1965 Philippine presidential election

1965 Philippine presidential election
Turnout	76.4% 3.0%
	Election results per province/city.
President before election; Diosdado Macapagal; Liberal	Elected President ; Ferdinand E. Marcos; Nacionalista

The 1965 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 9, 1965. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos. His running mate, Senator Gerardo Roxas, lost to former Vice President Fernando Lopez. Emmanuel Pelaez did not run for vice president. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president; however, nine of those were nuisance candidates.

This was the first election where all of the major presidential candidates were born after the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

Results[]

President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ferdinand Marcos	Nacionalista Party	3,861,324	51.94
	Diosdado Macapagal	Liberal Party	3,187,752	42.88
	Raul Manglapus	Party for Philippine Progress	384,564	5.17
	Gaudencio Bueno	New Leaf Party	199	0.00
	Aniceto A. Hidalgo	NLP	156	0.00
	Segundo Baldove	Partido ng Bansa	139	0.00
	Nic V. Garces	People’s Progressive Democratic Party	130	0.00
	German F. Villanueva	Independent	106	0.00
	Guillermo M. Mercado	Labor Party	27	0.00
	Antonio Nicolas Jr.	Allied Party	27	0.00
	Blandino P. Ruan	Independent	6	0.00
	Praxedes Floro	Independent	1	0.00
Total			7,434,431	100.00

Valid votes			7,434,431	97.69
Invalid/blank votes			175,620	2.31
Total votes			7,610,051	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			9,962,345	76.39
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.

Popular vote

Marcos			51.94%
Macapagal			42.88%
Manglapus			5.17%
Others			0.01%

Vice-President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Fernando Lopez	Nacionalista Party	3,531,550	48.48
	Gerardo Roxas	Liberal Party	3,504,826	48.11
	Manuel Manahan	Party for Philippine Progress	247,426	3.40
	Gonzalo D. Vasquez	Reformist Party of the Philippines	644	0.01
	Severo Capales	New Leaf Party	193	0.00
	Eleodoro Salvador	Partido ng Bansa	172	0.00
Total			7,284,811	100.00

Valid votes			7,284,811	95.73
Invalid/blank votes			325,240	4.27
Total votes			7,610,051	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			9,962,345	76.39
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.

Popular vote

Lopez			48.48%
Roxas			48.11%
Manahan			3.40%
Others			0.01%

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