Philippine Senate election, 1959
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8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority |
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Majority party |
Minority party |
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![Ferdinand Marcos at the White House.jpg](/w/images/thumb/a/a3/Ferdinand_Marcos_at_the_White_House.jpg/100px-Ferdinand_Marcos_at_the_White_House.jpg) |
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% |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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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 |
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Popular vote |
2,029,200 |
3,163,609 |
Percentage |
5.9% |
9.2% |
Swing |
1.0% |
2.8% |
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Senatorial elections were held on November 10, 1959. The 1959 elections were known as the 1959 Philippine midterm election as the date when the elected officials take office falls halfway through President Carlos P. Garcia's four-year term.
The Liberal Party continued chipping away from the Nacionalista Party's dominance in the Senate, winning two more seats, although the Nacionalista's still possess 19 out of 24 seats in the chamber.
Results
Per candidate
e • d Summary of the November 10, 1959 Philippine Senate election result
Rank |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
1 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
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Liberal |
2,661,153 |
41.6% |
2 |
Genaro Magsaysay |
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Nacionalista |
2,457,218 |
38.4% |
3 |
Fernando López |
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Nacionalista |
2,366,166 |
37.0% |
4 |
Estanislao Fernandez |
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Liberal |
2,071,865 |
32.4% |
5 |
Mariano Jesús Cuenco |
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Nacionalista |
2,046,842 |
32.0% |
6 |
Eulogio Rodriguez |
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Nacionalista |
2,037,682 |
31.9% |
7 |
Lorenzo Tañada |
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NCP |
2,029,200 |
31.7% |
8 |
Alejandro Almendras |
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Nacionalista |
1,857,782 |
29.1% |
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9 |
Edmundo Cea |
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Nacionalista |
1,764,436 |
27.6% |
10 |
Emmanuel Pelaez |
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Nacionalista |
1,734,330 |
27.1% |
11 |
Raul Manglapus |
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Progressive |
1,651,097 |
25.8% |
12 |
Juan Pajo |
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Nacionalista |
1,623,637 |
25.4% |
13 |
Manuel Manahan |
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Progressive |
1,512,512 |
23.7% |
14 |
Sofronio Quimson |
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Nacionalista |
1,272,525 |
19.9% |
15 |
Cornelio Villareal |
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Liberal |
1,266,826 |
19.8% |
16 |
Eleuterio Adevoso |
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Liberal |
1,035,147 |
16.2% |
17 |
Jacinto Borja |
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Liberal |
1,021,281 |
16.0% |
18 |
Jesus Vargas |
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Grand Alliance |
1,001,981 |
15.7% |
19 |
Esmeraldo Eco |
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Liberal |
947,261 |
14.8% |
20 |
Duma Sinsuat |
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Liberal |
687,622 |
10.8% |
21 |
Narciso Pimentel, Jr. |
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Grand Alliance |
621,915 |
9.7% |
22 |
Osmundo Mondoñedo |
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Grand Alliance |
537,729 |
8.4% |
23 |
Alfredo Abcede |
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Federal Party |
27,383 |
0.4% |
24 |
Valentin Festejo |
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Independent |
3,263 |
0.1% |
25 |
Gualberto Cruz |
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Independent |
2,801 |
0.0% |
26 |
Narciso Alegre |
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NP |
2,596 |
0.0% |
27 |
Emilio Alcutse Aninao |
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Independent |
2,379 |
0.0% |
28 |
Natalio Beltran |
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Cooperative Democratic Party |
2,286 |
0.0% |
29 |
Gregorio Llanza |
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Independent |
1,727 |
0.0% |
30 |
Consuelo Fa Alvear |
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Independent |
1,268 |
0.0% |
31 |
Isaac Eceta |
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Independent |
1,209 |
0.0% |
32 |
Chenchay Reyes Juta |
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Independent |
1,048 |
0.0% |
Total turnout |
6,393,724 |
81.7% |
Total votes |
28,108,309 |
N/A |
Registered voters |
6,763,897 |
100.0% |
Note: A total of 32 candidates ran for senator. |
Source:[1] |
Per party
Party |
Popular vote |
Seats |
Total |
% |
Swing |
Won |
Before |
After |
% |
+/− |
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Nacionalista |
17,160,618 |
51.4% |
4.2% |
5 |
19 |
19 |
79.2% |
![Steady Steady](/w/images/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png) |
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Liberal |
10,850,799 |
32.5% |
0.7% |
2 |
2 |
4 |
16.7% |
2 |
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Progressive |
3,163,609 |
9.5% |
2.6% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
![Steady Steady](/w/images/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png) |
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NCP |
2,029,200 |
6.1% |
0.9% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4.2% |
1 |
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Federal |
27,383 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
![Steady Steady](/w/images/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png) |
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Cooperative Democratic |
2,286 |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
![Steady Steady](/w/images/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png) |
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Independent |
1,015,676 |
3.0% |
2.5% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
![Steady Steady](/w/images/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png) |
Totals |
34,249,571 |
100% |
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8 |
24 |
24 |
100.0% |
![Steady Steady](/w/images/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png) |
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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