1953 Philippine Senate election

13th Philippine senatorial election 1953 Philippine Senate election Philippines parliamentary no 1951 Philippine Senate election 1951 1955 Philippine Senate election 1955 8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate13 seats needed for a majority November 10, 1953 Senate President Eulogio Rodriguez Sr.jpg Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista Party 11 (3 up) 5 13 2 9,813,166 39.83 18.37 Senator Quintín Paredes.jpg Quintin Paredes Liberal Party (Philippines) 11 (3 up) 0 7 4 8,861,244 35.97 2.22 Fernando Lopez Sr.jpg Fernando Lopez Democratic Party (Philippines) 0 2 2 2 3,793,654 15.40 15.40 Lorenzo Tanada portrait.jpg Lorenzo Tañada Citizens' Party (Philippines) 1 (1 up) 1 1 2,156,717 8.75 8.75 Senate President Jose Zulueta Nacionalista Party Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista Party Elections for the members of the Senate were held on November 10, 1953, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino of the Liberal Party lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to former Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay of the Nacionalista Party. Quirino's running mate, Senator Jose Yulo lost to Senator Carlos P. Garcia. Vice President Fernando Lopez did not run for re-election and ran for the Senate instead, in which he emerged as the candidate with the most votes. This was the first time that an elected president did not come from the Senate. To further compound the Liberal Party's woes, they also failed to win any seats in the Senate in this election. The Citizens' Party and the Democratic Party caucused with the Nacionalistas to provide them the majority in the Senate. Electoral system Philippine Senate elections are held via plurality block voting with staggered elections, with the country as an at-large district. The Senate has 24 seats, of which 8 seats are up every 2 years. The eight seats up were last contested in 1947; each voter has eight votes and can vote up to eight names, of which the eight candidates with the most votes winning the election. Retiring incumbents All senators whose seats were up contested the election. Mid-term vacancy Emiliano Tria Tirona (Liberal), died on April 8, 1952 Other changes Claro M. Recto (Nacionalista) won an electoral protest against Senator Teodoro de Vera (Liberal) in the Senate Electoral Tribunal. Recto was seated on April 3, 1953. Incumbents running elsewhere These ran in the middle of their Senate terms. For those losing in their respective elections, they can still return to the Senate to serve out their term, while the winners will vacate their Senate seats, then it would have been contested in a special election concurrently with the next general election. Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista), ran for vice president and won Results The Nacionalista Party won five seats contested in the election, with the Democratic Party winning two, and the Citizens' Party winning one. Nacionalista Eulogio Rodriguez and Lorenzo Tañada of the Citizens' Party both defended their Senate seats. The four Liberal senators whose seats were up in this election were defeated: Camilo Osias, Geronima Pecson, Pablo Ángeles David and Vicente Madrigal. Felixberto Verano, who won a special election in 1951, was the sole Nacionalista defeat. Three winners are neophyte Nacionalista senators: Alejo Mabanag, Edmundo B. Cea and Emmanuel Pelaez. Incumbent vice president and Democrat Fernando Lopez returned to the Senate after serving from 1947 to 1949. Mariano Jesús Cuenco, who was defeated in the last election, made a comeback in the Senate, this time under the banner of the Nacionalistas. Senator Carlos P. Garcia of the Nacionalistas was elected vice president in concurrent elections; his seat will be vacant until 1955 when it would have been contested in a special election. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24Before election‡‡‡‡‡^‡‡‡Election result Not upCPDPNPNot upAfter election√+++++*√^Key: ‡ Seats up + Gained by a party from another party √ Held by the incumbent * Held by the same party with a new senator ^ Vacancy Per candidate Per party The seat vacated by the death of Emiliano Tria Tirona in 1952 was disputed in this election. The Nacionalistas originally had 14 seats entering the 3rd Congress, but the election of Senator Carlos P. Garcia to the vice presidency meant that his seat is vacant until 1955, when it was contested in a special election two years later. Up Before Won After +/− 300px Nacionalista Party 9813166 −18.37 3 11 5 13 +2 Liberal Party 8861244 −2.22 3 11 0 7 −4 Democratic Party 3793654 New 0 0 2 2 New Citizens' Party 2156717 New 1 1 1 1 0 Federal Party 5365 New 0 0 0 0 0 Independent 4439 −0.38 0 0 0 0 0 Vacancy 1 1 0 0 −1 8 24 8 24 0 4326706 5603231 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 15 November 2001 9780199249596 https://books.google.com/books?id=YK8SDAAAQBAJElectoral Politics in the Philippines Julio Teehankee http://www.quezon.ph/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Electoral%20Politics%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf quezon.ph Vote share #ddd 600px 410px NP Nacionalista Party 39.83 LP Liberal Party (Philippines) 35.97 DP Democratic Party (Philippines) 15.40 CP Nationalist Citizens' Party 8.75 Others gray 0.04 Senate seats #ddd 600px 410px NP Nacionalista Party 62.50 LP Liberal Party (Philippines) 0.00 DP Democratic Party (Philippines) 25.00 CP Nationalist Citizens' Party 12.50 Others gray 0.00 Defeated incumbents Pablo Ángeles David (Liberal), retired from politics Vicente Madrigal (Liberal), retired from politics Camilo Osias (Liberal), ran in 1955 and lost, ran in 1961 and won Geronima Pecson (Liberal), ran in 1955 and lost Felisberto Verano (Nacionalista), retired from politics See also Commission on Elections 3rd Congress of the Philippines References External links The Philippine Presidency Project Official website of the Commission on Elections 1953 Senate election