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

← 1957 November 10, 1959 1961 →

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
Seats before 20 (5 up) 2 (0 up)
Seats won 5 2
Seats after 19 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 15,426,288 9,691,155
Percentage 45.04 28.29
Swing Decrease 2.86 Decrease 3.82

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Lorenzo Tañada Raul Manglapus (lost)
Party NCP Progressive
Seats before 1 (1 up) 1 (1 up)
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 2,029,200 7,059,564
Percentage 5.92 20.61
Swing Decrease 1.11 Increase 8.36

Senate President before election

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

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.

Electoral system

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Philippine Senate elections are held via plurality block voting with staggered elections, with the country as an at-large district. The Senate has 24 seats, of which 8 seats are up every 2 years. The eight seats up were last contested in 1953; each voter has eight votes and can vote up to eight names, of which the eight candidates with the most votes winning the election.

Retiring incumbents

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Nacionalista Party

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  1. Alejo Mabanag

Mid-term vacancies

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  1. Ruperto Kangleon (Democratic), died on February 28, 1958

Results

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The Nacionalista Party won five seats contested in the election, while the Liberal Party won two, and the Nationalist Citizens' Party won one.

Lorenzo Tañada of the Nationalist Citizens' Party and Nacionalistas Mariano Jesús Cuenco, Fernando Lopez, and Eulogio Rodriguez defended their Senate seats. Lopez was originally from the Democratic Party, and ran as a Nacionalista on this election.

The two winning Liberals are neophyte senators: Estanislao Fernandez and Ferdinand Marcos. Also entering the Senate for the first time are Nacionalistas Alejandro Almendras and Genaro Magsaysay.

Incumbent Nacionalista senators Edmundo B. Cea and Emmanuel Pelaez both lost.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Before election ‡^
Election result Not up LP NCP NP Not up
After election + + * *

Key:

  • ‡ Seats up
  • + Gained by a party from another party
  • √ Held by the incumbent
  • * Held by the same party with a new senator
  • ^ Vacancy

Per candidate

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ferdinand MarcosLiberal Party2,661,15341.62
Genaro MagsaysayNacionalista Party2,457,21838.43
Fernando LopezNacionalista Party2,366,16637.01
Estanislao FernandezLiberal Party2,071,86532.40
Mariano Jesús CuencoNacionalista Party2,046,84232.01
Eulogio RodriguezNacionalista Party2,037,68231.87
Lorenzo TañadaNationalist Citizens' Party2,029,20031.74
Alejandro AlmendrasNacionalista Party1,857,78229.06
Edmundo B. CeaNacionalista Party1,764,43627.60
Emmanuel PelaezParty for Philippine Progress1,734,33027.13
Raul ManglapusParty for Philippine Progress1,651,09725.82
Juan PajoNacionalista Party1,623,63725.39
Manuel ManahanParty for Philippine Progress1,512,51223.66
Sofronio QuimsonNacionalista Party1,272,52519.90
Cornelio VillarealLiberal Party1,266,82619.81
Terry AdevosoLiberal Party1,035,14716.19
Jacinto BorjaLiberal Party1,021,28115.97
Jesus M. VargasParty for Philippine Progress1,001,98115.67
Esmeraldo EcoLiberal Party947,26114.82
Duma SinsuatLiberal Party687,62210.75
Narciso Pimentel Jr.Party for Philippine Progress621,9159.73
Osmundo MondoñedoParty for Philippine Progress537,7298.41
Alfredo AbcedeFederal Party27,3830.43
Valentin FestejoIndependent3,2630.05
Gualberto CruzIndependent2,8010.04
Narciso J. AlegreNew Party2,5960.04
Emilio Alcutse AninaoIndependent2,3790.04
Natalio M. Beltran JrCooperative Democratic Party2,2860.04
Gregorio LlanzaIndependent1,7270.03
Consuelo Fa AlvearIndependent1,2680.02
Isaac EcetaIndependent1,2090.02
Chenchay Reyes JutaIndependent1,0480.02
Total34,252,167100.00
Total votes6,393,724
Registered voters/turnout7,822,47281.74

Per party

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party15,426,28845.04−2.86520519−1
Liberal Party9,691,15528.29−3.820224+2
Progressive Party7,059,56420.61+8.361100−1
Nationalist Citizens' Party2,029,2005.92−1.1111110
Federal Party27,3830.08+0.0800000
New Party2,5960.01New00000
Cooperative Democratic Party2,2860.01New00000
Independent13,6950.04−0.4400000
Vacancy1100−1
Total34,252,167100.008248240
Total votes6,393,724
Registered voters/turnout7,822,47281.74
Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001).
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific
. ISBN 9780199249596.

& Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.
Vote share
NP
45.04%
LP
28.29%
PPP
20.61%
NCP
5.92%
Others
0.14%
Senate seats
NP
62.50%
LP
25.00%
PPP
0.00%
NCP
12.50%
Others
0.00%

Defeated incumbents

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See also

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  • Also held on this day:
    • 1959 Philippine local elections

References

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