1957 Philippine presidential election

← 1953

November 12, 1957

1961 →

Turnout

75.66

1.7%


Nominee	Carlos P. Garcia	José Yulo
Party	Nacionalista	Liberal
Running mate	Jose Laurel Jr.	Diosdado Macapagal
Popular vote	2,072,257	1,386,829
Percentage	41.28%	27.62%


Nominee	Manuel Manahan	Claro M. Recto
Party	Progressive	NCP
Running mate	Vicente Araneta	Lorenzo Tañada
Popular vote	1,049,420	429,226
Percentage	20.90%	8.55%

President before election

Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

Elected President

Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

1957 Philippine vice presidential election

← 1953

November 12, 1957

1961 →


Candidate	Diosdado Macapagal	Jose Laurel Jr.
Party	Liberal	Nacionalista
Popular vote	2,189,197	1,783,012
Percentage	46.55%	37.92%


Nominee	Vicente Araneta	Lorenzo Tañada
Party	Progressive	NCP
Popular vote	375,090	344,685
Percentage	7.98%	7.33%

Vice President before election

None
Last held by: Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

Elected Vice President

Diosdado Macapagal
Liberal

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The 1957 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 12, 1957. Incumbent President and Vice President to Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia was elected for a full term as President of the Philippines. Garcia assumed the post following the death of Magsaysay in a plane crash earlier that year. His running mate, Speaker Jose Laurel Jr., lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first time in Philippine electoral history wherein a president was elected by a plurality rather than a majority, and in which the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates came from different parties.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Carlos P. Garcia	Nacionalista 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	Liberal Party (Quirino wing)^[a]	60,328	1.20
	Valentin de los Santos	Lapiang Malaya	21,674	0.43
	Alfredo Abcede	Federal Party	470	0.01
Total			5,020,204	100.00

Valid votes			5,020,204	98.28
Invalid/blank votes			87,908	1.72
Total votes			5,108,112	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,763,897	75.52
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos^[1]

^ Quirino ran under his own wing of the Liberal Party, while the rest of the party supported Yulo's candidacy.

Popular vote

Garcia			41.28%
Yulo			27.62%
Manahan			20.90%
Recto			8.55%
Others			1.64%

Vice-President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Diosdado Macapagal	Liberal Party	2,189,197	46.55
	Jose Laurel Jr.	Nacionalista Party	1,783,012	37.92
	Vicente Araneta	Progressive Party	375,090	7.98
	Lorenzo Tañada	Nationalist Citizens' Party	344,685	7.33
	Restituto Fresto	Lapiang Malaya	10,494	0.22
Total			4,702,478	100.00

Valid votes			4,702,478	92.06
Invalid/blank votes			405,634	7.94
Total votes			5,108,112	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,763,897	75.52
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos^[2]

Popular vote

Macapagal			46.55%
Laurel			37.92%
Araneta			7.98%
Tañada			7.33%
Fresto			0.22%

External links

The Philippine Presidency Project
Official website of the Commission on Elections

Candidates in the 1957 Philippine presidential election

Liberal Party

President:	José Yulo
Vice President:	Diosdado Macapagal (won)

Nacionalista Party

President:	Carlos P. Garcia (won)
Vice President:	José Laurel Jr.

Other third party candidates

President:	Manuel Manahan Claro M. Recto Antonio Quirino Valentin de los Santos Alfredo Abcede
Vice President:	Vicente Araneta Lorenzo Tañada Restituto Fresto

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^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
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