1959 Philippine Senate election

A senatorial election was held on November 10, 1959 in the Philippines. The 1959 elections were known as the 1959 Philippine midterm elections as the date when the elected officials take office falls halfway through President Carlos P. Garcia's four-year term.

1959 Philippine Senate election
November 10, 1959
8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Eulogio Rodriguez Ferdinand Marcos
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large
Seats before 20 2
Seats after 19 4
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 17,160,618 10,850,799
Percentage 50.1% 31.7%
Swing 2.9% 0.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Lorenzo Tañada Raul Manglapus
Party NCP Progressive
Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large (lost)
Seats before 1 0
Seats after 1 0
Seat change      
Popular vote 2,029,200 3,163,609
Percentage 5.9% 9.2%
Swing 1.0% 2.8%
Senate President before election

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

 Elected Senate President

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

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The Liberal Party continued chipping away from the Nacionalista Party's dominance in the Senate, winning two more seats, although the Nacionalistas still possessed 19 out of 24 seats in the chamber.

Results

Per candidate
 Summary of the November 10, 1959 Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Party Votes %
1 Ferdinand Marcos Liberal 2,661,15341.6%
2 Genaro Magsaysay Nacionalista 2,457,21838.4%
3 Fernando López Nacionalista 2,366,16637.0%
4 Estanislao Fernandez Liberal 2,071,86532.4%
5 Mariano Jesús Cuenco Nacionalista 2,046,84232.0%
6 Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista 2,037,68231.9%
7 Lorenzo Tañada NCP 2,029,20031.7%
8 Alejandro Almendras Nacionalista 1,857,78229.1%
9Edmundo Cea Nacionalista1,764,43627.6%
10Emmanuel Pelaez Nacionalista1,734,33027.1%
11Raul Manglapus Progressive1,651,09725.8%
12Juan Pajo Nacionalista1,623,63725.4%
13Manuel Manahan Progressive1,512,51223.7%
14Sofronio Quimson Nacionalista1,272,52519.9%
15Cornelio Villareal Liberal1,266,82619.8%
16Eleuterio Adevoso Liberal1,035,14716.2%
17Jacinto Borja Liberal1,021,28116.0%
18Jesus VargasGrand Alliance1,001,98115.7%
19Esmeraldo Eco Liberal947,26114.8%
20Duma Sinsuat Liberal687,62210.8%
21Narciso Pimentel, Jr.Grand Alliance621,9159.7%
22Osmundo MondoñedoGrand Alliance537,7298.4%
23Alfredo AbcedeFederal Party27,3830.4%
24Valentin Festejo Independent3,2630.1%
25Gualberto Cruz Independent2,8010.0%
26Narciso AlegreNP2,5960.0%
27Emilio Alcutse Aninao Independent2,3790.0%
28Natalio BeltranCooperative Democratic Party2,2860.0%
29Gregorio Llanza Independent1,7270.0%
30Consuelo Fa Alvear Independent1,2680.0%
31Isaac Eceta Independent1,2090.0%
32Chenchay Reyes Juta Independent1,0480.0%
Total turnout6,393,72481.7%
Total votes28,108,309N/A
Registered voters6,763,897100.0%
Note: A total of 32 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]

Per party
PartyPopular voteSeats
Total%SwingWonBeforeAfter%+/−
Nacionalista 17,160,61851.4% 4.2%5191979.2%
Liberal 10,850,79932.5% 0.7%22416.7% 2
Progressive 3,163,6099.5% 2.6%0000.0%
NCP 2,029,2006.1% 0.9%1014.2% 1
Federal27,3830.1% 0.1%0000.0%
Cooperative Democratic2,2860.0% 0.2%0000.0%
Independent 1,015,6763.0% 2.5%0000.0%
Totals34,249,571100%—82424100.0%

See also

References
  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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