1949 Philippine presidential election

4th election of Philippine president 1949 Philippine presidential election Philippines 1936 presidential no 1946 Philippine presidential election 1946 1953 Philippine presidential election 1953 November 8, 1949 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% Philippine presidential election results, 1949.svg 300px President Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Quirino Liberal Party (Philippines) Liberal Party (Philippines) yes 1949 Philippine vice presidential election Philippines 1949 presidential no 1946 Philippine presidential election 1946 November 8, 1949 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% Philippine vice presidential election results, 1949.svg 300px Vice President Vacant (Elpidio Quirino in previous election) Fernando Lopez Liberal Party (Philippines) 69.70 (19.89pp) The 1949 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 8, 1949. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of 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. Fraud and violence was prevalent during the election.Elsbree Willard H. 1954 The 1953 Philippine Presidential Elections https://www.jstor.org/stable/3035268 Pacific Affairs 27 1 3–15 10.2307/3035268 0030-851X subscription Carlos P. Romulo and Marvin M. Gray, publisher of the Manila Evening News, accuse Quirino in their book The Magsaysay Story"The Magsaysay Story" (The John Day Company, 1956, updated – with an additional chapter on Magsaysay's death - re-edition by Pocket Books, Special Student Edition, SP-18, December 1957) of widespread fraud and intimidation of the opposition by military action, calling it the "dirty election". Criticism of the election 200px|Article showing fringe candidates of the 1949 election The election was widely criticized as being corrupt,Lana's dirty secrets https://web.archive.org/web/20170916171429/http://pcij.org/stories/lanaos-dirty-secrets/ 2017-09-16 Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Retrieved June 14, 2017 with violence and fraud taking place.Hedman, Eva-Lotta & Side, John Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century: Colonial Legacies Retrieved June 14, 2017 Opponents of Quirino were either beaten up or murdered by his supporters or the police, and the election continues to be perceived as corrupt.Taylor, RH The Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia Retrieved June 14, 2017 Results President Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Quirino Liberal Party (Philippines) 50.93 Laurel Nacionalista Party 37.22 Avelino #f7f2c1 11.85 Vice-President Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Lopez Liberal Party (Philippines) 51.67 Briones Nacionalista Party 35.14 Francisco #f7f2c1 13.19 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 Category:1949 elections in the Philippines Category:November 1949 in Asia Category:Electoral violence in the Philippines Category:Elpidio Quirino Category:Jose P. Laurel Category:Fernando Lopez