1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections

11th Philippine House of Representatives elections 1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections Philippines 1936 legislative no 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1953 1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1961 All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 52 November 12, 1957 Daniel Romualdez.jpg Daniel Romualdez Nacionalista Party Leyte–4th 31 seats, 47.30% 82 51 2,948,409 61.19 13.89 Rep. Cornelio T. Villareal (6th Congress).jpg Cornelio Villareal Liberal Party (Philippines) Capiz–2nd 59 seats, 39.81% 19 40 1,453,527 30.17 9.64 Speaker José Laurel, Jr. Nacionalista Party Daniel Romualdez Nacionalista Party Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 12, 1957. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Carlos P. Garcia's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.An abnormal return to normality Manuel III Quezon Manuel Quezon III http://pcij.org/stories/an-abnormal-return-to-normality/ PCIJ.org 2007-06-06 2010-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129022315/http://pcij.org/stories/an-abnormal-return-to-normality/ 2010-11-29 dead The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961. Electoral system The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 102 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts. Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census. Redistricting No redistricting laws were passed by the 3rd Congress. Results Vote share #ddd 600px 410px NP Nacionalista Party 61.19 LP Liberal Party (Philippines) 30.17 NCP Nationalist Citizens' Party 2.85 Others gray 8.81 Seats #ddd 600px 410px NP Nacionalista Party 80.39 LP Liberal Party (Philippines) 18.63 NCP Nationalist Citizens' Party 0.98 Others gray 0.00 See also 4th Congress of the Philippines References Bibliography The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines 2000 971-8832-24-6 Paras Corazon L. Giraffe Books Pobre Cesar P. Philippine Legislature 100 Years 2000 Philippine Historical Association 971-92245-0-9 1957 Category:1957 elections in the Philippines Category:November 1957 in Asia