1967 Philippine Senate election

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1967 Philippine Senate election
Flag of the Philippines.svg
  1965 November 14, 1967 1969  

8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Gil Puyat photo.jpg Ambrosio Padilla.jpg
Leader Gil Puyat Ambrosio Padilla
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Seats before1111
Seats after157
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote27,237,42418,094,284
Percentage55.8%37.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.9%Decrease2.svg 9.9%

Senate President before election

Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1967, in the Philippines. The 1967 election for the members of the Philippine Senate were also known as the 1967 midterm election, as the date where the elected candidates take office falls halfway through President Ferdinand Marcos' four-year term. The administration Nacionalista Party won seven seats in the Philippine Senate while the Liberal Party won one seat; the Nacionalistas got the majority in the Senate after having twelve of the 24 seats in the Senate prior to the election.

Contents

Retiring incumbents

Liberal Party

Both were originally elected under the Progressive Party banner in 1961.

  1. Manuel Manahan
  2. Raul Manglapus

Nacionalista Party

  1. Lorenzo Sumulong

Mid-term vacancies

  1. Gaudencio Antonino (Nacionalista), died on November 13, 1967

Results

The Nacionalista Party won seven seats, while the Liberal Party won one.

Jose Roy of the Nacionalistas garnered the highest number of votes and was the sole incumbent to defend his seat.

Five winners are neophyte senators. These are the Nacionalistas' Helena Benitez, Salvador Laurel and Leonardo Perez, the Liberals' sole winner Benigno Aquino Jr., and independent candidate Magnolia Antonino, who was the wife of Senator Gaudencio Antonino of the Nacionalistas (originally elected as a Liberal) who died on election eve. She substituted for him and won the election.

Emmanuel Pelaez returns to the Senate, this time under the banner of the Nacionalistas, after last serving in 1959.

Three Liberal senators lost their seats: Maria Kalaw Katigbak, Camilo Osias, and Soc Rodrigo.

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

Key:

Per candidate

e    d  Summary of the November 14, 1967 Philippine Senate election result
RankCandidatePartyVotes%
1. Jose Roy Nacionalista 4,116,54951.7%
2. Benigno Aquino Jr. Liberal 3,940,52949.5%
3. Magnolia Antonino 1 Independent Nacionalista 2 3,466,67643.6%
4. Salvador Laurel Nacionalista 3,459,87043.5%
5. Leonardo Perez Nacionalista 3,440,01143.2%
6. Emmanuel Pelaez Nacionalista 3,437,13543.2%
7. Lorenzo Teves Nacionalista 3,393,95242.7%
8. Helena Benitez Nacionalista 3,305,58541.5%
9.Emilio Espinosa, Jr. Nacionalista 3,148,90439.6%
10Fernando R. Veloso Nacionalista 2,935,41836.9%
11 Maria Kalaw Katigbak Liberal 2,434,85630.6%
12 Francisco Rodrigo Liberal 2,153,84927.1%
13 Felixberto Serrano Liberal 2,133,15026.8%
14 Camilo Osías Liberal 1,991,66325.0%
15Hilarion Henares Jr. Liberal 1,959,63924.6%
16 Roseller Lim Liberal 1,790,74122.5%
17 Jose Briones Liberal 1,678,17821.1%
18Asaad Usman Independent Liberal 3 33,6420.4%
19Antonio MendozaLiberal Party11,6790.1%
20Victorina CruzPartido ng Bansa7,5840.1%
21Marcelina AngelesPartido ng Bansa3,1040.0%
22Paquito AlipioPartido ng Bansa2,7760.0%
23Segundo BaldonPartido ng Bansa2,5160.0%
24Victoriano VillaflorPartido ng Bansa2,3060.0%
25Amado OrdinarioPartido ng Bansa2,0110.0%
26Jose VillavisaPartido ng Bansa1,7220.0%
27Sergio OlidanPartido ng Bansa1,5380.0%
28Francisco QuinesRepublican Party2690.0%
29Cayetano Bartolini Independent 1600.0%
Total turnout7,957,01981.7%
Total votes48,856,012N/A
Registered voters9,744,604100.0%
Note: A total of 29 candidates ran for senator.Source: [1]
^1 Magnolia W. Antonino officially used the name "Mrs. Gaudencio Antonino" in the election after she was chosen as a substitute to her husband Gaudencio Antonino who died a day before election day.
^2 Nacionalista Party's guest candidate
^3 Liberal Party's guest candidate

Per party

1967 Philippine Senate election results.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party 27,237,42455.75+11.95211615+4
Liberal Party 18,094,28437.04−9.8851117−4
Partido ng Bansa23,5570.05+0.0300000
Republican Party2690.00New00000
Independent3,500,4787.16+6.320011New
Nationalist Citizens' Party 01010
Vacancy1100−1
Total48,856,012100.008248240
Total votes7,957,019
Registered voters/turnout9,744,60481.66
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
55.75%
LP
37.04%
Others
7.21%
Senate seats
NP
75.00%
LP
12.50%
Others
12.50%

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