1961 Philippine general election

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Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 14, 1961 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term as President of the Philippines to Vice President President Diosdado Macapagal. His running mate, Senator Gil J. Puyat lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez. Independent Candidate Cebu City Mayor Sergio Osmeña, Jr. ran for Vice President also lost by a narrow margin. Six candidates ran for president, four of whom were "nuisance" candidates. This was the only election in Philippine electoral history in which a vice-president defeated the incumbent president.

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Diosdado Macapagal Liberal Party 3,554,84055.05
Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Party 2,902,99644.95
Alfredo Abcede Federal Party 70.00
German P. VillanuevaIndependent20.00
Gregorio L. LlanzaIndependent20.00
Praxedes FloroIndependent00.00
Total6,457,847100.00
Valid votes6,457,84795.83
Invalid/blank votes280,9884.17
Total votes6,738,835100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,483,56879.43
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos [1]

Vice-President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Emmanuel Pelaez Liberal Party 2,394,40037.57
Sergio Osmeña Jr. Independent2,190,42434.37
Gil Puyat Nacionalista Party 1,787,98728.06
Chencay Reyes JutaDominion Status Party20.00
Total6,372,813100.00
Valid votes6,372,81394.57
Invalid/blank votes365,9925.43
Total votes6,738,805100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,483,56879.43
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos [2]

Senate

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RankCandidatePartyVotes%
1 Raul Manglapus Progressive 1 3,489,65851.8%
2 Manuel Manahan Progressive 1 3,088,04045.8%
3 Lorenzo Sumulong Nacionalista 2,817,22841.8%
4 Francisco Soc Rodrigo Liberal 2,710,32240.2%
5 Gaudencio Antonino Liberal 2,636,42039.1%
6 Camilo Osías Liberal 2,634,78339.1%
7 Maria Kalaw Katigbak Liberal 2,546,14737.8%
8 Jose Roy Nacionalista 2,443,11036.3%
9Tecla Ziga Liberal 2,318,51834.4%
10 Quintin Paredes Nacionalista 2,206,06432.7%
11 Pacita Madrigal-Gonzales Nacionalista 2,172,26032.2%
12 Cesar Climaco Liberal 2,142,74131.8%
13Domocao Alonto Nacionalista 1,877,69827.9%
14Decoroso Rosales Nacionalista 1,863,56027.7%
15Pedro Sabido Nacionalista 1,746,69825.9%
16Angel Castaño Nacionalista 1,734,24725.7%
17 Jose E. Romero Nacionalista 973,61214.4%
18Agustin Marking Independent 127,8201.9%
19Francisco Ofemaria Independent 41,0840.6%
20Ernesto Hidalgo Independent 1,8780.0%
21Leon Javinez Sr. Independent 3390.0%
22 Jose Briones Independent 1410.0%
Total turnout6,738,80579.4%
Total votes39,572,377N/A
Registered voters8,483,568100.0%
Note: A total of 22 candidates ran for senator.Source: [3]
^1 Liberal Party's guest candidate

House of Representatives

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Nacionalista Party 3,923,39061.02−0.1774−8
Liberal Party 2,167,64133.71+3.5429+10
Independent Nacionalista 47,6140.74+0.6800
Independent Liberal 40,2200.63−0.4400
Nationalist Citizens' Party 7,8370.12−2.7300
Independent243,1103.78+1.441New
Total6,429,812100.00–104+2
Valid votes6,429,81295.41+1.08
Invalid/blank votes308,9934.59−1.08
Total votes6,738,805100.00–
Registered voters/turnout8,483,56879.43+3.91
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann [4] and Teehankee [5]

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References

  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. ↑ Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN   0199249598.
  4. ↑ 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..
  5. ↑ 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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