1961 Philippine general election

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 14, 1961 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term as President of the Philippines to Vice President President Diosdado Macapagal. His running mate, Senator Sergio Osmeña, Jr. lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez. Six candidates ran for president, four of whom were "nuisance" candidates. This was the only election in Philippine electoral history in which a vice-president defeated the incumbent president.

Results[]

President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Diosdado Macapagal	Liberal Party	3,554,840	55.05
	Carlos P. Garcia	Nacionalista Party	2,902,966	44.95
	Alfredo Abcede	Federal Party	7	0.00
	German P. Villanueva	Independent	2	0.00
	Gregorio L. Llanza	Independent	2	0.00
	Praxedes Floro	Independent	0	0.00
Total			6,457,817	100.00

Valid votes			6,457,817	95.83
Invalid/blank votes			280,988	4.17
Total votes			6,738,805	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,483,568	79.43
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.

Vice-President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Emmanuel Pelaez	Liberal Party	2,394,400	37.57
	Sergio Osmeña Jr.	Independent	2,190,424	34.37
	Gil Puyat	Nacionalista Party	1,787,987	28.06
	Chencay Reyes Juta	Dominion Status Party	2	0.00
Total			6,372,813	100.00

Valid votes			6,372,813	94.57
Invalid/blank votes			365,992	5.43
Total votes			6,738,805	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,483,568	79.43
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.

Senate[]

Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
  Nacionalista Party
  Liberal Party
  Progressive Party
  Nationalist Citizens' Party

• d Summary of the November 14, 1961 Philippine Senate election result
Rank	Candidate		Votes	%
1	Raul Manglapus	Progressive¹	3,489,658	51.8%
2	Manuel Manahan	Progressive¹	3,088,040	45.8%
3	Lorenzo Sumulong	Nacionalista	2,817,228	41.8%
4	Francisco Soc Rodrigo	Liberal	2,710,322	40.2%
5		Liberal	2,636,420	39.1%
6	Camilo Osías	Liberal	2,634,783	39.1%
7	Maria Kalaw Katigbak	Liberal	2,546,147	37.8%
8	Jose Roy	Nacionalista	2,443,110	36.3%

9	Tecla Ziga	Liberal	2,318,518	34.4%
10	Quintin Paredes	Nacionalista	2,206,064	32.7%
11	Pacita Madrigal-Gonzales	Nacionalista	2,172,260	32.2%
12	Cesar Climaco	Liberal	2,142,741	31.8%
13	Domocao Alonto	Nacionalista	1,877,698	27.9%
14	Decoroso Rosales	Nacionalista	1,863,560	27.7%
15	Pedro Sabido	Nacionalista	1,746,698	25.9%
16	Angel Castaño	Nacionalista	1,734,247	25.7%
17	Jose E. Romero	Nacionalista	973,612	14.4%
18	Agustin Marking	Independent	127,820	1.9%
19	Francisco Ofemaria	Independent	41,084	0.6%
20	Ernesto Hidalgo	Independent	1,878	0.0%
21	Leon Javinez Sr.	Independent	339	0.0%
22	Jose Briones	Independent	141	0.0%
Total turnout			6,738,805	79.4%
Total votes			39,572,377	N/A
Registered voters			8,483,568	100.0%
Note: A total of 22 candidates ran for senator.			Source:^[1]

^1 Liberal Party's guest candidate

House of Representatives[]


Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–

	Nacionalista Party	3,923,390	61.02	−0.17	74	−8
	Liberal Party	2,167,641	33.71	+3.54	29	+10
	Independent Nacionalista	47,614	0.74	+0.68	0	0
	Independent Liberal	40,220	0.63	−0.44	0	0
	Nationalist Citizens' Party	7,837	0.12	−2.73	0	0
	Independent	243,110	3.78	+1.44	1	New
Total		6,429,812	100.00	–	104	+2

Valid votes		6,429,812	95.41	+1.08
Invalid/blank votes		308,993	4.59	−1.08
Total votes		6,738,805	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		8,483,568	79.43	+3.91
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[]

[1] 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.

1

[1]

v t Elections and referendums in the Philippines
General elections	1898 1907 1909 1912 1916 1919 1922 1925 1928 1935 1941 1943 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1978 1984 1987 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
Presidential elections	1935 1941 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1981 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022
Senate elections	1916 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1941 1946 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1987 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 Special elections
House elections	1898 1907 1909 1912 1916 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1935 1938 1941 1943 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1978 1984 1987 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 Special elections Speakership elections
Local elections	1895 1899 1905 1937 1980 1988 2013 2016 2019 2022
Constitutional conventions	1934 1970
Referendums	1935 1937 1939 1940 1947 1967 1973 (Jan) 1973 (Jul) 1975 1976 1977 1981 (Apr) 1981 (Jun) 1984 1987
List of elections Local elections and plebiscites in the Philippines