1965 Philippine general election

none 1965 Philippine general election Philippines 1936 presidential no 1961 Philippine general election 1961 1969 Philippine general election 1969 November 9, 1965 yes Presidential election presidential no File:Ferdinand E Marcos (cropped).jpg Ferdinand Marcos Nacionalista Party Fernando Lopez 3,861,324 51.94% File:Diosdado Macapagal photo.jpg Diosdado Macapagal Liberal Party (Philippines) Gerry Roxas 3,187,752 42.88% File:Sen. Raul Manglapus.jpg Raul Manglapus Progressive Party (Philippines) Manuel Manahan 384,564 5.17% 1965 Philippine presidential election results per province.png 300px Election results per province/city. President Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand E. Marcos Liberal Party (Philippines) Nacionalista Party yes Vice presidential election presidential no 1961 Philippine presidential election 1961 1969 Philippine presidential election 1969 File:Fernando Lopez Sr.jpg Fernando Lopez Nacionalista Party 3,531,550 48.48% File:Gerry Roxas.jpg Gerry Roxas Liberal Party (Philippines) 3,504,826 48.11% File:Manuel Manahan.jpg Manuel Manahan Progressive Party (Philippines) 247,426 3.40% 1965_Philippine_vice_presidential_election_results_per_province.png 300px Election results per province/city. Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez Nacionalista Party Fernando Lopez Nacionalista Party yes Senate election parliamentary no 1963 Philippine Senate election 1963 1967 Philippine Senate election 1967 8 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate13 needs for a majority Arturo Tolentino portrait.jpg Arturo Tolentino Nacionalista Party 10 (4 up) 5 11 1 21,619,502 43.80 6.36 Ambrosio Padilla.jpg Ambrosio Padilla Liberal Party (Philippines) 9 (1 up) 2 10 3 23,158,197 46.92 2.83 Lorenzo Tanada portrait.jpg Lorenzo Tañada Nationalist Citizens' Party 1 (1 up) 1 1 0 3,014,618 6.11 6.11 Senate President Ferdinand Marcos Nacionalista Party Arturo Tolentino Nacionalista Party yes House elections legislative no 1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1961 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1969 All 104 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 53 Representative Cornelio Villareal.jpg Cornelio Villareal Liberal Party (Philippines) Capiz–2nd 29 seats, 33.71% 61 32 3,721,460 51.32 17.61 Representative Jose Laurel Jr..jpg José Laurel, Jr. Nacionalista Party Batangas–3rd 74 seats, 61.02% 38 36 3,028,224 41.76 19.26 Speaker Cornelio Villareal Liberal Party (Philippines) Cornelio Villareal Liberal Party (Philippines) Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 9, 1965, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos. His running mate, Senator Gerardo Roxas lost to former Vice President Fernando Lopez. Emmanuel Pelaez did not run for vice president. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president; however, nine of those were nuisance candidates. Results President 1965 Philippine presidential election Vice-President Senate 1965 Philippine Senate election thumb|Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box. Nacionalista Party Nacionalista Party Liberal Party (Philippines) Liberal Party Progressive Party (Philippines) Progressive Party Nationalist Citizens' Party Nationalist Citizens' Party House of Representatives 1965 Philippine House of Representatives elections Local plebiscites Aside from the general election, local plebiscites were also held on this day. One was for the division of the province of Samar into three provinces, namely Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Western Samar (renamed in 1969 as "Samar"). Six were for conversion of municipalities into cities, with two being renamed as well. All were carried, except for the cityhood of Batangas and renaming it to "Laurel City". +LocationPlebiscite questionForAgainstTotalTotal%Total%SamarDivision of Samar to three provinces135,25989.42%16,00210.58%151,261La Carlota, Negros OccidentalCityhood of La Carlota5,62273.96%1,97926.04%7,601Bago, Negros OccidentalCityhood of Bago8,00282.38%1,71117.62%9,713Laoag, Ilocos NorteCityhood of Laoag7,83150.92%7,54949.08%15,380San Carlos, PangasinanCityhood of San Carlos8,94166.26%4,55233.74%13,493General Santos, CotabatoCityhood and renaming to "Rajah Buayan"4,42259.05%3,06640.95%7,488Batangas, BatangasCityhood and renaming to "Laurel City"9,90141.35%14,04458.65%23,945 In Leyva vs. COMELEC, the Supreme Court reversed COMELEC's proclamation of the cityhood of Rajah Buayan being approved, as it ruled that its implementing law decreed that the majority of the votes must be taken into account all of the registered voters, and not just those who voted. As the votes for cityhood were less than the majority of all voters, the Rajah Buayan's cityhood was nullified, and it reverted as the municipality of General Santos. See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections 6th Congress of the Philippines References External links Official website of the Commission on Elections 1965 Category:1965 elections in the Philippines