Philippine general election, 1957

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      Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 12, 1957 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia won his opportunity to get a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash in March 1957. His running mate, Senator Jose Laurel, Jr. lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first time in Philippine electoral history where a president was elected by a plurality and not majority, and in which the president and vice president came from different parties.

      Results

      President

      e • d Summary of the November 12, 1957 Philippine presidential election results
      Candidate Party Results
      Votes %
      Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista 2,072,257 41.28%
      José Yulo Liberal 1,386,829 27.62%
      Manuel Manahan Progressive 1,049,420 20.90%
      Claro M. Recto NCP 429,226 8.55%
      Antonio Quirino Liberal (Quirino Wing) 60,328 1.20%
      Valentin de los Santos Lapiang Malaya 21,674 0.43%
      Alfredo Abcede Federal 470 0.01%
      Valid votes 5,020,204 98.3%
      Invalid votes 87,908 1.7%
      Votes cast 5,108,112 75.5%
      Registered voters 6,763,897 100.00%

      Vice-President

      e • d Summary of the November 12, 1957 Philippine vice presidential election results
      Candidate Party Results
      Votes %
      Diosdado Macapagal Liberal 2,189,197 46.55%
      José Laurel, Jr. Nacionalista 1,783,012 37.91%
      Vicente Araneta Progressive 375,090 7.97%
      Lorenzo Tañada NCP 344,685 7.32%
      Restituto Fresto Lapiang Malaya 10,494 0.22%
      Valid votes 4,702,478 92.1%
      Invalid votes 405,634 7.9%
      Votes cast 5,108,112 75.5%
      Registered voters 6,763,897 100.00%

      Senate

      e • d Summary of the November 12, 1957 Philippine Senate election result
      Rank Candidate Party Votes %
      1 Gil Puyat Nacionalista 2,189,909 42.9%
      2 Arturo Tolentino Nacionalista 1,982,708 38.8%
      3 Eulogio Balao Nacionalista 1,851,157 36.2%
      4 Rogelio de la Rosa Liberal 1,715,123 33.6%
      5 Oscar Ledesma Nacionalista 1,670,774 32.7%
      6 Ambrosio Padilla Liberal 1,636,202 32.0%
      7 Roseller Lim Nacionalista 1,558,322 30.5%
      8 Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. Nacionalista 1,350,868 26.4%
      9 Jose Locsin Nacionalista 1,347,797 26.4%
      10 Francisco Delgado Nacionalista 1,320,296 25.8%
      11 Osmundo Mondoñedo Liberal 1,011,053 19.8%
      12 Raul Manglapus Progressive 1,005,595 19.7%
      13 Narciso Pimentel, Jr. Liberal 1,004,944 19.7%
      14 Estanislao Fernandez Liberal 997,562 19.5%
      15 Juan Liwag Liberal 918,785 18.0%
      16 Consuelo Salazar-Perez Liberal 844,950 16.5%
      17 Marcos Calo Liberal 769,599 15.1%
      18 Pacita de los Reyes-Phillips NCP 641,716 12.6%
      19 Eleuterio Adevoso Progressive 562,491 11.0%
      20 Josefa Gonzales-Estrada Progressive 423,319 8.3%
      21 Antonio Maceda NCP 383,531 7.5%
      22 Jaime Ferrer Progressive 345,881 6.8%
      23 Jose M. Hernandez Progressive 339,909 6.7%
      24 Fulvio Pelaez Progressive 313,221 6.1%
      25 Mario Bengzon NCP 265,859 5.2%
      26 Jose Zulueta Philippine Veterans Party 213,465 4.2%
      27 Norberto Romualdez, Jr. Progressive 210,822 4.1%
      28 Rodrigo Perez Jr. Progressive 192,697 3.8%
      29 Cipriano Cid NCP 162,493 3.2%
      30 Emilio Javier NCP 155,867 3.1%
      31 Vicente Llanes NCP 124,744 2.4%
      32 Manuel Abella NCP 116,509 2.3%
      33 Gonzalo Vasquez NCP 99,253 1.9%
      34 Severino Luna Independent 59,690 1.2%
      35 Remedios Magsaysay Independent 59,000 1.2%
      36 Atilano Cinco Philippine Veterans Party 48,863 1.0%
      37 Vicente Rafael Philippine Veterans Party 47,883 0.9%
      38 Miguel Pendon Philippine Veterans Party 24,458 0.5%
      39 Felicidad Villanueva Women's Party 14,725 0.3%
      40 Antonia Lumibao Philippine Veterans Party 11,916 0.2%
      41 Dominador Portugal Lapiang Malaya 8,915 0.2%
      42 Eulogio Duyan Lapiang Malaya 8,434 0.2%
      43 Romualdo Saclayan Lapiang Malaya 8,235 0.2%
      44 Deogracias Pedrosa Lapiang Malaya 7,919 0.2%
      45 Jose Villanueva Lapiang Malaya 7,805 0.2%
      46 Luis de Guzman Lapiang Malaya 7,781 0.2%
      47 Emmanuel Rey Lapiang Malaya 7,123 0.1%
      48 Teofilo Ramas Lapiang Malaya 6,470 0.1%
      49 Jose Canuto Independent 6,147 0.1%
      50 Arturo Samaniego Liberal (Quirino Wing) 2,515 0.0%
      51 Ciriaco de las Liagas Independent 2,427 0.0%
      52 Patricio Ceniza Independent 2,119 0.0%
      53 Gregorio Llanza Independent 1,333 0.0%
      54 Consuelo Fa Alvear Independent 1,135 0.0%
      Total turnout 5,108,112 75.5%
      Total votes 28,108,309 N/A
      Registered voters 6,763,897 100.0%
      Note: A total of 54 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]

      House of Representatives

      e • d Summary of the November 12, 1957 Philippine House of Representatives election results
      Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats won
      Total  % Swing Total  % +/−
      Nacionalista 2,948,409 61.18% Increase 13.88% 82 80.39% Increase 51
      Liberal 1,453,527 30.16% Decrease 9.65% 19 18.63% Decrease 40
      NCP 137,993 2.86% Increase 2.86% 1 0.98% Increase 1
      Progressive 62,968 1.31% Increase 1.31% 0 0.00% Steady
      Independent Nacionalista 51,729 1.07% Decrease 0.04% 0 0.00% Steady
      Democratic 42,890 0.89% Decrease 7.51% 0 0.00% Decrease 11
      United Rizal Community 3,296 0.07% Increase 0.07% 0 0.00% Steady
      Independent Liberal 2,802 0.06% Decrease 0.58% 0 0.00% Steady
      Lapiang Makabansa 1,765 0.04% Increase 0.04% 0 0.00% Steady
      PVDMGG 968 0.02% Increase 0.02% 0 0.00% Steady
      Partido'y Makahirap 524 0.01% Increase 0.01% 0 0.00% Steady
      National Patriotic 12 0.00% Increase 0.00% 0 0.00% Steady
      Independent 112,537 3.47% Decrease 0.39% 0 0.00% Decrease 1
      Totals 4,819,450 100.00% -- 102 100.00%  Steady
      Source: Teehankee, Julio. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines". quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-11. 
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      References

      1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann, ed. (2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598. 
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