Election in the Philippines on 1957
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
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) | 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 |
- ^ Quirino ran under his own wing of the Liberal Party, while the rest of the party supported Yulo's candidacy.
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 |
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 Primicias Sr.
|
|
Nacionalista
|
1,350,868 |
26.4%
|
|
9 |
Jose Locsin
|
|
Nacionalista |
1,347,797 |
26.4%
|
10 |
Francisco Afan 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 |
Terry 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:
|
House of Representatives
|
---|
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
---|
| Nacionalista Party | 2,948,409 | 61.19 | +13.89 | 82 | +51 |
| Liberal Party | 1,453,527 | 30.17 | −9.64 | 19 | −40 |
| Nationalist Citizens' Party | 137,093 | 2.85 | New | 1 | New |
| Progressive Party | 62,968 | 1.31 | New | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Nacionalista | 51,729 | 1.07 | +0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Party | 42,890 | 0.89 | −7.51 | 0 | −11 |
| United Rural Community | 3,296 | 0.07 | New | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Liberal | 2,802 | 0.06 | −0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Lapiang Makabansa | 1,765 | 0.04 | New | 0 | 0 |
| People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government | 968 | 0.02 | New | 0 | 0 |
| Partido'y Makahirap | 524 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 |
| National Patriotic Party | 12 | 0.00 | New | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 112,537 | 2.34 | −0.38 | 0 | −1 |
Total | 4,818,520 | 100.00 | – | 102 | 0 |
|
Valid votes | 4,818,520 | 94.33 | −0.00 | |
---|
Invalid/blank votes | 289,562 | 5.67 | +0.00 | |
---|
Total votes | 5,108,082 | 100.00 | – | |
---|
Registered voters/turnout | 6,763,897 | 75.52 | −1.70 | |
---|
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann and Teehankee |
See also