1955 Philippine Senate election

1955 Philippine general election
	November 8, 1955
8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate and 1 mid-term vacancy; 13 seats needed for a majority
Senate President before election; Eulogio Rodriguez; Nacionalista	Elected Senate President ; Eulogio Rodriguez; Nacionalista

A senatorial election in the Philippines was held on November 8, 1955. This was a midterm election, the date when the winners took office falling halfway through President Ramon Magsaysay's four-year term.

Summary

Since Magsaysay was very popular midway through his term, there were 10 candidates who ran under the Nacionalista banner. His adoptive Nacionalista Party continued to grow in strength with the absorption of their erstwhile coalition partner, the Democratic Party; but a pillar of the NP could not hide his opposition to the president. Senator Claro M. Recto, one of those who actively sought the adoption of the former Defense Secretary into the NP fold in 1953, had grown critical of Magsaysay, calling him a “banana dictator” and “American puppet,” among other unflattering names. In retaliation, Magsaysay refused the inclusion of Recto into the NP Senate slate of 1955, prompting the Batangueño leader to seek support for his candidacy with the Liberals.

Though Lorenzo Tañada of the NCP had cooperated with the NP in 1953, Recto became the first “guest candidate” in Philippine electoral history, when he was included in the Liberal Party lineup but did not resign his membership as a Nacionalista.[1]

Special elections

There was a special election held for the vacant seat of Senator Carlos P. Garcia after he won as Vice President in 1953. Roseller T. Lim won and served the unexpired term of Garcia from 1955 to 1957.

Retiring incumbents

Liberal Party

Mid-term vacancy

Esteban Abada (Liberal), died on December 17, 1954

Results

The Nacionalista Party won all eight seats contested in the general election, and won the one seat contested in the special election.

Nacionalistas Quintin Paredes, Claro M. Recto, Lorenzo Sumulong both defended their Senate seats. Paredes and Sumulong were former Liberals who ran as Nacionalistas in this election. The two Liberal senators who defended their seats were defeated: Enrique Magalona and Macario Peralta.

Five winners are neophyte Nacionalista senators: Decoroso Rosales, Domocao Alonto, Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo, Pacita Madrigal-Warns, and Pedro Sabido. Madrigal-Warns became the only woman in the Senate.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Before election		‡	‡	‡	‡	‡^	‡^	‡	‡	‡

Election result	Not up	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 (general election)

Summary of the November 8, 1955 Philippine Senate election result
Rank	Candidate		Votes	%
1	Pacita Madrigal-Warns	Nacionalista	2,544,716	50.4%
2	Lorenzo Sumulong	Nacionalista	2,250,780	44.6%
3	Quintin Paredes	Nacionalista	2,171,415	43.0%
4	Francisco Soc Rodrigo	Nacionalista	2,132,094	42.2%
5	Pedro Sabido	Nacionalista	1,821,098	36.1%
6	Claro M. Recto	Liberal¹	1,716,984	34.0%
7	Domocao Alonto	Nacionalista	1,619,109	32.1%
8	Decoroso Rosales	Nacionalista	1,600,255	31.7%

9	Diosdado Macapagal	Liberal	1,454,200	28.8%
10	Juan Chioco	Nacionalista	1,452,693	28.8%
11	Camilo Osías	Liberal	1,388,137	27.5%
12	Geronima Pecson	Liberal	1,340,800	26.6%
13	Macario Peralta Jr.	Liberal	1,207,495	23.9%
14	Enrique B. Magalona	Liberal	1,086,054	21.5%
15	Pio Pedrosa	Liberal	919,302	18.2%
16	William Chiongbian	Liberal	884,077	17.5%
17	Alfredo Abcede	Federal	22,769	0.5%
18	Concepcion R. Lim de Plana	Nacionalista	10,245	0.2%
19	Vicente A. Rafael	Independent	4,551	0.1%
20	Filemon Blay	Independent	1,179	0.0%
21	Praxedes Floro	Independent	1,081	0.0%
Total turnout			5,046,488	77.8%
Total votes			25,629,034	N/A
Registered voters			6,487,061	100.0%
Note: A total of 21 candidates ran for senator.			Source:[2]

^1 Liberal Party's guest candidate

Special election

For Carlos P. Garcia's vacated Senate seat when he was elected vice president on 1953. Unlike the regular election, this is held under the first past the post system.

Summary of the November 8, 1955 Senate special election result
Rank	Candidate		Votes	%
1.	Roseller T. Lim	Nacionalista	1,102,979	61.4%
2.	Simeon Toribio	Liberal	688,913	38.4%
3.	Avelino P. Garcia	Independent	4,378	0.2%
Total valid votes			1,796,270	100.0%
Source: Commission on Elections

Per party

This includes the result of the special election under "seats after," but not on other columns.



Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats
Party		Votes	%	+/–	Up	Before	Won	After	+/−
	Nacionalista Party	17,319,389	63.92	+24.09	3	17	8	23	+6
	Liberal Party	8,861,244	32.71	−3.26	4	4	0	0	−4
	Federal Party	906,846	3.35	+3.33	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	6,811	0.03	+0.01	0	0	0	0	0
	Citizens Party				0	1	0	1	0
Vacant					1	1	0	0	−1
Total		27,094,290	100.00	–	8	24	8	24	0

Total votes		5,046,488	–
Registered voters/turnout		6,487,061	77.79
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			63.92%
LP			32.71%
Others			3.38%

Senate seats

NP			100.0%
LP			0.0%
Others			0.0%

References

Philippine Electoral Almanac. The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. 2013. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09.
Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.

External links

Official website of the Commission on Elections

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[1] Philippine Electoral Almanac. The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. 2013. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09.

[2] Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.

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