1949 Philippine general election

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the administration party, Quirino won a satisfactory vote from the public. It was the only time in Philippine history where the duly elected president, vice president and senators all came from the same party, the Liberal Party.

Results[]

President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Elpidio Quirino	Liberal Party (Quirino wing)^[a]	1,803,808	50.93
	Jose P. Laurel	Nacionalista Party	1,318,320	37.22
	José Avelino	Liberal Party (Avelino wing)^[a]	419,890	11.85
Total			3,542,018	100.00

Valid votes			3,542,018	98.94
Invalid/blank votes			37,899	1.06
Total votes			3,579,917	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,135,814	69.70
Source: 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.

^ ^a ^b The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".

Vice President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Fernando Lopez	Liberal Party (Quirino wing)^[a]	1,741,302	51.67
	Manuel Briones	Nacionalista Party	1,184,215	35.14
		Liberal Party (Avelino wing) ^[a]	444,550	13.19
Total			3,370,067	100.00

Valid votes			3,370,067	94.14
Invalid/blank votes			209,850	5.86
Total votes			3,579,917	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,135,814	69.70
Source: 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.

^ ^a ^b The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Elpidio Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Jose Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".

Senate[]

Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
  Liberal Party
  Nacionalista Party
  Popular Front
  Vacancy

• d Summary of the November 8, 1949 Philippine Senate election result
Rank	Candidate		Votes	%
1.	Quintin Paredes	Liberal	1,756,898	49.1%
2.		Liberal	1,685,520	47.1%
3.	Lorenzo Sumulong	Liberal	1,615,124	45.1%
4.	Enrique B. Magalona	Liberal	1,577,083	44.1%
5.	Tomas Cabili	Liberal	1,575,075	44.0%
6.	Macario Peralta, Jr.	Liberal	1,566,376	43.8%
7.	Justiniano Montano	Liberal	1,515,569	42.3%
8.	¹	Liberal	1,486,158	41.5%

9.	Claro M. Recto	Nacionalista	1,390,528	38.8%
10.	Alejo R. Mabanag	Nacionalista	1,150,818	32.1%
11.	Trinidad Legarda	Nacionalista	1,108,732	31.0%
12.	Jose O. Vera	Nacionalista	1,101,996	30.8%
13.	Jose Ma. Veloso	Nacionalista	1,069,817	29.9%
14.	Marcelo Adduru	Nacionalista	1,053,754	29.4%
15.	Pedro Hernaez	Nacionalista	1,025,342	28.6%
16.	Domocao Alonto	Nacionalista	999,581	27.9%
17.	Jose T. Nueno	Liberal (Avelino Wing)	391,394	10.9%
18.	Salipada Pendatun	Liberal (Avelino Wing)	374,340	10.5%
19.	Olegario Clarin	Liberal (Avelino Wing)	346,921	9.7%
20.	Filemon Sotto	Liberal (Avelino Wing)	343,823	9.6%
21.	Felicidad Manuel	Liberal (Avelino Wing)	340,781	9.5%
22.	Aurelio Intertas	Liberal (Avelino Wing)	293,630	8.2%
23.	Jose Tando	Liberal (Avelino Wing)	291,550	8.1%
24.	Apolonio Curato	Liberal (Avelino Wing)	267,073	7.5%
25.	Leonardo Tenebro	Independent
26.	Cesar Bulacan	Independent
Total turnout			3,579,917	69.7%
Total votes			24,336,652	N/A
Registered voters			5,135,814	100.0%
Note: A total of 27 candidates ran for senator.			Source:^[1]

^1 Replaced by Claro M. Recto as per decision of Senate Electoral Tribunal dated April 3, 1952.

House of Representatives[]


Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–

	Liberal Party (Quirino wing)	1,834,173	53.00	+14.11	60	+11
	Nacionalista Party	1,178,402	34.05	−11.73	33	−2
	Liberal Party (Avelino wing)	385,188	11.13	New	6	New
	Citizens' Party	6,434	0.19	New	0	0
	Democratic Party	3,760	0.11	New	0	0
	People's Party	3,423	0.10	New	0	0
	Collectivista Party	193	0.01	New	0	0
	Christian Democrats	52	0.00	New	0	0
	Independent	49,265	1.42	−2.34	1	−4
Total		3,460,890	100.00	–	100	+2

Total votes		3,460,890	–
Registered voters/turnout		5,135,814	67.39
Source: 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. & Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.

References[]

^ Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.

External links[]

[lpwings-1] The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".

[lpwings-2] The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Elpidio Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Jose Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".

[3] Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.

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