1969 Philippine general election

1969 Philippine general election
	Presidential election
← 1965 1981 →
	Presidential election results per province.
President before election; Ferdinand Marcos ; Nacionalista	Elected President; Ferdinand Marcos ; Nacionalista
	Vice presidential election
← 1965 1981 →
	Vice presidential election results per province.
Vice President before election; Fernando Lopez ; Nacionalista	Elected Vice President; Fernando Lopez ; Nacionalista
	House elections
← 1961 1969 →
All 110 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines ; 56 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Jose Laurel Jr. ; Nacionalista	Elected Speaker ; Jose Laurel Jr. ; Nacionalista

Last updated June 20, 2025

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 11, 1969, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos won an unprecedented second full term as President of the Philippines. Marcos was the last president in the entire electoral history who ran and won for a second term. His running mate, incumbent Vice President Fernando Lopez was also elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president, however ten of those were nuisance candidates.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ferdinand Marcos	Nacionalista Party	5,017,343	62.24
	Sergio Osmeña Jr.	Liberal Party	3,043,122	37.75
	Pascual Racuyal	Independent	778	0.01
	Segundo Baldovi	Partido ng Bansa	177	0.00
	Pantaleon H. Panelo	Independent	123	0.00
	German F. Villanueva	Independent	82	0.00
	Gaudencio Bueno	New Leaf Party	44	0.00
	Angel Comagon	Independent	35	0.00
	Cesar Bulacan	Independent	31	0.00
	Espiridion D. Buencamino	NP	23	0.00
	Nic V. Garces	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	23	0.00
	Benito Jose	Independent	23	0.00
Total			8,061,804	100.00

Valid votes			8,061,804	98.28
Invalid/blank votes			140,989	1.72
Total votes			8,202,793	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,898	79.63
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos^[1]

Vice president


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Fernando Lopez	Nacionalista Party	5,001,737	62.75
	Genaro Magsaysay	Liberal Party	2,968,526	37.24
	Victoriano Mallari	Partido ng Bansa	229	0.00
	Modesto T. Jalandoni	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	161	0.00
Total			7,970,653	100.00

Valid votes			7,970,653	97.17
Invalid/blank votes			232,140	2.83
Total votes			8,202,793	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,898	79.63
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos^[2]

Senate


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Arturo Tolentino	Nacionalista Party	4,826,809	58.84
	Gil Puyat	Nacionalista Party	4,609,233	56.19
	Jose W. Diokno	Nacionalista Party	4,566,353	55.67
	Lorenzo Sumulong	Nacionalista Party	4,204,044	51.25
	Ambrosio Padilla	Liberal Party	3,999,662	48.76
	Gerry Roxas	Liberal Party	3,952,644	48.19
	Rene Espina	Nacionalista Party	3,668,334	44.72
	Mamintal A. J. Tamano	Nacionalista Party	3,458,193	42.16
	Rafael Palmares	Nacionalista Party	3,393,677	41.37
	Eddie Ilarde	Liberal Party	3,154,908	38.46
	Rodolfo Ganzon	Nacionalista Party	2,799,849	34.13
	Tecla San Andres Ziga	Liberal Party	2,742,113	33.43
	Juan Liwag	Liberal Party	2,355,377	28.71
	Gaudencio Mañalac	Liberal Party	2,250,665	27.44
	Manuel Cases Jr.	Liberal Party	1,909,248	23.28
	Vincenzo Sagun	Liberal Party	1,891,827	23.06
	Roger Nite	Partido Bagong Pilipino	9,087	0.11
	Ernesto Hidalgo	New Party	7,321	0.09
	Marcelina M. Angeles	Partido ng Bansa	5,192	0.06
	Antonio Mendoza	National Liberal Party	3,843	0.05
	Elsie Bawisan	Partido ng Bansa	2,176	0.03
	Petronilo Cordero	Partido ng Bansa	1,983	0.02
	Avelina Pulido	Partido ng Bansa	1,837	0.02
	Tanni Ibarra	Partido ng Bansa	1,624	0.02
	Tomas Talania	Partido ng Bansa	1,477	0.02
	Mauro Macaso	Partido ng Bansa	1,443	0.02
	Alejandro Gador	Partido ng Manggagawa/Labor Party	1,440	0.02
	Estrada Jakosalem	New Leaf Party	947	0.01
	Leopoldo Relayson	Partido ng Bansa	793	0.01
Total			53,822,099	100.00

Total votes			8,202,793	–
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,898	79.63

House of Representatives



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^[3] and Teehankee^[4]

References

↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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..
↑ 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.

External links

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[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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v t e Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos
10th President of the Philippines and 10th First Lady of the Philippines
Family	Josefa Edralin & Mariano Marcos and Remedios Trinidad & Vicente Lopez-Romualdez (parents) Imee, Bongbong, Irene & Aimee (children) Pacifico Marcos, Pio Marcos and Quirino Lizardo (relatives)
Education	University of the Philippines and U.P. College of Law (Ferdinand) St. Paul's College of Tacloban and Philippine Women's University (Imelda)
Political career	Pi Gamma Mu Military career Nacionalista Party 2nd district of Ilocos Norte (1949–1959) President of the Senate of the Philippines Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Marcos propaganda
Presidency (1965–1986)	Executive orders Vietnam War Moro conflict Sabah claim Operation Merdeka and Jabidah massacre Establishment of the MNLF Manili massacre 1976 Tripoli Agreement Pata Island massacre ASEAN Declaration Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army Communist armed conflicts 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis First Quarter Storm 1971 constitutional convention Plaza Miranda bombing Proclamation No. 1081 New Society Rolex 12 Integrated Reorganization Plan 1973 constitution Palimbang massacre Green Revolution Thrilla in Manila Metro Manila Tictapul massacre Creation of the Municipality of Kalayaan Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa Assassination of Ninoy Aquino 1980s debt crisis Binondo Central Bank Negros famine Escalante massacre Philippine economic history during the Marcos dictatorship Philippine military history during the Marcos dictatorship NAMFREL People Power Revolution
Post-presidency	1st district of Leyte (1995–1998) Operation Big Bird Burial Historical distortion Solid North
Kleptocracy	Unexplained wealth of the Marcos family Marcos mansions Marcos jewels Overseas landholdings of the Marcos family Japanese Official Development Assistance scandal Coco Levy Fund scam Golden Buddha theft BNPP kickbacks
Controversies	Human rights abuses Fake war claims and fake medals Cronies Edifice complex Cult of personality Death of Alfie Anido Affair with Dovie Beams Murder of Archimedes Trajano Manila Film Center disaster
Elections	1949 1963 1965 1967 1969 1970 1971 1973 (Jan) 1973 (Jul) 1975 (KB) 1975 (SB) 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 (SP) 1980 (KB) 1981 (Apr) 1981 (Jun) 1982 (B) 1984 parliamentary 1984 plebiscite 1986 1992 1995 1998 2010 2013 2016 Bongbong Marcos vice presidential campaign 2019 2022 Bongbong Marcos presidential campaign
Cultural depictions	Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story) Kumander Dante A Dangerous Life Batas Militar Chavit Here Lies Love The Kingmaker Maid in Malacañang Martyr or Murderer
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