1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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The elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 10, 1953. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.[1] However, Ramon Magsaysay of the opposition Nacionalista Party was elected president, and several elected Liberal Party congressmen defected to the Nacionalista Party, leading to José Laurel, Jr. being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The elected representatives served in the 3rd Congress from 1953 to 1957.
Results[]
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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Nacionalista Party[a] | 1,930,367 | 47.30 | +13.25 | 59 | +26 | |
Liberal Party | 1,624,571 | 39.81 | −24.32 | 31 | −29 | |
Democratic Party[a] | 342,889 | 8.40 | +8.29 | 11 | New | |
Independent Nacionalista | 42,081 | 1.03 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Liberal | 25,927 | 0.64 | New | 0 | 0 | |
People's Party | 3,155 | 0.08 | New | 0 | 0 | |
New Young Philippines | 620 | 0.02 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Republican | 431 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 111,160 | 2.72 | +1.30 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4,081,201 | 100.00 | – | 102 | +2 | |
Valid votes | 4,081,201 | 94.33 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 245,495 | 5.67 | ||||
Total votes | 4,326,696 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 5,603,231 | 77.22 | +9.83 | |||
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. |
Note[]
- A. ^ The combined number of seats of the Liberal Party after the two factions merged back together.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Quezon, Manuel III (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
- Teehankee, Julio. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Categories:
- Lower house elections in the Philippines
- 1953 elections in the Philippines