Philippine Senate election, 1959
Philippine Senate election, 1959
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| 8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate |
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Majority party |
Minority party |
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| Leader |
Eulogio Rodriguez |
Ferdinand Marcos |
| Party |
Nacionalista |
Liberal |
| Leader's seat |
Nationwide at-large |
Nationwide at-large |
| Seats before |
20 |
2 |
| Seats after |
19 |
4 |
| Seat change |
1 |
2 |
| Popular vote |
17,160,618 |
10,850,799 |
| Percentage |
50.1% |
31.7% |
| Swing |
2.9% |
0.1% |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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| Leader |
Lorenzo Tañada |
Raul Manglapus |
| Party |
NCP |
Progressive |
| Leader's seat |
Nationwide at-large |
Nationwide at-large (lost) |
| Seats before |
1 |
0 |
| Seats after |
1 |
0 |
| Seat change |
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| Popular vote |
2,029,200 |
3,163,609 |
| Percentage |
5.9% |
9.2% |
| Swing |
1.0% |
2.8% |
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Senatorial elections were held on November 10, 1959. The 1959 elections were known as the 1959 Philippine midterm election as the date when the elected officials take office falls half-way through President Carlos P. Garcia's four-year term.
The Liberal Party continued chipping away from the Nacionalista Party's dominance in the Senate, winning two more seats, although the Nacionalista's still possess 19 out of 24 seats in the chamber.
Results
e • d Summary of the November 10, 1959 Philippine Senate election result
| Rank |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| 1 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
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Liberal |
2,661,153 |
41.6% |
| 2 |
Genaro Magsaysay |
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Nacionalista |
2,457,218 |
38.4% |
| 3 |
Fernando Lopez |
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Nacionalista |
2,366,166 |
37.0% |
| 4 |
Estanislao Fernandez |
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Liberal |
2,071,865 |
32.4% |
| 5 |
Mariano Jesus Cuenco |
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Nacionalista |
2,046,842 |
32.0% |
| 6 |
Eulogio Rodriguez |
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Nacionalista |
2,037,682 |
31.9% |
| 7 |
Lorenzo Tañada |
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NCP |
2,029,200 |
31.7% |
| 8 |
Alejandro Almendras |
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Nacionalista |
1,857,782 |
29.1% |
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| 9 |
Edmundo Cea |
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Nacionalista |
1,764,436 |
27.6% |
| 10 |
Emmanuel Pelaez |
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Nacionalista |
1,734,330 |
27.1% |
| 11 |
Raul Manglapus |
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Progressive |
1,651,097 |
25.8% |
| 12 |
Juan Pajo |
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Nacionalista |
1,623,637 |
25.4% |
| 13 |
Manuel Manahan |
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Progressive |
1,512,512 |
23.7% |
| 14 |
Sofronio Quimson |
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Nacionalista |
1,272,525 |
19.9% |
| 15 |
Cornelio Villareal |
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Liberal |
1,266,826 |
19.8% |
| 16 |
Eleuterio Adevoso |
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Liberal |
1,035,147 |
16.2% |
| 17 |
Jacinto Borja |
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Liberal |
1,021,281 |
16.0% |
| 18 |
Jesus Vargas |
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Dakilang Katipunan |
1,001,981 |
15.7% |
| 19 |
Esmeraldo Eco |
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Liberal |
947,261 |
14.8% |
| 20 |
Duma Sinsuat |
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Liberal |
687,622 |
10.8% |
| 21 |
Narciso Pimentel, Jr. |
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Dakilang Katipunan |
621,915 |
9.7% |
| 22 |
Osmundo Mondoñedo |
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Dakilang Katipunan |
537,729 |
8.4% |
| 23 |
Alfredo Abcede |
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Federal Party |
27,383 |
0.4% |
| 24 |
Valentin Festejo |
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Independent |
3,263 |
0.1% |
| 25 |
Gualberto Cruz |
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Independent |
2,801 |
0.0% |
| 26 |
Narciso Alegre |
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NP |
2,596 |
0.0% |
| 27 |
Emilio Alcutse Aninao |
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Independent |
2,379 |
0.0% |
| 28 |
Natalio Beltran |
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Cooperative Democratic Party |
2,286 |
0.0% |
| 29 |
Gregorio Llanza |
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Independent |
1,727 |
0.0% |
| 30 |
Consuelo Fa Alvear |
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Independent |
1,268 |
0.0% |
| 31 |
Isaac Eceta |
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Independent |
1,209 |
0.0% |
| 32 |
Chenchay Reyes Juta |
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Independent |
1,048 |
0.0% |
| Total turnout |
6,393,724 |
81.7% |
| Total votes |
28,108,309 |
N/A |
| Registered voters |
6,763,897 |
100.0% |
| Note: A total of 32 candidates ran for senator. |
Source:[1] |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann, ed (2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.
See also
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