1963 Philippine House of Representatives special elections

June 2025 1963 Philippine House of Representatives special elections Philippines 1936 legislative no 1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1961 1965 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1965 2 of 104 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines November 12, 1963 Liberal Party (Philippines) 1 1 48,326 44.20% Nacionalista Party 1 1 44,847 41.02% Two special elections (known as "by-elections" elsewhere) to the House of Representatives of the Philippines, the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines, were held on November 12, 1963, along with the 1963 Philippine Senate election. These were for vacancies in the 5th Congress of the Philippines for Batangas's 1st congressional district and Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district. The winners were to serve the rest of the term, which had ended on December 30, 1965. Political parties were allowed to field multiple candidates per district. Just like the Senate election where the Nacionalista Party and the Liberal Party split even the disputed eight seats, both parties won one seat each; the Liberals picked up the Batangas seat, while the Nacionalistas held the Negros Occidental seat. Electoral system All seats in the House of Representatives were elected from single member districts, under the first-past-the-post voting system. Under the Revised Election Code, when a seat becomes vacant prior to ten months before the general election, the president, as soon as he is notified by the chamber where the vacancy occurred, shall call a special election. The following seats were up for election: Batangas's 1st congressional district Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district Special elections Liberal Party 48326 1 Nacionalista Party 44847 1 Liberal Party (independent) 186 0 Independent 9593 0 No party indicated 6379 0 Batangas Batangas's 1st congressional district Incumbent Apolinario Apacible died in office, necessating a special election. Apacible had won four consecutive elections prior to his death. His brother Quirino was one of the candidates of the Nacionalista Party. 1963 Batangas's 1st congressional district special election Luis N. Lopez Liberal Party 16023 Manuel Serrano Independent 9459 Quirino Apacible Nacionalista Party 8779 Arsenio Cabrera No party indicated 5721 Ceferino Inciong Liberal Party 5507 Pedro Belmi Nacionalista Party 4040 Ramon Limioco Nacionalista Party 1177 Orlando Macabuhay No party indicated 658 Liberal Party gain from Nacionalista Party COMELEC (1965)Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress Bureau of Print 1965 Manila 1965 538 en Negros Occidental Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district Incumbent Vicente Gustilo Sr. died in office, necessating a special election. Gustillo won in 1957, then defended it on 1961, before dying in 1962. His son Armando was the Nacionalista candidate. 1963 Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district special election Armando Gustillo Nacionalista Party 30851 Ramon Lacson Liberal Party 26796 Nic Garces Liberal Party (independent) 186 Conrado Lobaton Independent 134 Nacionalista Party hold COMELEC (1965) Aftermath The winners of these special elections were known to be connected to the sugar industry. In Batangas, the Nacionalistas wrestled back the seat under Federico Serrano, son of Felixberto Serrano, who won the 1965 general election. He was then succeeded by Roberto Diokno in 1969, who then held the seat until the proclamation of martial law in 1972. In Negros Occidental, Armando Gustillo held the seat until the proclamation of martial law in 1972. References External links Proclamation No. 150 (August 22, 1963), calling a special election in Negros Occidental Proclamation No. 154 (September 2, 1963), calling a special election in Batangas Category:1963 elections in the Philippines Category:Elections in Batangas Category:Politics of Negros Occidental Category:Special elections to the Congress of the Philippines Category:November 1963 in Asia