1957 Philippine Senate election

1957 Philippine Senate election

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8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Eulogio Rodriguez Ambrosio Padilla
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Seats before 20 0
Seats after 19 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 13,273,945 8,934,218
Percentage 47.2% 31.8%
Swing Decrease 20.4% Increase 2.9%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Raul Manglapus (lost) Lorenzo Tañada
Party Progressive NCP
Seats before 0 1
Seats after 0 1
Seat change  Steady   Steady 
Popular vote 3,393,935 1,949,972
Percentage 6.9% 6.9%
Swing Increase 6.9% Increase 6.9%

Senate President before election

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

A senatorial election was held on November 12, 1957 in the Philippines. The Nacionalista Party, despite losing two seats to the Liberal Party still held the Senate with twenty seats. The Liberals who won were actor Rogelio de la Rosa and former basketball player Ambrosio Padilla.

Retiring incumbents

Nacionalista Party

  1. Jose P. Laurel
  2. Manuel Briones

Incumbents running elsewhere

These ran in the middle of their Senate terms. For those losing in their respective elections, they can still return to the Senate to serve out their term, while the winners will vacate their Senate seats, then it would have been contested in a special election concurrently with the next general election.

  1. Claro M. Recto (NCP), ran for president and lost
  2. Lorenzo Tañada (NCP), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The Nacionalista Party won six seats contested in the election, while the Liberal Party won two.

Nacionalistas Roseller T. Lim, Cipriano Primcias Sr., and Gil Puyat defended their Senate seats

The two winning Liberals are neophyte senators: Ambrosio Padilla and Rogelio de la Rosa. Also entering the Senate for the first time are Nacionalistas Eulogio Balao, Oscar Ledesma, and Arturo Tolentino.

Incumbent Jose Zulueta left the Nacionalista Party for the People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government; he lost the election. Two Nacionalistas also lost: Francisco Afan Delgado and Jose Locsin.

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 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

Per candidate

e • d Summary of the November 12, 1957, Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Party Votes %
1 Gil Puyat Nacionalista 2,189,909 42.9%
2 Arturo Tolentino Nacionalista 1,982,708 38.8%
3 Eulogio Balao Nacionalista 1,851,157 36.2%
4 Rogelio de la Rosa Liberal 1,715,123 33.6%
5 Oscar Ledesma Nacionalista 1,670,774 32.7%
6 Ambrosio Padilla Liberal 1,636,202 32.0%
7 Roseller Lim Nacionalista 1,558,322 30.5%
8 Cipriano Primicias Sr. Nacionalista 1,350,868 26.4%
9 Jose Locsin Nacionalista 1,347,797 26.4%
10 Francisco Afan Delgado Nacionalista 1,320,296 25.8%
11 Osmundo Mondoñedo Liberal 1,011,053 19.8%
12 Raul Manglapus Progressive 1,005,595 19.7%
13 Narciso Pimentel Jr. Liberal 1,004,944 19.7%
14 Estanislao Fernandez Liberal 997,562 19.5%
15 Juan Liwag Liberal 918,785 18.0%
16 Consuelo Salazar-Perez Liberal 844,950 16.5%
17 Marcos Calo Liberal 769,599 15.1%
18 Pacita de los Reyes-Phillips NCP 641,716 12.6%
19 Terry Adevoso Progressive 562,491 11.0%
20 Josefa Gonzales-Estrada Progressive 423,319 8.3%
21 Antonio Maceda NCP 383,531 7.5%
22 Jaime Ferrer Progressive 345,881 6.8%
23 Jose M. Hernandez Progressive 339,909 6.7%
24 Fulvio Pelaez Progressive 313,221 6.1%
25 Mario Bengzon NCP 265,859 5.2%
26 Jose Zulueta Philippine Veterans Party 213,465 4.2%
27 Norberto Romualdez Jr. Progressive 210,822 4.1%
28 Rodrigo Perez Jr. Progressive 192,697 3.8%
29 Cipriano Cid NCP 162,493 3.2%
30 Emilio Javier NCP 155,867 3.1%
31 Vicente Llanes NCP 124,744 2.4%
32 Manuel Abella NCP 116,509 2.3%
33 Gonzalo Vasquez NCP 99,253 1.9%
34 Severino Luna Independent 59,690 1.2%
35 Remedios Magsaysay Independent 59,000 1.2%
36 Atilano Cinco Philippine Veterans Party 48,863 1.0%
37 Vicente Rafael Philippine Veterans Party 47,883 0.9%
38 Miguel Pendon Philippine Veterans Party 24,458 0.5%
39 Felicidad Villanueva Women's Party 14,725 0.3%
40 Antonia Lumibao Philippine Veterans Party 11,916 0.2%
41 Dominador Portugal Lapiang Malaya 8,915 0.2%
42 Eulogio Duyan Lapiang Malaya 8,434 0.2%
43 Romualdo Saclayan Lapiang Malaya 8,235 0.2%
44 Deogracias Pedrosa Lapiang Malaya 7,919 0.2%
45 Jose Villanueva Lapiang Malaya 7,805 0.2%
46 Luis de Guzman Lapiang Malaya 7,781 0.2%
47 Emmanuel Rey Lapiang Malaya 7,123 0.1%
48 Teofilo Ramas Lapiang Malaya 6,470 0.1%
49 Jose Canuto Independent 6,147 0.1%
50 Arturo Samaniego Liberal (Quirino Wing) 2,515 0.0%
51 Ciriaco de las Liagas Independent 2,427 0.0%
52 Patricio Ceniza Independent 2,119 0.0%
53 Gregorio Llanza Independent 1,333 0.0%
54 Consuelo Fa Alvear Independent 1,135 0.0%
Total turnout 5,108,112 75.5%
Total votes 28,108,309 N/A
Registered voters 6,763,897 100.0%
Note: A total of 54 candidates ran for senator. Source:

Per party

PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party13,273,94547.22−16.70722621−1
Liberal Party8,934,21831.78−0.930022+2
Progressive Party3,393,93512.07New00000
Nationalist Citizens' Party1,949,9726.94New01010
People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government346,5851.23New1100−1
Lapiang Malaya62,6820.22New00000
Women's Party14,7250.05New00000
Independent132,2470.47+0.4400000
Total28,108,309100.008248240
Total votes5,108,112
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52
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
. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199249596.

& Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.
Vote share
NP
47.22%
LP
31.78%
PPP
12.07%
NCP
6.94%
Others
1.97%
Senate seats
NP
75.00%
LP
25.00%
PPP
0.00%
NCP
0.00%
Others
0.00%

See also


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