1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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]

1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections
November 12, 1957
All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
52 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
NP
Leader Daniel Romualdez Cornelio Villareal
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Leyte–4th Capiz–2nd
Last election 31 seats, 47.30% 59 seats, 39.81%
Seats won 82 19
Seat change 51 40
Popular vote 2,948,409 1,453,527
Percentage 61.19% 30.17%
Swing 13.89% 9.64%
Speaker before election

José Laurel, Jr.
Nacionalista

 Elected Speaker

Daniel Romualdez
Nacionalista

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The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961.

Results

The top bar represents seats won, while the bottom bar represents the proportion of votes received.

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82 19 1
61.19% 30.17%
Nacionalista Liberal [1] [2]
1 Nationalist Citizens' Party: 2.85%
2 No seats won: 5.81%
 Summary of the November 12, 1957 Philippine House of Representatives election results
Party Popular vote Seats won
Total%SwingTotal%+/−
Nacionalista 2,948,40961.19% 13.89%8280.39% 51
Liberal 1,453,52730.17% 9.64%1918.63% 40
NCP 137,0932.85% 2.85%10.98% 1
Progressive 62,9681.31% 1.31%00.00%
Independent Nacionalista51,7291.07% 0.04%00.00%
Democratic 42,8900.89% 7.51%00.00% 11
United Rural Community3,2960.07% 0.07%00.00%
Independent Liberal2,8020.06% 0.58%00.00%
Lapiang Makabansa1,7650.04% 0.04%00.00%
People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government9680.02% 0.02%00.00%
Partido'y Makahirap5240.01% 0.01%00.00%
National Patriotic120.00% 0.00%00.00%
Independent 112,5372.34% 0.38%00.00% 1
Total 4,818,520100%102100%
Valid votes4,818,52094.33%
Invalid votes289,5625.67%
Total turnout5,108,08275.52%
Registered voters6,763,897100%
Sources: 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
  1. 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.
  • The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
  • Pobre, Cesar P. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
  • Teehankee, Julio. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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