1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 10, 1953. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.[1] However, Ramon Magsaysay of the opposition Nacionalista Party was elected president, and several elected Liberal Party congressmen defected to the Nacionalista Party, leading to José Laurel, Jr. being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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The elected representatives served in the 3rd Congress from 1953 to 1957.
Electoral system
editThe House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 102 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts.
Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Nacionalista Party | 1,930,367 | 47.30 | +13.25 | 59 | +26 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,624,571 | 39.81 | −24.32 | 31 | −29 | |
| Democratic Party | 284,222 | 6.96 | +6.85 | 9 | New | |
| Democratic Party/Nacionalista Party | 58,667 | 1.44 | New | 2 | New | |
| Nacionalista Party (independent) | 42,081 | 1.03 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Party (independent) | 25,927 | 0.64 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 3,155 | 0.08 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| New Young Philippines | 620 | 0.02 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 431 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 111,160 | 2.72 | +1.30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,081,201 | 100.00 | – | 102 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 4,081,201 | 94.33 | −2.35 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 245,495 | 5.67 | +2.35 | |||
| Total votes | 4,326,696 | 100.00 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,603,231 | 77.22 | +9.83 | |||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[2] and Teehankee[3] | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
- ^ Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
- Teehankee, Julio. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-06.