1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

←  1965 November 11, 1969 1978  →
All 110 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 56 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jose Laurel, Jr. Justiniano Montano Party Nacionalista Liberal Leader's seat Capiz–2nd Cavite Last election 38 seats, 41.76% 61 seats, 51.32% Seats won 88 18 Seat change 50 43 Popular vote 4,590,374 2,641,786 Percentage 58.93 33.91 Swing 17.17 17.41
Speaker before election Jose Laurel Jr. Nacionalista Elected Speaker Jose Laurel Jr. Nacionalista

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 11, 1969. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Ferdinand Marcos's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. ^[1]

The elected representatives served in the 7th Congress from 1969 to 1973, although it was cut short due to the proclamation of martial law on September 23, 1972 by President Marcos. The proclamation suspended the Constitution and closed both chambers of Congress, which enabled Marcos to rule by decree. The Constitutional Convention then passed a new constitution, which was approved by the electorate in a 1973 plebiscite that abolished the bicameral Congress and instead instituted a unicameral Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly).

Electoral system

The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 110 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts.

Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	4,590,374	58.93	+17.17	88	+50
	Liberal Party	2,641,786	33.91	−17.41	18	−43
	Nacionalista Party (independent)	129,424	1.66	+0.67	2	+1
	Liberal Party (independent)	24,546	0.32	−1.16	0	−1
	Party for Philippine Progress	5,031	0.06	−0.52	0	0
	Young Philippines	3,917	0.05	−0.12	0	0
	Reformist Party	43	0.00	New	0	0
	Independent	394,700	5.07	+1.37	2	−1
Total		7,789,821	100.00	–	110	+6
Valid votes		7,789,821	94.97	−0.32
Invalid/blank votes		412,970	5.03	+0.32
Total votes		8,202,791	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		10,300,898	79.63	+3.24
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann [2] and Teehankee [3]

Vote share NP   58.93% LP   33.91% Others   7.16%

Seats NP   80.00% LP   16.36% Others   3.64%

See also

• 7th Congress of the Philippines

References

1. Quezon, Manuel III (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
2. 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..
3. 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.

Bibliography

• Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN   971-8832-24-6.
• Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN   971-92245-0-9.