Philippine general election, 1965

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Presidential, legislative and local elections ere held on November 9, 1965, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos. His running mate, Senator Gerardo Roxas lost to former Vice President Fernando Lopez. Emmanuel Pelaez did not run for vice president. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president; however, nine of those were nuisance candidates.

Results

President

 Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine presidential election results
Candidates Parties Votes %
Ferdinand Marcos Nacionalista Party (Nationalist Party) 3,861,324 51.94%
Diosdado Macapagal Liberal Party 3,187,752 42.88%
Raul Manglapus Party for Philippine Progress 384,564 5.17%
Gaudencio Bueno New Leaf Party 1990.01%
Aniceto A. Hidalgo New Leaf Party 156
Segundo B. Baldovi Partido ng Bansa (Party of the Nation) 139
Nic V. Garces People's Progressive Democratic Party 130
German F. Villanueva Independent 106
Guillermo M. Mercado Labor Party 27
Antonio Nicolas Jr. Allied Party 27
Blandino P. Ruan Philippine Pro-Socialist Party 6
Praxedes Floro Independent 1
Total 7,434,431 100%
Valid votes 7,434,431 97.7%
Invalid votes 175,620 2.3%
Votes cast 7,610,051 76.4%
Registered voters 9,962,345

Vice-President

 Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine vice presidential election results
Candidate Party Results
Votes %
Fernando López Nacionalista 3,531,550 48.48%
Gerardo Roxas Liberal 3,504,826 48.11%
Manuel Manahan Progressive 247,426 3.40%
Gonzalo D. Vasquez RPP 644 0.01%
Severo Capales NLP 193 0.01%
Eleodoro Salvador Partido ng Bansa 172
Valid votes 7,284,811 95.7%
Invalid votes 325,240 4.3%
Votes cast 7,610,051 76.4%
Registered voters 9,962,345 100.00%

Senate

 Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Party Votes %
1 Jovito Salonga Liberal 3,629,834 47.7%
2 Alejandro Almendras Nacionalista 3,472,689 45.6%
3 Genaro Magsaysay Nacionalista 3,463,459 45.5%
4 Sergio Osmeña, Jr. Liberal 3,234,966 42.5%
5 Eva Estrada-Kalaw Nacionalista 3,190,700 41.9%
6 Dominador Aytona Nacionalista 3,037,666 39.9%
7 Lorenzo Tañada NCP 3,014,618 39.6%
8 Wenceslao Lagumbay Nacionalista 2,972,525 39.1%
9 Cesar Climaco Liberal 2,968,958 39.0%
10 Estanislao Fernandez Liberal 2,846,320 37.4%
11 Constancio Castañeda Nacionalista 2,814,032 37.0%
12 Ramon Bagatsing Liberal 2,774,621 36.5%
13 Bartolome Cabangbang Nacionalista 2,668,431 35.1%
14 Alejandro Roces Liberal 2,663,852 35.0%
15 Ramon Diaz Liberal 2,620,073 34.4%
16 Lucas Paredes Liberal 2,419,573 31.8%
17 Vicente Araneta Progressive 500,795 6.6%
18 Amelio Mutuc Independent 413,074 5.4%
19 Jose Feria Progressive 335,119 4.4%
20 Benjamin Gaston Progressive 149,057 2.0%
21 Dionisio Ojeda Progressive 143,681 1.9%
22 Magdaleno Estrada New Leaf Party 8,766 0.1%
23 Epifanio Talania Partido ng Bansa 3,007 0.0%
24 Vicente Baldovino Partido ng Bansa 1,945 0.0%
25 German Carbonel Partido ng Bansa 1,830 0.0%
26 Toribia S. Valino Partido ng Bansa 1,750 0.0%
27 Jose Villavisa Partido ng Bansa 1,604 0.0%
28 Teodoro Gosuico Sr. Partido ng Bansa 1,153 0.0%
29 Genovevo Baynosa New Leaf Party 1,101 0.0%
30 Leoncio Wico Pagdanganan Partido ng Bansa 113 0.0%
Total turnout 7,610,051 76.4%
Total votes 49,355,332 N/A
Registered voters 9,962,345 100.0%
Note: A total of 30 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]

House of Representatives

 Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine House of Representatives election results
Party Popular vote Seats won
Total % Swing Total % +/−
Liberal 3,721,460 51.32% Increase 17.61% 61 58.65% Increase 32
Nacionalista 3,028,224 41.76% Decrease 19.26% 38 36.54% Decrease 36
Independent Liberal 107,001 1.48% Increase 0.74% 1 0.96% Increase 1
Independent Nacionalista 71,955 0.99% Increase 0.36% 1 0.96% Increase 1
Party for Philippine Progress 41,983 0.58% Increase 0.58% 0 0.00% Steady
Young Philippines 12,479 0.17% Increase 0.18% 0 0.00% Steady
Republican 85 0.00% Increase 0.00% 0 0.00% Steady
Independent 268,327 3.70% Decrease 0.08% 3 2.88% Increase 2
Total 7,251,514 100% 104 100% Steady
Valid votes 7,251,514 95.29%
Invalid votes 358,537 4.71%
Total turnout 7,610,051 79.39%
Registered voters 9,962,345 100%
Sources: 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. 
& Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. 

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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