1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 14, 1961. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Carlos P. Garcia's Nacionalista Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.[1] However, Diosdado Macapagal of the opposition Liberal Party won the presidential election, leading to majority of the elected Nacionalista congressmen to defect to the Liberal Party. This led to Cornelio Villareal being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections

November 14, 1961

All 104 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
53 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
NP
Leader Daniel Romualdez Cornelio Villareal
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Leyte–1st Capiz–2nd
Last election 82 seats, 61.19% 19 seats, 30.17%
Seats won 74 29
Seat change Decrease 8 Increase 10
Popular vote 3,923,390 2,167,641
Percentage 61.02% 33.71%
Swing Decrease 0.17% Increase 3.54%

Speaker before election

Daniel Romualdez
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

Cornelio Villareal
Liberal

The elected representatives served in the 5th Congress from 1961 to 1965.

Results

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Nacionalista Party3,923,39061.02−0.1774−8
Liberal Party2,167,64133.71+3.5429+10
Independent Nacionalista47,6140.74+0.6800
Independent Liberal40,2200.63−0.4400
Nationalist Citizens' Party7,8370.12−2.7300
Independent243,1103.78+1.441New
Total6,429,812100.00104+2
Valid votes6,429,81295.41+1.08
Invalid/blank votes308,9934.59−1.08
Total votes6,738,805100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,483,56879.43+3.91
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[2] and Teehankee[3]
Vote share
NP
61.02%
LP
33.71%
Others
5.27%
Seats
NP
71.15%
LP
27.88%
Others
0.96%

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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..
  3. 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. Giraffe Books. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
  • Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. Philippine Historical Association. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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