1951 Makati local elections

1951 Makati mayoral election Makati seal until 1970s 80s.png 1955 Makati local elections 1955 1947 1947 Makati local elections Mayor 1951 11 13 7,846 Pedro Reyes Nacionalista Jose D. Villena 120x120px Tomas A. Baluyut Liberal Bernardo Umali 120x120px 5,091 no presidential Nacionalista Jose D. Villena Jose D. Villena Nacionalista yes Vice mayoral election presidential 120x120px Bernardo Umali Liberal 6,584 Pedro Reyes Nacionalista 6,353 Vice Mayor Bernardo Umali Liberal Party (Philippines) Tomas A. Baluyut Nacionalista Party yes Municipal Council election parliamentary no no 8 seats in the Makati Municipal Council 5 Nacionalista Party 8 seats 5 3 Liberal Party (Philippines) 0 seats 3 3 Local elections was held in the Municipality of Makati on November 13, 1951, within the 1951 Philippine local elections, during the administration of President Elpidio Quirino. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the town: the mayor, vice mayor, and the eight-member local municipal council. The municipality of Makati was then under the jurisdiction of the 1st congressional district of the Province of Rizal. The elections for the district representatives were held in 1949. Background Incumbent Makati mayor Jose D. Villena is running for his fifth term, having been elected in every mayoral election from 1934 to 1947. Villena is a staunch candidate of the Nacionalista Party. He selected former councilor Pedro Reyes as his running mate. His challenger for mayor was incumbent vice mayor and erstwhile ally Atty. Tomas Baluyut, who had defected to the Liberal Party, with Bernardo Umali as his running mate. At the time, Philippine politics was under the Two-party system, dominated by the Liberals and Nacionalistas. Candidates Nacionalista Party Name Party For Mayor Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. Nacionalista PartyFor Vice MayorPedro Reyes Nacionalista Party For CouncilorIgnacio C. Babasa Nacionalista PartyAmado C. de Vera Jr Nacionalista PartyAmado E. Diaz Nacionalista PartyTomas B. Estacio Nacionalista PartyDionisio S. Flores Nacionalista Party Jose Gavia Nacionalista Party Fortunato M. Gutierrez Nacionalista Party Eliseo D. Viray Nacionalista Party Liberal Party Name Party For Mayor Tomas A. Baluyut Liberal Party (Philippines) For Vice MayorBernardo Umali Liberal Party (Philippines) For CouncilorJose Alarilla Liberal Party (Philippines) Benjamin Bautista Liberal Party (Philippines) Isidro de Leon Liberal Party (Philippines)Florentino Dimaguila Liberal Party (Philippines) Juan Patag Liberal Party (Philippines) Jose Mayor Liberal Party (Philippines) Abundio G. Suck Liberal Party (Philippines) Justino Ventura Liberal Party (Philippines) Results Mayor Mayor Villena defeated incumbent vice mayor Tomas Baluyut.The sad history of Makati's mayorship https://manilastandard.net/?p=175292 Manila Standard April 21, 2015 August 23, 2026 1951 Makati mayoral election Jose Daniel S. Villena Nacionalista 7846 Tomas A. Baluyut Liberal 5091 Nacionalista hold Philippine Commission on Elections Vice Mayor Bernardo Umali won against Pedro Reyes. 1951 Makati vice mayoral election Bernardo Umali Liberal 6584 Pedro Reyes Nacionalista 6353 Liberal Party gain on Nacionalista Philippine Commission on Elections Rizal 1st District Representative Eulogio S. Rodriguez Jr. won as 1st congressional district representative against three other contenders, among them incumbent congressman Ignacio Santos-Diaz. The election for this position was held on November 8, 1949. This district holds jurisdiction over the Municipality of Makati. 1949 Rizal's 1st congressional district representative election Eulogio S. Rodriguez Jr. Nacionalista 53938 Ignacio C. Santos-Diaz Liberal Quirino Wing 42628 Miguel Cornejo Liberal Avelino Wing 11767 Guillermo Ventura Independent 475 Nacionalista gain from Liberal Philippine Commission on Elections Municipal Council Five of eight winning candidates came from the Nacionalista Party. Three won from the Liberal Party. Municipal Council election at Makati's lone district Nacionalista Party Ignacio C. Babasa 4,287 Liberal Party (Philippines) Abundio G. Suck 4,031 Nacionalista Party Dionisio S. Flores 3,874 Liberal Party (Philippines) Justino Ventura 3,692 Nacionalista Party Eliseo D. Viray 3,571 Nacionalista Party Amado E. Diaz 3,438 Nacionalista Party Tomas B. Estacio 3,296 Liberal Party (Philippines) Isidro de LeonISIDRO DE LEON vs. HONORABLE DOMINGO IMPERIAL, ET AL., https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1954/mar1954/gr_l-5758_1954.html The LawPhil Project March 30, 1954 August 23, 2026 3,160 |-bgcolor=black |colspan=5| Nacionalista Party Fortunato M. Gutierrez 3,098 Liberal Party (Philippines) Juan Patag 2,874 Nacionalista Party Amado C. de Vera Jr 2,731 Liberal Party (Philippines) Florentino Dimaguila 2,614 Nacionalista Party Jose Gavia 2,487 Liberal Party (Philippines) Jose Alarilla 2,359 Liberal Party (Philippines) Jose Mayor 2,216 Liberal Party (Philippines) Benjamin Bautista 2,083 Controversy Liberal's candidate Isidro de Leon was originally proclaimed as the 8th and final winning councilor on November 18, 1951. On April 12, 1952, or four months and twenty-four days after de Leon's proclamation, Fortunato Gutierrez of the Nacionalista Party, who placed 9th in the municipal council race, filed a petition in the Commission on Elections alleging that due to a mistake in addition the municipal board of canvassers credited de Leon with 3,160 votes when in fact he obtained only 3,060 votes, whereas Gutierrez obtained 3,098 votes, or a majority of 38 votes over de Leon. Respondent petitioned that the municipal board of canvassers be ordered to make a new canvass and a new proclamation declaring him the eighth councilor-elect instead. On May 26, 1952, de Leon filed a motion to dismiss alleging among other things that the Commission on Elections has no power to order the correction asked for on the ground that the period within which it could be made has already prescribed. This motion was denied and the Commission directed the municipal board of canvassers to reconvene and recanvass the election returns as earlier petitioned for, and, having found that Gutierrez had polled more votes than de Leon, proclaimed the former as the eighth councilor-elect of Makati. De Leon appealed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines for the reversal of COMELEC's decision. The High Court granted his petition on March 30, 1954, thereby reinstating the original proclamation on November 18, 1951, putting him back as the eighth councilor-elect of Makati. Aftermath Villena was suspended by President Elpidio Quirino on June 19, 1953, due to alleged misconduct.THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF MAKATI, RIZAL, ET AL., vs. HON. BIENVENIDO A. TAN, ETC., ET AL., https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1953/jun1953/gr_l-6512_1953.html The LawPhil Project June 19, 1953 August 23, 2026 He was succeeded as mayor by Councilor Ignacio Babasa, after the incumbent vice mayor, Bernardo Umali, was also suspended by the Makati Municipal Council, as a result of a separate case filed against him and councilor Abundio Suck. Umali eventually succeeded Babasa as acting mayor in 1954. Villena will run for the mayoral post four more times: in 1955, 1959, 1963, 1967, in which he lost all times to Maximo Estrella. References Category:Elections in Makati Category:Local elections in the Philippines Makati local elections Makati local elections