20th Philippine senatorial election
1967 Philippine Senate election Senate
A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1967, in thePhilippines . The 1967 election for the members of thePhilippine Senate were also known as the 1967 midterm election, as the date where the elected candidates take office falls halfway throughPresident Ferdinand Marcos ' four-year term. The administrationNacionalista Party won seven seats in thePhilippine Senate while theLiberal 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.
Philippine Senate elections are held viaplurality block voting withstaggered elections , with the country as anat-large district. The Senate has 24 seats, of which 8 seats are up every 2 years. The eight seats up were last contested in 1961; 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 [ edit ] Manuel Manahan (Liberal ), retired from politicsRaul Manglapus (Liberal ), ran for senatorin 1987 and won Lorenzo Sumulong (Nacionalista ), ran for senatorin 1969 and won Gaudencio Antonino (Nacionalista ), died on November 13, 1967TheNacionalista Party won seven seats, while theLiberal 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 andLeonardo Perez , the Liberals' sole winnerBenigno Aquino Jr. , and independent candidateMagnolia Antonino , who was the wife of SenatorGaudencio 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 as a Progressive.
Three Liberal senators lost their seats:Maria Kalaw Katigbak ,Camilo Osias , andSoc Rodrigo .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Before election ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡^ ‡ ‡ Election result Not up LP Ind NP Not up After election * + + + + + * √
Key:
‡ Seats up + Gained by a party from another party √ Held by the incumbent * Held by the same party with a new senator ^ Vacancy 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 Larry Henares 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]
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:[ 2] [ 3]
Vote share Nacionalista
55.75% Liberal
37.04% Others
7.21%
Senate seats Nacionalista
75.00% Liberal
12.50% Others
12.50%
Defeated incumbents [ edit ] Maria Kalaw Katigbak (Liberal ), retired from politicsCamilo Osias (Liberal ), retired from politicsSoc Rodrigo (Liberal ), retired from politics
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