista Party

  1. Alejo Mabanag

Mid-term vacancies

  1. Ruperto Kangleon (Democratic), died on February 28, 1958

Results

The Nacionalista Party won five seats contested in the election, while the Liberal Party won two, and the Nationalist Citizens' Party won one.

Lorenzo Tañada of the Nationalist Citizens' Party and Nacionalistas Mariano Jesús Cuenco, Fernando Lopez, and Eulogio Rodriguez defended their Senate seats. Lopez was originally from the Democratic Party, and ran as a Nacionalista on this election.

The two winning Liberals are neophyte senators: Estanislao Fernandez and Ferdinand Marcos. Also entering the Senate for the first time are Nacionalistas Alejandro Almendras and Genaro Magsaysay.

Incumbent Nacionalista senators Edmundo B. Cea and Emmanuel Pelaez both lost.

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Before election‡^
Election resultNot up LP NCP NP Not up
After election++**

Key:

Per candidate

e    d  Summary of the November 10, 1959 Philippine Senate election result
RankCandidatePartyVotes%
1 Ferdinand Marcos Liberal 2,661,15341.6%
2 Genaro Magsaysay Nacionalista 2,457,21838.4%
3 Fernando Lopez Nacionalista 2,366,16637.0%
4 Estanislao Fernandez Liberal 2,071,86532.4%
5 Mariano Jesús Cuenco Nacionalista 2,046,84232.0%
6 Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista 2,037,68231.9%
7 Lorenzo Tañada NCP 2,029,20031.7%
8 Alejandro Almendras Nacionalista 1,857,78229.1%
9 Edmundo B. Cea Nacionalista 1,764,43627.6%
10 Emmanuel Pelaez Progressive (Grand Alliance)1,734,33027.1%
11 Raul Manglapus Progressive (Grand Alliance)1,651,09725.8%
12Juan Pajo Nacionalista 1,623,63725.4%
13 Manuel Manahan Progressive (Grand Alliance)1,512,51223.7%
14Sofronio Quimson Nacionalista 1,272,52519.9%
15 Cornelio Villareal Liberal 1,266,82619.8%
16 Eleuterio Adevoso Liberal 1,035,14716.2%
17Jacinto Borja Liberal 1,021,28116.0%
18 Jesus M. Vargas Progressive (Grand Alliance)1,001,98115.7%
19Esmeraldo Eco Liberal 947,26114.8%
20Duma Sinsuat Liberal 687,62210.8%
21Narciso Pimentel, Jr. Progressive (Grand Alliance)621,9159.7%
22Osmundo Mondoñedo Progressive (Grand Alliance)537,7298.4%
23Alfredo AbcedeFederal Party27,3830.4%
24Valentin Festejo Independent 3,2630.1%
25Gualberto Cruz Independent 2,8010.0%
26 Narciso J. Alegre New Party2,5960.0%
27Emilio Alcutse Aninao Independent 2,3790.0%
28Natalio M. Beltran JrCooperative Democratic Party2,2860.0%
29Gregorio Llanza Independent 1,7270.0%
30Consuelo Fa Alvear Independent 1,2680.0%
31Isaac Eceta Independent 1,2090.0%
32Chenchay Reyes Juta Independent 1,0480.0%
Total turnout6,393,72481.7%
Total votes28,108,309N/A
Registered voters7,822,472100.0%
Note: A total of 32 candidates ran for senator.Source: [1]

Per party

1959 Philippine Senate election results.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party 17,160,61850.10+2.88620519−1
Liberal Party 10,850,79931.68−0.100224+2
Progressive Party 3,163,6099.24−2.8300000
Nationalist Citizens' Party 2,029,2005.92−1.0211110
Federal Party 27,3830.08New00000
Cooperative Democratic Party2,2860.01New00000
Independent1,015,6762.97+2.5000000
Vacancy1100−1
Total34,249,571100.008248240
Total votes6,393,724
Registered voters/turnout7,822,47281.74
Source: 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.

& Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.
    Vote share
    NP
    50.10%
    LP
    31.68%
    PPP
    9.24%
    NCP
    5.92%
    Others
    3.06%
    Senate seats
    NP
    62.50%
    LP
    25.00%
    PPP
    0.00%
    NCP
    12.50%
    Others
    0.00%

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