1965 Philippine general election

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 9, 1965, in the Philippines. 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.

Results

President

Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine presidential election results
Candidates		Parties	Votes	%
	Ferdinand Marcos	Nacionalista Party (Nationalist 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	0.01%
	Aniceto A. Hidalgo	New Leaf Party	156
	Segundo B. Baldovi	Partido ng Bansa (Party of the Nation)	139
	Nic V. Garces	People's Progressive Democratic Party	130
	German F. Villanueva	Independent	106
	Guillermo M. Mercado	Labor Party	27
	Antonio Nicolas Jr.	Allied Party	27
	Blandino P. Ruan	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	6
	Praxedes Floro	Independent	1

Total			7,434,431	100%

Valid votes			7,434,431	97.7%
Invalid votes			175,620	2.3%
Votes cast			7,610,051	76.4%
Registered voters			9,962,345

Vice-President

Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine vice presidential election results
Candidates		Parties	Votes	%
	Fernando Lopez	Nacionalista Party (Nationalist 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	0.01%
	Eleodoro Salvador	Partido ng Bansa (Party of the Nation)	172	0.01%

Total			7,284,811	100%

Valid votes			7,284,811	95.7%
Invalid votes			325,240	4.3%
Votes cast			7,610,051	76.4%
Registered voters			9,962,345

Senate

Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine Senate election result
Rank	Candidate		Votes	%
1	Jovito Salonga	Liberal	3,629,834	47.7%
2	Alejandro Almendras	Nacionalista	3,472,689	45.6%
3	Genaro Magsaysay	Nacionalista	3,463,459	45.5%
4	Sergio Osmeña, Jr.	Liberal	3,234,966	42.5%
5	Eva Estrada-Kalaw	Nacionalista	3,190,700	41.9%
6	Dominador Aytona	Nacionalista	3,037,666	39.9%
7	Lorenzo Tañada	NCP	3,014,618	39.6%
8	Wenceslao Lagumbay	Nacionalista	2,972,525	39.1%

9	Cesar Climaco	Liberal	2,968,958	39.0%
10	Estanislao Fernandez	Liberal	2,846,320	37.4%
11	Constancio Castañeda	Nacionalista	2,814,032	37.0%
12	Ramon Bagatsing	Liberal	2,774,621	36.5%
13	Bartolome Cabangbang	Nacionalista	2,668,431	35.1%
14	Alejandro Roces	Liberal	2,663,852	35.0%
15	Ramon Diaz	Liberal	2,620,073	34.4%
16	Lucas Paredes	Liberal	2,419,573	31.8%
17	Vicente Araneta	Progressive	500,795	6.6%
18	Amelio Mutuc	Independent	413,074	5.4%
19	Jose Feria	Progressive	335,119	4.4%
20	Benjamin Gaston	Progressive	149,057	2.0%
21	Dionisio Ojeda	Progressive	143,681	1.9%
22	Magdaleno Estrada	New Leaf Party	8,766	0.1%
23	Epifanio Talania	Partido ng Bansa	3,007	0.0%
24	Vicente Baldovino	Partido ng Bansa	1,945	0.0%
25	German Carbonel	Partido ng Bansa	1,830	0.0%
26	Toribia S. Valino	Partido ng Bansa	1,750	0.0%
27	Jose Villavisa	Partido ng Bansa	1,604	0.0%
28	Teodoro Gosuico Sr.	Partido ng Bansa	1,153	0.0%
29	Genovevo Baynosa	New Leaf Party	1,101	0.0%
30	Leoncio Wico Pagdanganan	Partido ng Bansa	113	0.0%
Total turnout			7,610,051	76.4%
Total votes			49,355,332	N/A
Registered voters			9,962,345	100.0%
Note: A total of 30 candidates ran for senator.			Source:[1]

House of Representatives

Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine House of Representatives election results
Party		Popular vote			Seats won
Party		Total	%	Swing	Total	%	+/−
	Liberal	3,721,460	51.32%	17.61%	61	58.65%	32
	Nacionalista	3,028,224	41.76%	19.26%	38	36.54%	36
	Independent Liberal	107,001	1.48%	0.74%	1	0.96%	1
	Independent Nacionalista	71,955	0.99%	0.36%	1	0.96%	1
	Party for Philippine Progress	41,983	0.58%	0.58%	0	0.00%
	Young Philippines	12,479	0.17%	0.18%	0	0.00%
	Republican	85	0.00%	0.00%	0	0.00%
	Independent	268,327	3.70%	0.08%	3	2.88%	2

Total		7,251,514	100%		104	100%

Valid votes		7,251,514	95.29%
Invalid votes		358,537	4.71%
Total turnout		7,610,051	79.39%
Registered voters		9,962,345	100%
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.

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

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[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.

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
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 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 Ninoy Aquino 1980s debt crisis Binondo Central Bank NAMFREL People Power Revolution
Post-presidency	1st district of Leyte (1995–1998) Here Lies Love Operation Big Bird Marcos Japanese ODA scandal Burial
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
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)
Projects	Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Batasang Pambansa Coconut Palace Cultural Center of the Philippines Project Gintong Alay Integrated National Police Heart Center Lung Center Manila Film Center Manila International Film Festival Masjid Al-Dahab Nayong Pilipino North Luzon Expressway Palace in the Sky Philippine International Convention Center San Juanico Bridge South Superhighway
Predecessor: Diosdado Macapagal, 9th President of the Philippines Successor: Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines

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