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

 Summary of the November 12, 1957 Philippine presidential election results
Candidates Parties Votes %
Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Party (Nationalist Party) 2,072,257 41.28%
José Yulo Liberal Party 1,386,829 27.62%
Manuel Manahan Progressive Party 1,049,420 20.90%
Claro M. Recto Nationalist Citizens' Party 429,226 8.55%
Antonio Quirino Quirino wing of the Liberal Party 60,328 1.20%
Valentin de los Santos Lapiang Malaya (Freedom Movement) 21,674 0.43%
Alfredo Abcede Federal Party 470 0.01%
Total 5,020,204 100%
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

Vice-President

 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

 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

 Summary of the November 12, 1957 Philippine House of Representatives election results
Party Popular vote Seats won
Total % Swing Total % +/
Nacionalista 2,948,409 61.19% Increase 13.89% 82 80.39% Increase 51
Liberal 1,453,527 30.17% Decrease 9.64% 19 18.63% Decrease 40
NCP 137,093 2.85% Increase 2.85% 1 0.98% Increase 1
Progressive 62,968 1.31% Increase 1.31% 0 0.00% Steady
Independent Nacionalista 51,729 1.07% Increase 0.04% 0 0.00% Steady
Democratic 42,890 0.89% Decrease 7.51% 0 0.00% Decrease 11
United Rural 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
People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government 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 2.34% Decrease 0.38% 0 0.00% Decrease 1
Total 4,818,520 100% 102 100% Steady
Valid votes 4,818,520 94.33%
Invalid votes 289,562 5.67%
Total turnout 5,108,082 75.52%
Registered voters 6,763,897 100%
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
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& Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. 

See also

References

  1. Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann, ed. Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.
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