1965 Philippine Senate election

A senatorial election was held on November 9, 1965 in the Philippines. The Nacionalista Party wrestled back control of the Senate; originally a Liberal, Senate President Ferdinand Marcos defected to the Nacionalistas, became their presidential candidate and won this year's election.

1965 Philippine Senate election

November 9, 1965

8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ambrosio Padilla Arturo Tolentino Lorenzo Tañada
Party Liberal Nacionalista NCP
Seats before 9 10 1
Seats after 12 11 1
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 1  Steady 
Popular vote 23,158,197 21,619,502 3,014,618
Percentage 46.9% 43.8% 6.1%
Swing Decrease 2.8% Decrease 6.4% Increase 6.1%

Senate President before election

Ferdinand Marcos
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Arturo Tolentino
Nacionalista

After the election, the Senate emerged with 12 Liberals on one side, and 11 Nacionalistas and 1 Nationalist Citizens' Party caucusing with them on the other.

Retiring incumbents

Nacionalista Party

  1. Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista), ran for vice president and won
  2. Ferdinand Marcos (Nacionalista), ran for president and won

Mid-term vacancies

  1. Mariano Jesús Cuenco (Nacionalista), died on February 25, 1964
  2. Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista), died on December 9, 1964

Other 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. Gerardo Roxas (Liberal), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The Nacionalista Party won five seats, the Liberal Party won two seats, and the Nationalist Citizens' Party (NCP) won one.

NCP's Lorenzo Tañada, and Nacionalistas Alejandro Almendras and Genaro Magsaysay all defended their seats.

Five winners are neophyte senators. These are Dominador Aytona, Eva Estrada Kalaw, and Wenceslao Lagumbay of the Nacionalistas, and Liberals Sergio Osmeña Jr. and Jovito Salonga.

Estanislao Fernandez of the Liberal Party lost his seat.

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Before election ‡^ ‡^
Election result Not up LP NCP 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

 Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Party Votes %
1 Jovito Salonga Liberal 3,629,83447.7%
2 Alejandro Almendras Nacionalista 3,472,68945.6%
3 Genaro Magsaysay Nacionalista 3,463,45945.5%
4 Sergio Osmeña Jr. Liberal 3,234,96642.5%
5 Eva Estrada-Kalaw Nacionalista 3,190,70041.9%
6 Dominador Aytona Nacionalista 3,037,66639.9%
7 Lorenzo Tañada NCP 3,014,61839.6%
8 Wenceslao Lagumbay Nacionalista 2,972,52539.1%
9Cesar Climaco Liberal2,968,95839.0%
10Estanislao Fernandez Liberal2,846,32037.4%
11Constancio Castañeda Nacionalista2,814,03237.0%
12Ramon Bagatsing Liberal2,774,62136.5%
13Bartolome Cabangbang Nacionalista2,668,43135.1%
14Alejandro Roces Liberal2,663,85235.0%
15Ramon Diaz Liberal2,620,07334.4%
16Lucas Paredes Liberal2,419,57331.8%
17Vicente Araneta Progressive500,7956.6%
18Amelio Mutuc Independent413,0745.4%
19Jose Feria Progressive335,1194.4%
20Benjamin Gaston Progressive149,0572.0%
21Dionisio Ojeda Progressive143,6811.9%
22Magdaleno EstradaNew Leaf Party8,7660.1%
23Epifanio TalaniaPartido ng Bansa3,0070.0%
24Vicente BaldovinoPartido ng Bansa1,9450.0%
25German CarbonelPartido ng Bansa1,8300.0%
26Toribia S. ValinoPartido ng Bansa1,7500.0%
27Jose VillavisaPartido ng Bansa1,6040.0%
28Teodoro Gosuico Sr.Partido ng Bansa1,1530.0%
29Genovevo BaynosaNew Leaf Party1,1010.0%
30Leoncio Wico PagdangananPartido ng Bansa1130.0%
Total turnout7,610,05176.4%
Total votes49,355,332N/A
Registered voters9,962,345100.0%
Note: A total of 30 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]

Per party

PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Liberal Party23,158,19746.92−2.8419210+1
Nacionalista Party21,619,50243.80−6.37410511+1
Nationalist Citizens' Party3,014,6186.11New11110
Party for Philippine Progress1,128,6752.29New02020
Partido ng Bansa11,4020.02New00000
New Leaf Party9,8670.02New00000
Independent413,0710.84+0.7600000
Vacancy2200−2
Total49,355,332100.008248240
Total votes7,610,051
Registered voters/turnout9,962,34576.39
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
LP
46.92%
NP
43.80%
NCP
6.11%
PPP
2.29%
Others
0.88%
Senate seats
LP
25.00%
NP
62.50%
NCP
12.50%
PPP
0.00%
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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