Philippine general election, 1961
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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 Sergio Osmeña, Jr. lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez. 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.
Results
President
Main article: Philippine presidential election, 1961
Candidates | Parties | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diosdado Macapagal | Liberal Party | 3,554,840 | 55.05% | |
Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista Party (Nationalist Party) | 2,902,996 | 44.95% | |
Alfredo Abcede | Federal Party | 8 | 0.00% | |
German P. Villanueva | Independent | 2 | ||
Gregorio L. Llanza | Independent | 2 | ||
Praxedes Floro | Independent | 0 | ||
Total | 6,457,817 | 100% | ||
Valid votes | 6,457,817 | 95.8% | ||
Invalid votes | 280,988 | 4.2% | ||
Votes cast | 6,738,805 | 79.4% | ||
Registered voters | 8,483,568 |
Vice-President
Candidate | Party | Results | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | |||
Emmanuel Pelaez | Liberal | 2,394,400 | 37.57% | |
Sergio Osmeña, Jr. | Independent | 2,190,424 | 34.37% | |
Gil Puyat | Nacionalista | 1,787,987 | 28.06% | |
Chencay Reyes Juta | Dominion Status Party | 2 | 0.00% | |
Valid votes | 6,732,813 | 94.6% | ||
Invalid votes | 365,992 | 5.4% | ||
Votes cast | 6,738,805 | 79.4% | ||
Registered voters | 8,483,568 | 100.00% |
Senate
Main article: Philippine Senate election, 1961
Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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1 | Raul Manglapus | Progressive1 | 3,489,658 | 51.8% | ||
2 | Manuel Manahan | Progressive1 | 3,088,040 | 45.8% | ||
3 | Lorenzo Sumulong | Nacionalista | 2,817,228 | 41.8% | ||
4 | Francisco Soc Rodrigo | Liberal | 2,710,322 | 40.2% | ||
5 | Gaudencio Antonino | Liberal | 2,636,420 | 39.1% | ||
6 | Camilo Osías | Liberal | 2,634,783 | 39.1% | ||
7 | Maria Kalaw Katigbak | Liberal | 2,546,147 | 37.8% | ||
8 | Jose Roy | Nacionalista | 2,443,110 | 36.3% | ||
9 | Tecla Ziga | Liberal | 2,318,518 | 34.4% | ||
10 | Quintin Paredes | Nacionalista | 2,206,064 | 32.7% | ||
11 | Pacita Madrigal-Gonzales | Nacionalista | 2,172,260 | 32.2% | ||
12 | Cesar Climaco | Liberal | 2,142,741 | 31.8% | ||
13 | Domocao Alonto | Nacionalista | 1,877,698 | 27.9% | ||
14 | Decoroso Rosales | Nacionalista | 1,863,560 | 27.7% | ||
15 | Pedro Sabido | Nacionalista | 1,746,698 | 25.9% | ||
16 | Angel Castaño | Nacionalista | 1,734,247 | 25.7% | ||
17 | Jose E. Romero | Nacionalista | 973,612 | 14.4% | ||
18 | Agustin Marking | Independent | 127,820 | 1.9% | ||
19 | Francisco Ofemaria | Independent | 41,084 | 0.6% | ||
20 | Ernesto Hidalgo | Independent | 1,878 | 0.0% | ||
21 | Leon Javinez Sr. | Independent | 339 | 0.0% | ||
22 | Jose Briones | Independent | 141 | 0.0% | ||
Total turnout | 6,738,805 | 79.4% | ||||
Total votes | 39,572,377 | N/A | ||||
Registered voters | 8,483,568 | 100.0% | ||||
Note: A total of 22 candidates ran for senator. | Source:[1] |
- ^1 Liberal Party's guest candidate
House of Representatives
Main article: Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1961
Party | Popular vote | Seats won | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | % | Swing | Total | % | +/− | ||
Nacionalista | 3,923,390 | 61.02% | 0.17% | 74 | 71.15% | 8 | |
Liberal | 2,167,641 | 33.71% | 3.54% | 29 | 27.88% | 10 | |
Independent Liberal | 47,614 | 0.74% | 0.68% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Independent Nacionalista | 40,220 | 0.63% | 0.44% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
NCP | 7,837 | 0.12% | 2.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | |
Independent | 243,110 | 3.78% | 1.44% | 1 | 0.96% | 1 | |
Total | 6,429,812 | 100% | 104 | 100% | 2 | ||
Valid votes | 6,429,812 | 95.41% | |||||
Invalid votes | 308,993 | 4.59% | |||||
Total turnout | 6,738,805 | 79.43% | |||||
Registered voters | 8,483,568 | 100% | |||||
Sources: 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. & Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. |
See also
- Commission on Elections
- Politics of the Philippines
- Philippine elections
- President of the Philippines
- 5th Congress of the Philippines
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