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All 104 seats in theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines 53 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 14, 1961, in thePhilippines. Incumbent PresidentCarlos P. Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term asPresident of the Philippines toVice President PresidentDiosdado Macapagal. His running mate,SenatorGil J. Puyat lost toSenatorEmmanuel Pelaez.Independent Candidate Cebu CityMayorSergio 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.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diosdado Macapagal | Liberal Party | 3,554,840 | 55.05 | |
| Carlos P. Garcia (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 2,902,996 | 44.95 | |
| Alfredo Abcede | Federal Party | 7 | 0.00 | |
| German F. Villanueva | Independent | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Gregorio L. Llanza | Independent | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Praxedes Floro | Independent | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 6,457,847 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 6,457,847 | 95.83 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 280,988 | 4.17 | ||
| Total votes | 6,738,835 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,483,568 | 79.43 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Pelaez | Liberal Party | 2,394,400 | 37.57 | |
| Sergio Osmeña Jr. | Independent | 2,190,424 | 34.37 | |
| Gil Puyat | Nacionalista Party | 1,787,987 | 28.06 | |
| Chencay Reyes Juta | Dominion Status Party | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 6,372,813 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 6,372,813 | 94.57 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 365,992 | 5.43 | ||
| Total votes | 6,738,805 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,483,568 | 79.43 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2] | ||||

| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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| Nacionalista Party | 3,923,390 | 61.02 | −0.17 | 74 | −8 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,167,641 | 33.71 | +3.54 | 29 | +10 | |
| Nacionalista Party (independent) | 47,614 | 0.74 | +0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Party (independent) | 40,220 | 0.63 | −0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nationalist Citizens' Party | 7,837 | 0.12 | −2.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 243,110 | 3.78 | +1.44 | 1 | New | |
| Total | 6,429,812 | 100.00 | – | 104 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 6,429,812 | 95.41 | +1.08 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 308,993 | 4.59 | −1.08 | |||
| Total votes | 6,738,805 | 100.00 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,483,568 | 79.43 | +3.91 | |||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[3] and Teehankee[4] | ||||||