1961 Philippine general election

none 1961 Philippine general election Philippines 1936 presidential no 1957 Philippine general election 1957 1965 Philippine general election 1965 November 14, 1961 yes Presidential election presidential no 1957 Philippine presidential election 1957 1965 Philippine presidential election 1965 Diosdado Macapagal photo.jpg Diosdado Macapagal Liberal Party (Philippines) Emmanuel Pelaez 3,554,840 55.05% Carlos P Garcia photo.jpg Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Party Gil J. Puyat 2,902,996 44.95% 1961 Philippine presidential election results per province.png 300px Election results per province/city. President Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal Nacionalista Party Liberal Party (Philippines) yes Vice presidential election presidential no 1957 Philippine presidential election 1957 1965 Philippine presidential election 1965 VP Emmanuel Pelaez (cropped).jpg Emmanuel Pelaez Liberal Party (Philippines) 2,394,400 37.57% Serging Osmeña.jpg Sergio Osmeña Jr. Independent 2,190,424 34.37% Gil Puyat photo.jpg Gil Puyat Nacionalista Party 1,787,987 28.06% 1961_VP_Election.png 300px Election results per province/city. Vice President Diosdado Macapagal Liberal Party (Philippines) Emmanuel Pelaez Liberal Party (Philippines) yes Senate election parliamentary no 1959 Philippine Senate election 1959 1963 Philippine Senate election 1963 8 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate13 needs for a majority Senate President Eulogio Rodriguez Sr.jpg Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista Party 17 (6 up) 2 13 4 17,834,477 45.07 0.03 Senator Ferdinand E. Marcos.jpg Ferdinand Marcos Liberal Party (Philippines) 5 (1 up) 4 8 3 14,988,931 37.88 9.58 Sen. Raul Manglapus.jpg Raul Manglapus Progressive Party (Philippines) 0 2 2 2 6,577,698 16.62 3.99 Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate. Senate President Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista Party Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista Party yes House elections legislative no 1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1957 1965 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1965 All 104 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 53 Daniel Romualdez.jpg Daniel Romualdez Nacionalista Party Leyte–1st 82 seats, 61.19% 74 8 3,923,390 61.02 0.17 Representative Cornelio Villareal.jpg Cornelio Villareal Liberal Party (Philippines) Capiz–2nd 19 seats, 30.17% 29 10 2,167,641 33.71 3.54 Speaker Daniel Romualdez Nacionalista Party Cornelio Villareal Liberal Party (Philippines) Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 14, 1961, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term as President of the Philippines to Vice President President Diosdado Macapagal. His running mate, Senator Gil J. Puyat lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez. Independent Candidate Cebu City Mayor Sergio Osmeña, Jr. ran for vice president also lost by a narrow margin. Six candidates ran for president, four of whom were "nuisance" candidates. This was the only election in Philippine electoral history in which a vice-president defeated the incumbent president. Results President 1961 Philippine presidential election Vice-President Senate 1961 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 1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections President of the Philippines 5th Congress of the Philippines References External links The Philippine Presidency Project Official website of the Commission on Elections 1961 General election