1971 Philippine Senate election

22nd Philippine senatorial election 1971 Philippine Senate election Philippines 1936 legislative no 1969 Philippine Senate election 1969 1978 Philippine parliamentary election 1978 (parliamentary) November 8, 1971 8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 Gil Puyat photo.jpg Gil Puyat Nacionalista Party 17 (4 up) 3 16 1 24,819,175 42.56 16.00 Gerry Roxas.jpg Gerardo Roxas Liberal Party (Philippines) 6 (3 up) 5 8 2 33,469,677 57.41 16.07 Senate President Gil Puyat Nacionalista Party Gil Puyat Nacionalista Party A senatorial election was held on November 8, 1971 in the Philippines. The opposition Liberal Party won five seats in the Philippine Senate while three seats were won by the Nacionalista Party, the administration party; this was seen as a consequence of the Plaza Miranda bombing (three months prior on August 21), which wounded all of the Liberal Party's candidates and almost took the lives of John Henry Osmeña and Jovito Salonga. Their terms as senators were cut short as a result of the declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 23, 1972. Due to the ratification of a new constitution in 1973, the Senate was abolished and the unicameral parliamentary Batasang Pambansa was instituted. In 1987, a new constitution was approved that reverted to the presidential and bicameral legislative system. This means that this would be the last election for the Senate until the 1987 election. 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 1965; 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 Wenceslao Lagumbay (Nacionalista), ran for governor of Laguna in 1980 and lost, ran for member of parliament from Laguna's at-large district in 1984 and won Sergio Osmeña Jr. (Liberal), retired from politics Lorenzo Tañada (NCP), retired from electoral politics Results The Liberal Party won five seats, while the Nacionalista Party won three. Two Liberal incumbents successfully defended their seats: Genaro Magsaysay and Jovito Salonga, while Alejandro Almendras and Eva Estrada Kalaw of the Nacionalistas successfully defended their seats, as well. The other four winners are neophyte senators: Eddie Ilarde, Ramon Mitra Jr., and John Henry Osmeña of the Liberals, and Ernesto Maceda of the Nacionalistas. Nacionalista Senator Dominador Aytona lost his reelection bid. 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 resultNot upLPNPNot 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 Per candidate Per party Up Before Won After +/− 300px Liberal Party 33469677 +16.07 3 6 5 8 +2 Nacionalista Party 24819175 −16.00 4 17 3 16 −1 Nationalist Citizens' Party 1 1 0 0 −1 8 24 8 24 0 9419568 11661909 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 LP Liberal Party (Philippines) 57.42 NP Nacionalista Party 42.58 Senate seats #ddd 600px 410px LP Liberal Party (Philippines) 62.50 NP Nacionalista Party 37.50 Defeated incumbents Dominador Aytona (Nacionalista), retired from politics See also Also held on this day: 1971 Philippine local elections 1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite 1971 Quirino provincial creation plebiscite Incorporation plebiscites for: Carmen, Surigao del Sur Dupex del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya Pines, Misamis Occidental Renaming plebiscite for Olongapo, to be renamed as "Pres. Magsaysay City" Commission on Elections 7th Congress of the Philippines References External links Official website of the Commission on Elections 1971 Category:1971 elections in the Philippines