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1957 Philippine presidential election

The 1957 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 12, 1957. Incumbent President and Vice President to Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia was elected for a full term as President of the Philippines. Garcia assumed the post following the death of Magsaysay in a plane crash earlier that year. His running mate, Speaker Jose Laurel Jr., lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first time in Philippine electoral history wherein a president was elected by a plurality rather than a majority, and in which the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates came from different parties.

1957 Philippine presidential election
← 1953 November 12, 1957 1961 →
Turnout75.66 Decrease 1.7%
 
Nominee Carlos P. Garcia José Yulo
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Running mate Jose Laurel Jr. Diosdado Macapagal
Popular vote 2,072,257 1,386,829
Percentage 41.28% 27.62%
 
Nominee Manuel Manahan Claro M. Recto
Party Progressive NCP
Running mate Vicente Araneta Lorenzo Tañada
Popular vote 1,049,420 429,226
Percentage 20.90% 8.55%
President before election

Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

Elected President

Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

1957 Philippine vice presidential election
← 1953 November 12, 1957 1961 →
 
Candidate Diosdado Macapagal Jose Laurel Jr.
Party Liberal Nacionalista
Popular vote 2,189,197 1,783,012
Percentage 46.55% 37.92%
 
Nominee Vicente Araneta Lorenzo Tañada
Party Progressive NCP
Popular vote 375,090 344,685
Percentage 7.98% 7.33%
Vice President before election

None
Last held by: Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

Elected Vice President

Diosdado Macapagal
Liberal

Results edit

Main article: Congressional canvass for the 1957 Philippine presidential election

President edit

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos P. GarciaNacionalista Party2,072,25741.28
José YuloLiberal Party1,386,82927.62
Manuel ManahanProgressive Party1,049,42020.90
Claro M. RectoNationalist Citizens' Party429,2268.55
Antonio QuirinoLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]60,3281.20
Valentin de los SantosLapiang Malaya21,6740.43
Alfredo AbcedeFederal Party4700.01
Total5,020,204100.00
Valid votes5,020,20498.28
Invalid/blank votes87,9081.72
Total votes5,108,112100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1]
  1. ^ Quirino ran under his own wing of the Liberal Party, while the rest of the party supported Yulo's candidacy.
Popular vote
Garcia
 
 41.28%
Yulo
 
 27.62%
Manahan
 
 20.90%
Recto
 
 8.55%
Others
 
 1.64%

Vice-President edit

CandidatePartyVotes%
Diosdado MacapagalLiberal Party2,189,19746.55
Jose Laurel Jr.Nacionalista Party1,783,01237.92
Vicente AranetaProgressive Party375,0907.98
Lorenzo TañadaNationalist Citizens' Party344,6857.33
Restituto FrestoLapiang Malaya10,4940.22
Total4,702,478100.00
Valid votes4,702,47892.06
Invalid/blank votes405,6347.94
Total votes5,108,112100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2]
Popular vote
Macapagal
 
 46.55%
Laurel
 
 37.92%
Araneta
 
 7.98%
Tañada
 
 7.33%
Fresto
 
 0.22%

See also edit

External links edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
    Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific    .
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
    Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific    .
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