1961 Philippine general election

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1961 Philippine general election
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  Diosdado Macapagal photo.jpg Carlos P Garcia photo.jpg
Nominee Diosdado Macapagal Carlos P. Garcia
Party Liberal Nacionalista
Running mate Emmanuel Pelaez Gil J. Puyat
Popular vote3,554,8402,902,996
Percentage55.05%44.95%
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Election results per province/city.
President before election

Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

Elected President

Diosdado Macapagal
Liberal

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Candidate Emmanuel Pelaez Sergio Osmeña Jr. Gil Puyat
Party Liberal Independent Nacionalista
Popular vote2,394,4002,190,4241,787,987
Percentage37.57%34.37%28.06%
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Election results per province/city.
Vice President before election

Diosdado Macapagal
Liberal

Elected Vice President

Emmanuel Pelaez
Liberal

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All 104 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
53 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Daniel Romualdez.jpg Cornelio Villareal.jpg
Leader Daniel Romualdez Cornelio Villareal
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Leyte–1st Capiz–2nd
Last election82 seats, 61.19%19 seats, 30.17%
Seats won7429
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 10
Popular vote3,923,3902,167,641
Percentage61.0233.71
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.17Increase2.svg 3.54
Speaker before election

Daniel Romualdez
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

Cornelio Villareal
Liberal

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 F. 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 Juta Dominion 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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Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
   Nacionalista Party
   Liberal Party
   Progressive Party
   Nationalist Citizens' Party
CandidatePartyVotes%
Raul Manglapus Party for Philippine Progress [a] 3,489,65851.78
Manuel Manahan Party for Philippine Progress [a] 3,088,04045.82
Lorenzo Sumulong Nacionalista Party 2,817,22841.81
Soc Rodrigo Liberal Party 2,710,32240.22
Gaudencio Antonino Liberal Party 2,636,42039.12
Camilo Osías Liberal Party 2,634,78339.10
Maria Kalaw Katigbak Liberal Party 2,546,14737.78
Jose Roy Nacionalista Party 2,443,11036.25
Tecla San Andres Ziga Liberal Party 2,318,51834.41
Quintin Paredes Nacionalista Party 2,206,06432.74
Pacita Madrigal-Gonzales Nacionalista Party 2,172,26032.24
Cesar Climaco Liberal Party 2,142,74131.80
Domocao Alonto Nacionalista Party 1,877,69827.86
Decoroso Rosales Nacionalista Party 1,863,56027.65
Pedro Sabido Nacionalista Party 1,746,69825.92
Angel Castaño Nacionalista Party 1,734,24725.74
Jose E. Romero Nacionalista Party 973,61214.45
Agustin MarkingIndependent127,8201.90
Francisco OfemariaIndependent41,0840.61
Ernesto HidalgoIndependent1,8780.03
Leon Javinez Sr.Independent3390.01
Jose Briones Independent1410.00
Total39,572,368100.00
Total votes6,738,805–
Registered voters/turnout8,483,56879.43
  1. 1 2 Guest candidate of the Liberal Party

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
Nacionalista Party (independent) 47,6140.74+0.6800
Liberal Party (independent) 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 [3] and Teehankee [4]

See also

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. ↑ 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..
  4. ↑ 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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