1949 Philippine general election

none 1949 Philippine general election Philippines 1936 presidential no 1946 Philippine general election 1946 1953 Philippine general election 1953 November 8, 1949 yes Presidential election presidential no 1946 Philippine presidential election 1946 1953 Philippine presidential election 1953 Elpidio R Quirino.jpg Elpidio Quirino Liberal Party (Philippines) Quirinita Fernando Lopez 1,803,808 50.93% President Jose P. Laurel portrait.jpg José P. Laurel Nacionalista Party Manuel Briones 1,318,330 37.22% Jose Avelino studio photo.jpg José Avelino Avelinista Liberal Party (Philippines) Vicente Francisco 419,890 11.85% 1949 Philippine presidential election results per province.png 300px President Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Quirino Liberal Party (Philippines) Liberal Party (Philippines) yes Vice presidential election presidential no 1946 Philippine presidential election 1946 1953 Philippine presidential election 1953 Fernando Lopez Sr.jpg Fernando Lopez Liberal Party (Philippines) 1,741,302 51.67% Manuel C Briones (cropped).png Manuel Briones Nacionalista Party 1,184,215 35.14 Vicente J. Francisco y Santos.jpg Vicente Francisco Liberal Party (Philippines) 444,550 13.19% Vice President Vacant(Elpidio Quirino in previous election) Fernando Lopez Liberal Party (Philippines) yes Senate election parliamentary no 1947 Philippine Senate election 1947 1951 Philippine Senate election 1951 8 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate13 needs for a majority Mariano Jesus Cuenco.jpg Mariano Jesús Cuenco Liberal Party (Philippines) 12 (2 up) 8 17 5 12,782,449 52.52 2.20 Carlos P Garcia.jpg Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Party 8 (4 up) 0 4 4 8,900,568 36.57 8.47 Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate. Senate President Mariano Jesús Cuenco Liberal Party (Philippines) Mariano Jesús Cuenco Liberal Party (Philippines) yes House elections parliamentary no 1946 Philippine legislative election 1946 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1953 All 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 51 Rep. Eugenio P. Perez (2nd Congress).jpg Eugenio Pérez Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing) Pangasinan–2nd 49 seats, 38.89% 66 11 1,834,173 53.00 14.11 Rep. Jose B. Laurel Jr. (2nd Congress).jpg Jose Laurel Jr. Nacionalista Party Batangas–3rd 35 seats, 45.78% 33 2 1,178,402 34.05 11.73 Blank2x3.svg ffffcc Liberal (Avelino wing) New party 6 6 385,188 11.13 11.13 Speaker Eugenio Pérez Liberal Party (Philippines) Eugenio Pérez Liberal Party (Philippines) Presidential, legislative, and local elections were held on November 8, 1949, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of late President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the administration party, Quirino won a satisfactory vote from the public. It was the only time in Philippine history where the duly elected president, vice president and senators all came from the same party, the Liberal Party. Results President 1949 Philippine presidential election Vice president Senate 1949 Philippine Senate election thumb|Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box. Liberal Party (Philippines) Liberal Party Nacionalista Party Nacionalista Party Popular Front (Philippines) Popular Front white Vacancy House of Representatives 1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections President of the Philippines 2nd Congress of the Philippines References External links The Philippine Presidency Project Official website of the Commission on Elections 1949 General election Category:November 1949 in Asia