1961 Philippine Senate election

A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1961 in the Philippines. The two candidates of the Progressive Party, guest candidates of the Liberal Party, topped the election, while the Liberals themselves won four seats cutting the Nacionalista Party's majority to 13 seats in the 24-seat Philippine Senate.

1961 Philippine Senate election
November 14, 1961
8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Eulogio Rodriguez Ferdinand Marcos Raul Manglapus
Party Nacionalista Liberal Progressive
Seats before 17 5 0
Seats after 13 8 2
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 3 New
Popular vote 17,834,477 14,988,931 6,577,698
Percentage 45.1% 37.9% 16.6%
Swing Decrease 5.0% Increase 6.2% Increase 7.4%
Senate President before election

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

 Elected Senate President

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

Retiring incumbents

All incumbents defended their seats in this election.

Mid-term vacancies
  1. Claro M. Recto (Nacionalista), died on October 2, 1960

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. Gil Puyat (Nacionalista), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The Liberal Party won four seats contested in the election, while the Nacionalista Party and the Liberal Party won two each.

Lorenzo Sumulong was the sole Nacionalista to successfully defend his seat. Liberal Francisco Soc Rodrigo, who originally was a Nacionalista, was the other senator to defend his seat.

Two Liberals are neophyte senators: Gaudencio Antonino and Maria Kalaw Katigbak. Also entering the Senate for the first time are Progressives Manuel Manahan and Raul Manglapus. Camilo Osias, who last served in the Senate in 1953, won back a Senate seat as a Liberal.

Incumbent Nacionalista senators Decoroso Rosales, Domocao Alonto, Pacita Madrigal-Warns, Pedro Sabido, and Quintin Paredes all lost.

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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
 Summary of the November 14, 1961 Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Party Votes %
1 Raul Manglapus Progressive1 3,489,65851.8%
2 Manuel Manahan Progressive1 3,088,04045.8%
3 Lorenzo Sumulong Nacionalista 2,817,22841.8%
4 Francisco Soc Rodrigo Liberal 2,710,32240.2%
5 Gaudencio Antonino Liberal 2,636,42039.1%
6 Camilo Osías Liberal 2,634,78339.1%
7 Maria Kalaw Katigbak Liberal 2,546,14737.8%
8 Jose Roy Nacionalista 2,443,11036.3%
9Tecla San Andres Ziga Liberal2,318,51834.4%
10Quintin Paredes Nacionalista2,206,06432.7%
11Pacita Madrigal-Gonzales Nacionalista2,172,26032.2%
12Cesar Climaco Liberal2,142,74131.8%
13Domocao Alonto Nacionalista1,877,69827.9%
14Decoroso Rosales Nacionalista1,863,56027.7%
15Pedro Sabido Nacionalista1,746,69825.9%
16Angel Castaño Nacionalista1,734,24725.7%
17Jose E. Romero Nacionalista973,61214.4%
18Agustin Marking Independent127,8201.9%
19Francisco Ofemaria Independent41,0840.6%
20Ernesto Hidalgo Independent1,8780.0%
21Leon Javinez Sr. Independent3390.0%
22Jose Briones Independent1410.0%
Total turnout6,738,80579.4%
Total votes39,572,377N/A
Registered voters8,483,568100.0%
Note: A total of 22 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]
^1 Liberal Party's guest candidate

Per party
PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party17,834,47745.07−5.03617213−4
Liberal Party14,988,94037.88+6.201548+3
Progressive Party6,577,69816.62+7.380022New
Independent171,2620.43−2.5400000
Nationalist Citizens' Party01010
Vacancy1100−1
Total39,572,377100.00–8248240
Total votes6,738,805–
Registered voters/turnout8,483,56879.43
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
     
    		 45.07%
    LP
     
    		 37.88%
    PPP
     
    		 16.62%
    Others
     
    		 0.43%
    Senate seats
    NP
     
    		 25.00%
    LP
     
    		 50.00%
    PPP
     
    		 25.00%
    Others
     
    		 0.00%

    See also

    References
    1. 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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