1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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]

1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections
November 11, 1969
All 110 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
56 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
NP
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 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

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

↓
88 18 4
58.93% 33.91% 6.73%
Nacionalista Liberal [1]
1 Others
No seats won: 0.43% (white)
 Summary of the November 11, 1969 Philippine House of Representatives election results
Party Popular vote Seats won
Total%SwingTotal%+/−
Nacionalista 4,590,37458.93% 17.17%8880.00% 50
Liberal 2,641,78633.91% 17.41%1816.36% 43
Independent Nacionalista129,4241.66% 0.67%21.82% 1
Independent Liberal24,5460.32% 1.16%00.00% 1
Party for Philippine Progress 5,0310.06% 0.52%00.00%
Young Philippines3,9170.05% 0.12%00.00%
Reformist430.00% 0.00%00.00%
Independent 394,7005.07% 1.37%21.82% 1
Total 7,789,821100%110100% 6
Valid votes7,789,82194.97%
Invalid votes412,9705.03%
Total turnout8,202,79179.63%
Registered voters10,300,898100%
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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