1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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The elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 12, 1957. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Carlos P. Garcia's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.[1]
The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961.
Results[]
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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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: 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. |
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
- 1957 elections in the Philippines