Election in the Philippines on 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 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 President Candidate Party Votes % 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 Candidate Party Votes % 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 Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box. Nacionalista Party Liberal Party Progressive Party Nationalist Citizens' Party Candidate Party Votes % Raul Manglapus Party for Philippine Progress[a] 3,489,658 51.78 Manuel Manahan Party for Philippine Progress[a] 3,088,040 45.82 Lorenzo Sumulong Nacionalista Party 2,817,228 41.81 Soc Rodrigo Liberal Party 2,710,322 40.22 Gaudencio Antonino Liberal Party 2,636,420 39.12 Camilo Osías Liberal Party 2,634,783 39.10 Maria Kalaw Katigbak Liberal Party 2,546,147 37.78 Jose Roy Nacionalista Party 2,443,110 36.25 Tecla San Andres Ziga Liberal Party 2,318,518 34.41 Quintin Paredes Nacionalista Party 2,206,064 32.74 Pacita Madrigal-Gonzales Nacionalista Party 2,172,260 32.24 Cesar Climaco Liberal Party 2,142,741 31.80 Domocao Alonto Nacionalista Party 1,877,698 27.86 Decoroso Rosales Nacionalista Party 1,863,560 27.65 Pedro Sabido Nacionalista Party 1,746,698 25.92 Angel Castaño Nacionalista Party 1,734,247 25.74 Jose E. Romero Nacionalista Party 973,612 14.45 Agustin Marking Independent 127,820 1.90 Francisco Ofemaria Independent 41,084 0.61 Ernesto Hidalgo Independent 1,878 0.03 Leon Javinez Sr. Independent 339 0.01 Jose Briones Independent 141 0.00 Total 39,572,368 100.00 Total votes 6,738,805 – Registered voters/turnout 8,483,568 79.43
^ a b Guest candidate of the Liberal Party House of Representatives 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 Independent Nacionalista 47,614 0.74 +0.68 0 0 Independent Liberal 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 References ^ 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. External links The Philippine Presidency Project Official website of the Commission on Elections