1961 Philippine general election
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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 Gil J. Puyat lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez. Independent Candidate Cebu City Mayor Sergio Osmeña, Jr. ran for Vice President also lost by a narrow margin. 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
[edit]President
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Diosdado Macapagal | Liberal Party | 3,554,840 | 55.05 | |
Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista Party | 2,902,996 | 44.95 | |
Alfredo Abcede | Federal Party | 7 | 0.00 | |
German P. Villanueva | Independent | 2 | 0.00 | |
Gregorio L. Llanza | Independent | 2 | 0.00 | |
Praxedes Floro | Independent | 0 | 0.00 | |
Total | 6,457,847 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 6,457,847 | 95.83 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 280,988 | 4.17 | ||
Total votes | 6,738,835 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,483,568 | 79.43 | ||
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1] |
Vice-President
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Emmanuel Pelaez | Liberal Party | 2,394,400 | 37.57 | |
Sergio Osmeña Jr. | Independent | 2,190,424 | 34.37 | |
Gil Puyat | Nacionalista Party | 1,787,987 | 28.06 | |
Chencay Reyes Juta | Dominion Status Party | 2 | 0.00 | |
Total | 6,372,813 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 6,372,813 | 94.57 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 365,992 | 5.43 | ||
Total votes | 6,738,805 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,483,568 | 79.43 | ||
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2] |
Senate
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Nacionalista Party
Liberal Party
Progressive Party
Nationalist Citizens' Party
- ^ a b Guest candidate of the Liberal Party
House of Representatives
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
Nacionalista Party | 3,923,390 | 61.02 | −0.17 | 74 | −8 | |
Liberal Party | 2,167,641 | 33.71 | +3.54 | 29 | +10 | |
Nacionalista Party (independent) | 47,614 | 0.74 | +0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
Liberal Party (independent) | 40,220 | 0.63 | −0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
Nationalist Citizens' Party | 7,837 | 0.12 | −2.73 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 243,110 | 3.78 | +1.44 | 1 | New | |
Total | 6,429,812 | 100.00 | – | 104 | +2 | |
Valid votes | 6,429,812 | 95.41 | +1.08 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 308,993 | 4.59 | −1.08 | |||
Total votes | 6,738,805 | 100.00 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,483,568 | 79.43 | +3.91 | |||
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[3] and Teehankee[4] |
See also
[edit]- Commission on Elections
- Politics of the Philippines
- Philippine elections
- President of the Philippines
- 5th Congress of the Philippines
References
[edit]- ^ 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.