1957 Philippine Senate election

A senatorial election was held on November 12, 1957 in the Philippines. The Nacionalista Party, despite losing two seats to the Liberal Party still held the Senate with twenty seats. The Liberals who won were actor Rogelio de la Rosa and former basketball player Ambrosio Padilla.

1957 Philippine Senate election

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8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderEulogio RodriguezAmbrosio Padilla
PartyNacionalistaLiberal
Seats before200
Seats after192
Seat changeDecrease 1Increase 2
Popular vote13,273,9458,934,218
Percentage47.2%31.8%
SwingDecrease 20.4%Increase 2.9%

 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderRaul Manglapus (lost)Lorenzo Tañada
PartyProgressiveNCP
Seats before01
Seats after01
Seat change Steady  Steady 
Popular vote3,393,9351,949,972
Percentage6.9%6.9%
SwingIncrease 6.9%Increase 6.9%

Senate President before election

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista

Retiring incumbents

Nacionalista Party

  1. Jose P. Laurel
  2. Manuel Briones

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. Claro M. Recto (NCP), ran for president and lost
  2. Lorenzo Tañada (NCP), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The Nacionalista Party won six seats contested in the election, while the Liberal Party won two.

Nacionalistas Roseller T. Lim, Cipriano Primcias Sr., and Gil Puyat defended their Senate seats

The two winning Liberals are neophyte senators: Ambrosio Padilla and Rogelio de la Rosa. Also entering the Senate for the first time are Nacionalistas Eulogio Balao, Oscar Ledesma, and Arturo Tolentino.

Incumbent Jose Zulueta left the Nacionalista Party for the People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government; he lost the election. Two Nacionalistas also lost: Francisco Afan Delgado and Jose Locsin.

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Before election
Election resultNot upLPNPNot 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

Per candidate

CandidatePartyVotes%
Gil PuyatNacionalista Party2,189,90942.87
Arturo TolentinoNacionalista Party1,982,70838.81
Eulogio BalaoNacionalista Party1,851,15736.24
Rogelio de la RosaLiberal Party1,715,12333.58
Oscar LedesmaNacionalista Party1,670,77432.71
Ambrosio PadillaLiberal Party1,636,20232.03
Roseller T. LimNacionalista Party1,558,32230.51
Cipriano Primicias Sr.Nacionalista Party1,350,86826.45
Jose LocsinNacionalista Party1,347,79726.39
Francisco Afan DelgadoNacionalista Party1,320,29625.85
Osmundo MondoñedoLiberal Party1,011,05319.79
Raul ManglapusProgressive Party1,005,59519.69
Narciso Pimentel Jr.Liberal Party1,004,94419.67
Estanislao FernandezLiberal Party997,56219.53
Juan LiwagLiberal Party918,78517.99
Consuelo Salazar-PerezLiberal Party844,95016.54
Marcos CaloLiberal Party769,59915.07
Pacita de los Reyes-PhillipsNationalist Citizens' Party641,71612.56
Terry AdevosoProgressive Party562,49111.01
Josefa Gonzales-EstradaProgressive Party423,3198.29
Antonio MacedaNationalist Citizens' Party383,5317.51
Jaime FerrerProgressive Party345,8816.77
Jose M. HernandezProgressive Party339,9096.65
Fulvio PelaezProgressive Party313,2216.13
Mario BengzonNationalist Citizens' Party265,8595.20
Jose ZuluetaPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government213,4654.18
Norberto Romualdez Jr.Progressive Party210,8224.13
Rodrigo Perez Jr.Progressive Party192,6973.77
Cipriano CidNationalist Citizens' Party162,4933.18
Emilio JavierNationalist Citizens' Party155,8673.05
Vicente LlanesNationalist Citizens' Party124,7442.44
Manuel AbellaNationalist Citizens' Party116,5092.28
Gonzalo VasquezNationalist Citizens' Party99,2531.94
Severino LunaIndependent59,6901.17
Remedios MagsaysayIndependent59,0001.16
Atilano CincoPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government48,8630.96
Vicente RafaelPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government47,8830.94
Miguel PendonPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government24,4580.48
Felicidad VillanuevaWomen's Party14,7250.29
Antonia LumibaoPeople's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government11,9160.23
Dominador PortugalLapiang Malaya8,9150.17
Eulogio DuyanLapiang Malaya8,4340.17
Romualdo SaclayanLapiang Malaya8,2350.16
Deogracias PedrosaLapiang Malaya7,9190.16
Jose VillanuevaLapiang Malaya7,8050.15
Luis de GuzmanLapiang Malaya7,7810.15
Emmanuel ReyLapiang Malaya7,1230.14
Teofilo RamasLapiang Malaya6,4700.13
Jose CanutoIndependent6,1470.12
Arturo SamaniegoLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]2,5150.05
Ciriaco de las LiagasIndependent2,4270.05
Patricio CenizaIndependent2,1190.04
Gregorio LlanzaIndependent1,3330.03
Consuelo Fa AlvearIndependent1,1350.02
Total28,072,314100.00
Total votes5,108,112
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52

Per party

PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party13,271,83147.28−18.19722621−1
Liberal Party8,898,21831.70−1.700022+2
Progressive Party3,393,93512.09New00000
Nationalist Citizens' Party1,949,9726.95New01010
People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government346,5851.23New1100−1
Lapiang Malaya62,6820.22New00000
Women's Party14,7250.05New00000
Liberal Party (Quirino wing)2,5150.01New00000
Independent131,8510.47+0.4500000
Total28,072,314100.008248240
Total votes5,108,112
Registered voters/turnout6,763,89775.52
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
47.28%
LP
31.70%
Others
21.02%
Senate seats
NP
75.00%
LP
25.00%
Others
0.00%

See also

References