A senatorial election was held in the Philippines on November 13, 1951. The election was known as a midterm election as the date when elected candidates take office falls halfway through PresidentElpidio Quirino's four-year term.
As the Hukbalahap insurgency raged in Central Luzon, Filipinos trooped to the polling booths for the 1951 midterm elections—a referendum on President Quirino, who had won the presidency in his own right two years prior. Despite the political remarriage of the two factions of the Liberal Party, the Quirinistas and Avelinistas, the Quirino administration was still far from popular and had gained notoriety for its inability to rein in corruption and its ineffectual attempts to police lawlessness in the countryside. The Nacionalistas took advantage of the situation and mounted an active campaign to wrest back the Senate from the LP. Led by former President Jose P. Laurel, Quirino’s chief adversary in the 1949 presidential polls, the NP swept all eight Senate seats in contention, the first total victory of the opposition in the Senate. So strong was the rejection of the Quirino administration in 1951 that even LP top honcho, Senate President Mariano Jesus Cuenco, lost his seat. Laurel received the highest number of votes, which was seen as his political rehabilitation and which made him the first and only president, thus far, to have served in the Senate after his presidency.
Felisberto Verano, also a Nacionalista, won the special elections held on the same day to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice-PresidentFernando Lopez.
Block voting, established in 1941, was abolished in 1951 with Republic Act No. 599. This would later lead to more fragmented results in most national elections.[1]
The seat vacated by Vicente Yap Sotto (Popular Front), who died in 1950, was one of the seats up for election. This also includes the result of the concurrent special election for the seat vacated by Vice President Fernando Lopez in 1949.
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. ISBN9780199249596. & Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.
Vote share
NP
59.05%
LP
39.01%
Others
1.94%
Senate seats
NP
100.0%
LP
0.0%
Others
0.0%
Special electionedit
To serve the unexpired term of Fernando Lopez until December 30, 1953.
^. The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. 2013. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09.
External linksedit
Official website of the Commission on Elections
April 12, 2024
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A senatorial election was held in the Philippines on November 13 1951 The election was known as a midterm election as the date when elected candidates take office falls halfway through President Elpidio Quirino s four year term 1951 Philippine Senate election 1949 November 13 1951 1953 8 of the 24 seats in the Senate 1 special election for a mid term vacancy13 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Leader Mariano Jesus Cuenco lost Carlos P GarciaParty Liberal NacionalistaSeats before 17 4Seats after 13 11Seat change 4 7Popular vote 8 764 190 13 266 643Percentage 39 9 59 1 Swing 13 5 22 5 Senate President before electionMariano Jesus CuencoLiberal Elected Senate President Quintin ParedesLiberalContents 1 Summary 2 Retiring incumbents 2 1 Liberal Party 2 2 Mid term vacancies 3 Results 3 1 Per candidate 3 2 Per party 3 3 Special election 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSummary editAs the Hukbalahap insurgency raged in Central Luzon Filipinos trooped to the polling booths for the 1951 midterm elections a referendum on President Quirino who had won the presidency in his own right two years prior Despite the political remarriage of the two factions of the Liberal Party the Quirinistas and Avelinistas the Quirino administration was still far from popular and had gained notoriety for its inability to rein in corruption and its ineffectual attempts to police lawlessness in the countryside The Nacionalistas took advantage of the situation and mounted an active campaign to wrest back the Senate from the LP Led by former President Jose P Laurel Quirino s chief adversary in the 1949 presidential polls the NP swept all eight Senate seats in contention the first total victory of the opposition in the Senate So strong