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 PresidentFerdinand 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.
Jose Roy of the Nacionalistas garnered the highest number of votes and was the sole incumbent to defend his seat.
Five 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.
^1 Magnolia W. Antonino officially used Mrs. Gaudencio Antonino in the election after she was chosen as a substitute to Gaudencio Antonino who died a day before election day.
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.
^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. ISBN0199249598.
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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 1967 Philippine Senate election 1965 November 14 1967 1969 8 of the 24 seats in the Senate13 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Gil Puyat Ambrosio PadillaParty Nacionalista LiberalSeats before 11 11Seats after 15 7Seat change 4 4Popular vote 27 237 424 18 094 284Percentage 55 8 37 0 Swing 11 9 9 9 Senate President before electionGil PuyatNacionalista Elected Senate President Gil PuyatNacionalista Contents 1 Retiring incumbents 1 1 Liberal Party 1 2 Nacionalista Party 1 3 Mid term vacancies 2 Results 2 1 Per candidate 2 2 Per party 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRetiring incumbents EditLiberal Party Edit Both were originally elected under the Progressive Party banner in 1961 Manuel Manahan Raul ManglapusNacionalista Party Edit Lorenzo SumulongMid term vacancies Edit Gaudencio Antonino Nacionalista died on November 13 1967Results EditThe 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 Five 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 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 LP Ind 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 e d Summary of the November 14 1967 Philippine Senate election result Rank Candidate Party Votes 1 Jose Roy Nacionalista 4 116 549 51 7 2 Benigno Aquino Jr Liberal 3 940 529 49 5 3 Magnolia Antonino1 Independent2 3 466 676 43 6 4 Salvador Laurel Nacionalista 3 459 870 43 5 5 Leonardo Perez Nacionalista 3 440 011 43 2 6 Emmanuel Pelaez Nacionalista 3 437 135 43 2 7 Lorenzo Teves Nacionalista 3 393 952 42 7 8 Helena Z Benitez Nacionalista 3 305 585 41 5 9 Emilio Espinosa Jr Nacionalista 3 148 904 39 6 10 Fernando R Veloso Nacionalista 2 935 418 36 9 11 Maria Kalaw Katigbak Liberal 2 434 856 30 6 12 Francisco A Rodrigo Liberal 2 153 849 27 1 13 Felixberto Serrano Liberal 2 133 150 26 8 14 Camilo Osias Liberal 1 991 663 25 0 15 Hilarion Henares Jr Liberal 1 959 639 24 6 16 Roseller Lim Liberal 1 790 741 22 5 17 Jose Briones Liberal 1 678 178 21 1 18 Asaad Usman Independent3 33 642 0 4 19 Antonio Mendoza Liberal 11 679 0 1 20 Victorina Cruz Partido ng Bansa 7 584 0 1 21 Marcelina Angeles Partido ng Bansa 3 104 0 0 22 Paquito Alipio Partido ng Bansa 2 776 0 0 23 Segundo Baldon Partido ng Bansa 2 516 0 0 24 Victoriano Villaflor Partido ng Bansa 2 306 0 0 25 Amado Ordinario Partido ng Bansa 2 011 0 0 26 Jose Villavisa Partido ng Bansa 1 722 0 0 27 Sergio Olidan Partido ng Bansa 1 538 0 0 28 Francisco Quines Republican Party 269 0 0 29 Cayetano Bartolini Independent 160 0 0 Total turnout 7 957 019 81 7 Total votes 48 856 012 N ARegistered voters 9 744 604 100 0 Note A total of 29 candidates ran for senator Source 1 1 Magnolia W Antonino officially used Mrs Gaudencio Antonino in the election after she was chosen as a substitute to Gaudencio Antonino who died a day before election day 2 Nacionalista Party s guest candidate 3 Liberal Party s guest candidatePer party Edit PartyVotes SeatsUpBeforeWonAfter Nacionalista Party27 237 42455 75 11 95211615 4Liberal Party18 094 28437 04 9 8851117 4Partido ng Bansa23 5570 05 0 0300000Republican Party2690 00New00000Independent3 500 4787 16 6 320011NewNationalist Citizens Party01010Vacancy1100 1Total48 856 012100 00 8248240Total votes7 957 019 Registered voters turnout9 744 60481 66Source 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 55 75 LP 37 04 Others 7 21 Senate seatsNP 75 00 LP 12 50 Others 12 50 See also EditCommission on Elections 6th Congress of the PhilippinesReferences Edit 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 External links EditOfficial website of the Commission on Elections Image snapshot Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1967 Philippine Senate election amp oldid 1125898010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
