1969 Philippine general election

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 11, 1969, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos won an unprecedented second full term as President of the Philippines. Marcos was the last president in the entire electoral history who ran and won for a second term. His running mate, incumbent Vice President Fernando Lopez was also elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president, however ten of those were nuisance candidates.

Results[]

President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ferdinand Marcos	Nacionalista Party	5,017,343	62.24
	Sergio Osmeña Jr.	Liberal Party	3,043,122	37.75
	Pascual Racuyal	Independent	778	0.01
	Segundo Baldovi	Partido ng Bansa	177	0.00
	Pantaleon Panelo	Independent	123	0.00
	German Villanueva	Independent	82	0.00
	Gaudencio Bueno	New Leaf Party	44	0.00
	Angel Comagon	Independent	35	0.00
	Cesar Bulacan	Independent	31	0.00
	Espiridion Buencamino	NP	23	0.00
	Nic Garces	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	23	0.00
	Benito Jose	Independent	23	0.00
Total			8,061,804	100.00

Valid votes			8,061,804	98.28
Invalid/blank votes			140,989	1.72
Total votes			8,202,793	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,898	79.63
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	%
	Fernando Lopez	Nacionalista Party	5,001,737	62.75
	Genaro Magsaysay	Liberal Party	2,968,526	37.24
	Victoriano Mallari	Partido ng Bansa	229	0.00
	Modesto T. Jalandoni	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	161	0.00
Total			7,970,653	100.00

Valid votes			7,970,653	97.17
Invalid/blank votes			232,140	2.83
Total votes			8,202,793	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,898	79.63
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
  Nationalist Citizens' Party

• d Summary of the November 11, 1969 Philippine Senate election result
Rank	Candidate		Votes	%
1	Arturo Tolentino	Nacionalista	4,826,809	58.8%
2	Gil Puyat	Nacionalista	4,609,233	56.2%
3	Jose Diokno	Nacionalista	4,566,353	55.7%
4	Lorenzo Sumulong	Nacionalista	4,204,044	51.3%
5	Ambrosio Padilla	Liberal	3,999,662	48.8%
6	Gerardo Roxas	Liberal	3,952,644	48.2%
7	Rene Espina	Nacionalista	3,668,334	44.7%
8	Mamintal Tamano	Nacionalista	3,458,193	42.2%

9	Rafael Palmares	Nacionalista	3,393,677	41.4%
10	Eddie Ilarde	Liberal	3,154,908	38.5%
11	Rodolfo Ganzon	Nacionalista	2,799,849	34.1%
12	Tecla San Andres Ziga	Liberal	2,742,113	33.4%
13	Juan Liwag	Liberal	2,355,377	28.7%
14	Gaudencio Mañalac	Liberal	2,250,665	27.4%
15	Manuel Cases	Liberal	1,909,248	23.3%
16	Vincenzo Sagun	Liberal	1,891,827	23.1%
17	Roger Nite	Partido Bagong Pilipino	9,087	0.1%
18	Ernesto Hidalgo	NP	7,321	0.1%
19	Marcelina M. Angeles	Partido ng Bansa	5,192	0.1%
20	Antonio Mendoza	LP	3,843	0.0%
21	Elsie Bawisan	Partido ng Bansa	2,176	0.0%
22	Petronilo Cordero	Partido ng Bansa	1,983	0.0%
23	Avelina Pulido	Partido ng Bansa	1,837	0.0%
24	Tanni Ibarra	Partido ng Bansa	1,624	0.0%
25	Tomas Talania	Partido ng Bansa	1,477	0.0%
26	Mauro Macaso	Partido ng Bansa	1,443	0.0%
27	Alejandro Gador	Partido ng Mangagawa/Labor Party	1,440	0.0%
28	Estrada Jakosalem	New Leaf Party	947	0.0%
29	Leopoldo Relayson	Partido ng Bansa	793	0.0%
Total turnout			8,202,793	79.6%
Total votes			53,822,099	N/A
Registered voters			10,300,898	100.0%
Note: A total of 29 candidates ran for senator.			Source:^[1]

House of Representatives[]


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.

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[]

Official website of the Commission on Elections

[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.

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v t Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos
10th President of the Philippines and 10th First Lady of the Philippines
Family	Josefa Edralin & Mariano Marcos and Remedios Trinidad & Vicente Lopez-Romualdez (parents) Imee, Bongbong, Irene & Aimee (children) Pacifico Marcos, Pio Marcos and Quirino Lizardo (relatives)
Education	University of the Philippines & U.P. College of Law (Ferdinand) St. Paul’s College of Tacloban & University of Santo Tomas (Imelda)
Political career	Pi Gamma Mu Military career Nacionalista Party 2nd district of Ilocos Norte (1949–1959) President of the Senate of the Philippines Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Marcos propaganda
Presidency (1965–1986)	Vietnam War Moro conflict Sabah claim Operation Merdeka and Jabidah massacre Establishment of the MNLF Manili massacre 1976 Tripoli Agreement Pata Island massacre ASEAN Declaration Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army CPP–NPA–NDF rebellion 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis First Quarter Storm 1971 constitutional convention Plaza Miranda bombing Proclamation No. 1081 New Society Rolex 12 Integrated Reorganization Plan 1973 constitution Malisbong massacre Green Revolution Thrilla in Manila Metro Manila Tictapul massacre Presidential Decree No. 1596 Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. 1980s debt crisis Binondo Central Bank NAMFREL People Power Revolution
Post-presidency	1st district of Leyte (1995–1998) Operation Big Bird Burial Historical distortion
Kleptocracy	Unexplained wealth of the Marcos family Marcos mansions Marcos jewels Overseas landholdings of the Marcos family Japanese Official Development Assistance scandal Coco Levy Fund scam Golden Buddha Theft BNPP Kickbacks
Controversies	Human rights abuses Fake war claims & fake medals Cronies Edifice complex Personality cult Death of Alfie Anido Dovie Beams Affair Murder of Archimedes Trajano Manila Film Center Disaster
Elections	1949 1963 1965 1967 1969 1970 1971 1973 (Jan) 1973 (Jul) 1975 (KB) 1975 (SB) 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 (SP) 1980 (KB) 1981 (Apr) 1981 (Jun) 1982 (B) 1984 parliamentary 1984 plebiscite 1986 1992 1995 1998 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
Books	The Democratic Revolution in the Philippines (1974) Five Years of the New Society (1978) Tadhana (1976–1980) In Search of Alternatives (1980) The New Philippine Republic (1982)
Cultural depictions	Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story) A Dangerous Life Batas Militar Chavit Here Lies Love The Kingmaker
Predecessor: Diosdado Macapagal, 9th President of the Philippines Successor: Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines

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