1967 Philippine Senate election
1967 Philippine Senate election
A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1967, in the Philippines . The 1967 election for the members of the Philippine Senate were also known as the 1967 midterm election, as the date where the elected candidates take office falls halfway through President Ferdinand Marcos ' four-year term. The administration Nacionalista Party won seven seats in the Philippine Senate while the Liberal Party won one seat; the Nacionalistas got the majority in the Senate after having twelve of the 24 seats in the Senate prior to the election.
Retiring incumbents
Liberal Party
Both were originally elected under the Progressive Party banner in 1961.
Manuel Manahan
Raul Manglapus
Nacionalista Party
Lorenzo Sumulong
Mid-term vacancies
Gaudencio Antonino (Nacionalista), died on November 13, 1967
Results
The Nacionalista Party won seven seats, while the Liberal Party won one.
Jose Roy of the Nacionalistas garnered the highest number of votes and was the sole incumbent to defend his seat.
Six winners are neophyte senators. These are the Nacionalistas' Helena Benitez , Salvador Laurel and Leonardo Perez , the Liberals' sole winner Benigno Aquino Jr. , and independent candidate Magnolia Antonino , who was the wife of Senator Gaudencio Antonino of the Nacionalistas (originally elected as a Liberal) who died on election eve. She substituted for him and won the election.
Emmanuel Pelaez returns to the Senate, this time under the banner of the Nacionalistas, after last serving in 1959.
Three Liberal senators lost their seats: Maria Kalaw Katigbak , Camilo Osias , and Soc Rodrigo .
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Per candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Jose Roy Nacionalista Party 4,116,549 51.73 Benigno Aquino Jr. Liberal Party 3,940,529 49.52 Magnolia Antonino [ a] Nacionalista Party (independent) [ b] 3,466,676 43.57 Salvador Laurel Nacionalista Party 3,459,870 43.48 Leonardo Perez Nacionalista Party 3,440,011 43.23 Emmanuel Pelaez Nacionalista Party 3,437,135 43.20 Lorenzo Teves Nacionalista Party 3,393,952 42.65 Helena Benitez Nacionalista Party 3,305,585 41.54 Emilio Espinosa Jr. Nacionalista Party 3,148,904 39.57 Fernando R. Veloso Nacionalista Party 2,935,418 36.89 Maria Kalaw Katigbak Liberal Party 2,434,856 30.60 Soc Rodrigo Liberal Party 2,153,849 27.07 Felixberto Serrano Liberal Party 2,133,150 26.81 Camilo Osías Liberal Party 1,991,663 25.03 Hilarion Henares Jr. Liberal Party 1,959,639 24.63 Roseller T. Lim Liberal Party 1,790,741 22.51 Jose Briones Liberal Party 1,678,178 21.09 Asaad Usman Liberal Party (independent) [ c] 33,642 0.42 Antonio Mendoza Liberal Party 11,679 0.15 Victorina Cruz Partido ng Bansa 7,584 0.10 Marcelina Angeles Partido ng Bansa 3,104 0.04 Paquito Alipio Partido ng Bansa 2,776 0.03 Segundo Baldon Partido ng Bansa 2,516 0.03 Victoriano Villaflor Partido ng Bansa 2,306 0.03 Amado Ordinario Partido ng Bansa 2,011 0.03 Jose Villavisa Partido ng Bansa 1,722 0.02 Sergio Olidan Partido ng Bansa 1,538 0.02 Francisco Quines Republican Party 269 0.00 Cayetano Bartolini Independent 160 0.00 Total 48,856,012 100.00 Total votes 7,957,019 – Registered voters/turnout 9,744,604 81.66 Source: [ 1]
Per party
Party Votes % +/– Seats Up Before Won After +/− Nacionalista Party 27,237,424 55.75 +11.95 2 11 6 15 +4 Liberal Party 18,094,284 37.04 −9.89 5 11 1 7 −4 Nacionalista Party (independent) 3,466,676 7.10 New 0 0 1 1 +1 Liberal Party (independent) 33,642 0.07 New 0 0 0 0 0 Partido ng Bansa 23,557 0.05 +0.02 0 0 0 0 0 Republican Party 269 0.00 New 0 0 0 0 0 Independent 160 0.00 −0.84 0 0 0 0 0 Nationalist Citizens' Party 0 1 0 1 0 Vacancy 1 1 0 0 −1 Total 48,856,012 100.00 – 8 24 8 24 0 Total votes 7,957,019 – Registered voters/turnout 9,744,604 81.66 Source: Dieter Nohlen ; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific . ISBN 9780199249596 . & Julio Teehankee . "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF) . quezon.ph.
Vote share
NP
55.75%
LP
37.04%
Others
7.21%
Senate seats
NP
75.00%
LP
12.50%
Others
12.50%
See also
References
^ Report of the Commission on Elections to the President and the Congress of the Philippines . Manila : Bureau of Print. 1969. p. 220.
External links
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