Philippine Senate election, 1965
Philippine Senate election, 1965
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8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Arturo Tolentino |
Ambrosio Padilla |
Lorenzo Tañada |
Party |
Nacionalista |
Liberal |
NCP |
Leader's seat |
Nationwide at-large |
Nationwide at-large |
Nationwide at-large |
Seats before |
11 |
10 |
1 |
Seats after |
11 |
10 |
1 |
Seat change |
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Popular vote |
21,619,502 |
23,158,197 |
3,014,618 |
Percentage |
43.8% |
46.9% |
6.1% |
Swing |
6.4% |
2.8% |
6.1% |
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A senatorial election was held on November 9, 1965 in the Philippines. The Nacionalista Party wrestled back control of the Senate; originally a Liberal, Senate President Ferdinand Marcos defected to the Nacionalistas, became their presidential candidate and won this year's election. The Nacionalistas also won 5 of the 8 seats contested in this year's Senate election to get the plurality (12) of the seats in the 24-member senate.
Results
Per candidate
Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine Senate election result
Rank |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
1 |
Jovito Salonga |
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Liberal |
3,629,834 | 47.7% |
2 |
Alejandro Almendras |
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Nacionalista |
3,472,689 | 45.6% |
3 |
Genaro Magsaysay |
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Nacionalista |
3,463,459 | 45.5% |
4 |
Sergio Osmeña, Jr. |
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Liberal |
3,234,966 | 42.5% |
5 |
Eva Estrada-Kalaw |
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Nacionalista |
3,190,700 | 41.9% |
6 |
Dominador Aytona |
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Nacionalista |
3,037,666 | 39.9% |
7 |
Lorenzo Tañada |
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NCP |
3,014,618 | 39.6% |
8 |
Wenceslao Lagumbay |
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Nacionalista |
2,972,525 | 39.1% |
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9 | Cesar Climaco |
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Liberal | 2,968,958 | 39.0% |
10 | Estanislao Fernandez |
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Liberal | 2,846,320 | 37.4% |
11 | Constancio Castañeda |
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Nacionalista | 2,814,032 | 37.0% |
12 | Ramon Bagatsing |
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Liberal | 2,774,621 | 36.5% |
13 | Bartolome Cabangbang |
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Nacionalista | 2,668,431 | 35.1% |
14 | Alejandro Roces |
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Liberal | 2,663,852 | 35.0% |
15 | Ramon Diaz |
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Liberal | 2,620,073 | 34.4% |
16 | Lucas Paredes |
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Liberal | 2,419,573 | 31.8% |
17 | Vicente Araneta |
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Progressive | 500,795 | 6.6% |
18 | Amelio Mutuc |
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Independent | 413,074 | 5.4% |
19 | Jose Feria |
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Progressive | 335,119 | 4.4% |
20 | Benjamin Gaston |
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Progressive | 149,057 | 2.0% |
21 | Dionisio Ojeda |
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Progressive | 143,681 | 1.9% |
22 | Magdaleno Estrada | | New Leaf Party | 8,766 | 0.1% |
23 | Epifanio Talania | | Partido ng Bansa | 3,007 | 0.0% |
24 | Vicente Baldovino | | Partido ng Bansa | 1,945 | 0.0% |
25 | German Carbonel | | Partido ng Bansa | 1,830 | 0.0% |
26 | Toribia S. Valino | | Partido ng Bansa | 1,750 | 0.0% |
27 | Jose Villavisa | | Partido ng Bansa | 1,604 | 0.0% |
28 | Teodoro Gosuico Sr. | | Partido ng Bansa | 1,153 | 0.0% |
29 | Genovevo Baynosa | | New Leaf Party | 1,101 | 0.0% |
30 | Leoncio Wico Pagdanganan | | Partido ng Bansa | 113 | 0.0% |
Total turnout | 7,610,051 | 76.4% |
Total votes | 49,355,332 | N/A |
Registered voters | 9,962,345 | 100.0% |
Note: A total of 30 candidates ran for senator. |
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Per party
Party | Popular vote | Seats |
Total | % | Swing | Won | Before | After | % | +/− |
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Liberal |
23,158,197 | 46.9% | 2.8% | 5 | 11 | 11 | 45.1% | ![Steady](../I/m/Steady2.svg.png) |
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Nacionalista |
21,619,502 | 43.8% | 6.4% | 2 | 12 | 12 | 50.0% | ![Steady](../I/m/Steady2.svg.png) |
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NCP |
3,014,618 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.2% | ![Steady](../I/m/Steady2.svg.png) |
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Progressive |
1,128,675 | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ![Steady](../I/m/Steady2.svg.png) |
| Partido ng Bansa |
11,402 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ![Steady](../I/m/Steady2.svg.png) |
| New Leaf |
9,867 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ![Steady](../I/m/Steady2.svg.png) |
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Independent |
413,071 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ![Steady](../I/m/Steady2.svg.png) |
Totals | 49,355,332 | 100% | — | 8 | 24 | 24 | 100.0% | ![Steady](../I/m/Steady2.svg.png) |
References
- ↑ Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann, ed. Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.
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