was the rejection of the Quirino administration in 1951 that even LP top honcho Senate President Mariano Jesus Cuenco lost his seat Laurel received the highest number of votes which was seen as his political rehabilitation and which made him the first and only president thus far to have served in the Senate after his presidency Felisberto Verano also a Nacionalista won the special elections held on the same day to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President Fernando Lopez Block voting established in 1941 was abolished in 1951 with Republic Act No 599 This would later lead to more fragmented results in most national elections 1 Retiring incumbents editLiberal Party edit Melecio Arranz Jose Avelino Vicente J Francisco Ramon TorresMid term vacancies edit Fernando Lopez Liberal took office as vice president December 30 1949 Vicente Sotto Popular Front died July 16 1950 Tomas Confesor Nacionalista died June 5 1951 Results editThe Nacionalista Party won all eight seats contested in the general election and the seat contested in the special election Former Senate President Mariano Jesus Cuenco was the sole incumbent defeated while Carlos P Garcia successfully defended his seat Six winners are neophyte Nacionalista senators Manuel Briones Francisco Afan Delgado Jose Locsin Cipriano Primicias Sr Gil Puyat and Jose Zulueta Nacionalista Jose P Laurel returned to the Senate after serving from 1925 to 1931 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24Before election Election result Not up NP Not upAfter election Key Seats up Gained by a party from another party Held by the incumbent Held by the same party with a new senator VacancyPer candidate edit CandidatePartyVotes Jose P LaurelNacionalista Party2 143 45248 81Gil PuyatNacionalista Party1 906 40243 42Manuel BrionesNacionalista Party1 774 68740 42Carlos P GarciaNacionalista Party1 573 09535 82Francisco Afan DelgadoNacionalista Party1 534 17634 94Cipriano Primicias Sr Nacionalista Party1 487 15933 87Jose LocsinNacionalista Party1 452 57733 08Jose ZuluetaNacionalista Party1 395 09531 77Jose P BengzonLiberal Party1 277 92529 10Pio PedrosaLiberal Party1 232 79128 07Teodoro EvangelistaLiberal Party1 210 81527 57Mariano Jesus CuencoLiberal Party1 205 89727 46Antonio QuirinoLiberal Party1 041 53923 72Primitivo LovinaLiberal Party982 60122 38Juan V BorraLiberal Party869 16019 79Raul LeuterioLiberal Party850 21619 36Josefina PhodacaNational Political Party of Women431 3289 82Jose T NuenoIndependent93 2462 12Leonardo TenebroIndependent2 1320 05Cesar BulacanIndependent1 3710 03Total22 465 664100 00Total votes4 391 109 Registered voters turnout4 754 10992 36Per party edit The seat vacated by Vicente Yap Sotto Popular Front who died in 1950 was one of the seats up for election This also includes the result of the concurrent special election for the seat vacated by Vice President Fernando Lopez in 1949 nbsp PartyVotes SeatsUpBeforeWonAfter Nacionalista Party13 266 64358 81 22 4813911 8Liberal Party8 764 19038 85 13 51518013 5National Political Party of Women431 3281 91New00000Independent96 7490 43 0 0000000Vacancy3300 3Total22 558 910100 00 9249240Total votes4 391 109 Registered voters turnout4 754 30792 36Source 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 amp Julio Teehankee Electoral Politics in the Philippines PDF quezon ph Vote shareNP 59 05 LP 39 01 Others 1 94 Senate seatsNP 100 0 LP 0 0 Others 0 0 Special election edit To serve the unexpired term of Fernando Lopez until December 30 1953 CandidatePartyVotes Felixberto VeranoNacionalista Party873 45747 69Cornelio VillarealLiberal Party609 30333 27Prospero SanidadIndependent Liberal223 81012 22Carlos TanIndependent Liberal124 9756 82Total1 831 545100 00Valid votes1 831 54541 71Invalid blank votes2 559 56458 29Total votes4 391 109 Registered voters turnout4 754 30792 36See also editCommission on Elections Politics of the Philippines 2nd Congress of the PhilippinesReferences edit Philippine Electoral Almanac The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office 2013 p 28 Archived from the original on 2014 04 09 External links editOfficial website of the Commission on Elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1951 Philippine Senate election amp oldid 1216487845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
