1967 Philippine Senate election

A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1967, in the Philippines. The 1967 election for the members of the Philippine Senate were also known as the 1967 midterm election, as the date where the elected candidates take office falls halfway through President Ferdinand Marcos' four-year term. The administration Nacionalista Party won seven seats in the Philippine Senate while the Liberal Party won one seat; the Nacionalistas got the majority in the Senate after having twelve of the 24 seats in the Senate prior to the election.

1967 Philippine Senate election

November 14, 1967

8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Gil Puyat Ambrosio Padilla
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Seats before 11 11
Seats after 15 7
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4
Popular vote 27,237,424 18,094,284
Percentage 55.8% 37.0%
Swing Increase 11.9% Decrease 9.9%

Senate President before election

Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

Retiring incumbents

Liberal Party

Both were originally elected under the Progressive Party banner in 1961.

  1. Manuel Manahan
  2. Raul Manglapus

Nacionalista Party

  1. Lorenzo Sumulong

Mid-term vacancies

  1. Gaudencio Antonino (Nacionalista), died on November 13, 1967

Results

The Nacionalista Party won seven seats, while the Liberal Party won one.

Jose Roy of the Nacionalistas garnered the highest number of votes and was the sole incumbent to defend his seat.

Five winners are neophyte senators. These are the Nacionalistas' Helena Benitez, Salvador Laurel and Leonardo Perez, the Liberals' sole winner Benigno Aquino Jr., and independent candidate Magnolia Antonino, who was the wife of Senator Gaudencio Antonino of the Nacionalistas (originally elected as a Liberal) who died on election eve. She substituted for him and won the election.

Emmanuel Pelaez returns to the Senate, this time under the banner of the Nacionalistas, after last serving in 1959.

Three Liberal senators lost their seats: Maria Kalaw Katigbak, Camilo Osias, and Soc Rodrigo.

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Before election ‡^
Election result Not up LP Ind 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 14, 1967 Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Party Votes %
1. Jose Roy Nacionalista 4,116,54951.7%
2. Benigno Aquino Jr. Liberal 3,940,52949.5%
3. Magnolia Antonino1 Independent Nacionalista2 3,466,67643.6%
4. Salvador Laurel Nacionalista 3,459,87043.5%
5. Leonardo Perez Nacionalista 3,440,01143.2%
6. Emmanuel Pelaez Nacionalista 3,437,13543.2%
7. Lorenzo Teves Nacionalista 3,393,95242.7%
8. Helena Benitez Nacionalista 3,305,58541.5%
9.Emilio Espinosa, Jr. Nacionalista3,148,90439.6%
10Fernando R. Veloso Nacionalista2,935,41836.9%
11Maria Kalaw Katigbak Liberal2,434,85630.6%
12Francisco Rodrigo Liberal2,153,84927.1%
13Felixberto Serrano Liberal2,133,15026.8%
14Camilo Osías Liberal1,991,66325.0%
15Hilarion Henares Jr. Liberal1,959,63924.6%
16Roseller Lim Liberal1,790,74122.5%
17Jose Briones Liberal1,678,17821.1%
18Asaad Usman Independent Liberal 333,6420.4%
19Antonio MendozaLiberal Party11,6790.1%
20Victorina CruzPartido ng Bansa7,5840.1%
21Marcelina AngelesPartido ng Bansa3,1040.0%
22Paquito AlipioPartido ng Bansa2,7760.0%
23Segundo BaldonPartido ng Bansa2,5160.0%
24Victoriano VillaflorPartido ng Bansa2,3060.0%
25Amado OrdinarioPartido ng Bansa2,0110.0%
26Jose VillavisaPartido ng Bansa1,7220.0%
27Sergio OlidanPartido ng Bansa1,5380.0%
28Francisco QuinesRepublican Party2690.0%
29Cayetano Bartolini Independent1600.0%
Total turnout7,957,01981.7%
Total votes48,856,012N/A
Registered voters9,744,604100.0%
Note: A total of 29 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]
^1 Magnolia W. Antonino officially used the name "Mrs. Gaudencio Antonino" in the election after she was chosen as a substitute to her husband Gaudencio Antonino who died a day before election day.
^2 Nacionalista Party's guest candidate
^3 Liberal Party's guest candidate

Per party

PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party27,237,42455.75+11.95211615+4
Liberal Party18,094,28437.04−9.8851117−4
Partido ng Bansa23,5570.05+0.0300000
Republican Party2690.00New00000
Independent3,500,4787.16+6.320011New
Nationalist Citizens' Party01010
Vacancy1100−1
Total48,856,012100.008248240
Total votes7,957,019
Registered voters/turnout9,744,60481.66
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
55.75%
LP
37.04%
Others
7.21%
Senate seats
NP
75.00%
LP
12.50%
Others
12.50%

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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