1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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All 110 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 56 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   LP Leader José Laurel, Jr. Justiniano Montano Party Nacionalista Liberal Leader's seat Capiz–2nd Cavite Last election 38 seats, 41.76% 61 seats, 51.32% Seats won 88 18 Seat change 50 43 Popular vote 4,590,374 2,641,786 Percentage 58.93% 33.91% Swing 17.17% 17.41%
Speaker before election José Laurel, Jr. Nacionalista Elected Speaker José Laurel, Jr. Nacionalista

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The elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 11, 1969. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Ferdinand Marcos's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.^[1]

The elected representatives served in the 7th Congress from 1969 to 1973, although it was cut short due to the proclamation of martial law on September 23, 1972 by President Marcos. The proclamation suspended the Constitution and closed both chambers of Congress, which enabled Marcos to rule by decree. The Constitutional Convention then passed a new constitution, which was approved by the electorate in a 1973 plebiscite that abolished the bicameral Congress and instead instituted a unicameral Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly).

Results[]

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	4,590,374	58.93	+17.17	88	+50
	Liberal Party	2,641,786	33.91	−17.41	18	−43
	Independent Nacionalista	129,424	1.66	+0.67	2	+1
	Independent Liberal	24,546	0.32	−1.16	0	−1
	Party for Philippine Progress	5,031	0.06	−0.52	0	0
	Young Philippines	3,917	0.05	−0.12	0	0
	Reformist Party	43	0.00	New	0	0
	Independent	394,700	5.07	+1.37	2	−1
Total		7,789,821	100.00	–	110	+6
Valid votes		7,789,821	94.97	−0.32
Invalid/blank votes		412,970	5.03	+0.32
Total votes		8,202,791	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		10,300,898	79.63	+3.24
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[]

• 7th Congress of the Philippines

References[]

• 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.