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1965 Philippine general election

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Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 9, 1965, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos. His running mate, Senator Gerardo Roxas lost to former Vice President Fernando Lopez. Emmanuel Pelaez did not run for vice president. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president; however, nine of those were nuisance candidates.

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ferdinand MarcosNacionalista Party3,861,32451.94
Diosdado MacapagalLiberal Party3,187,75242.88
Raul ManglapusParty for Philippine Progress384,5645.17
Gaudencio BuenoNew Leaf Party1990.00
Aniceto A. HidalgoNew Leaf Party1560.00
Segundo BaldovePartido ng Bansa1390.00
Nic V. GarcesPeople’s Progressive Democratic Party1300.00
German F. VillanuevaIndependent1060.00
Guillermo M. MercadoLaborer Party270.00
Antonio Nicolas Jr.Allied Party270.00
Blandino P. RuanIndependent60.00
Praxedes FloroIndependent10.00
Total7,434,431100.00
Valid votes7,434,43197.69
Invalid/blank votes175,6202.31
Total votes7,610,051100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,962,34576.39
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1]

Vice-President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Fernando LopezNacionalista Party3,531,55048.48
Gerardo RoxasLiberal Party3,504,82648.11
Manuel ManahanParty for Philippine Progress247,4263.40
Gonzalo D. VasquezReformist Party of the Philippines6440.01
Severo CapalesNew Leaf Party1930.00
Eleodoro SalvadorPartido ng Bansa1720.00
Total7,284,811100.00
Valid votes7,284,81195.73
Invalid/blank votes325,2404.27
Total votes7,610,051100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,962,34576.39
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2]

Senate

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Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
  Nacionalista Party
  Liberal Party
  Progressive Party
  Nationalist Citizens' Party
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jovito SalongaLiberal Party3,629,83447.70
Alejandro AlmendrasNacionalista Party3,472,68945.63
Genaro MagsaysayNacionalista Party3,463,45945.51
Sergio Osmeña Jr.Liberal Party3,234,96642.51
Eva Estrada-KalawNacionalista Party3,190,70041.93
Dominador AytonaNacionalista Party3,037,66639.92
Lorenzo TañadaNationalist Citizens' Party3,014,61839.61
Wenceslao LagumbayNacionalista Party2,972,52539.06
Cesar ClimacoLiberal Party2,968,95839.01
Estanislao FernandezLiberal Party2,846,32037.40
Constancio CastañedaNacionalista Party2,814,03236.98
Ramon BagatsingLiberal Party2,774,62136.46
Bartolome CabangbangNacionalista Party2,668,43135.06
Alejandro RocesLiberal Party2,663,85235.00
Ramon DiazLiberal Party2,620,07334.43
Lucas ParedesLiberal Party2,419,57331.79
Vicente AranetaParty for Philippine Progress500,7956.58
Amelio MutucIndependent413,0745.43
Jose FeriaParty for Philippine Progress335,1194.40
Benjamin GastonParty for Philippine Progress149,0571.96
Dionisio OjedaParty for Philippine Progress143,6811.89
Magdaleno EstradaNew Leaf Party8,7660.12
Epifanio TalaniaPartido ng Bansa3,0070.04
Vicente BaldovinoPartido ng Bansa1,9450.03
German CarbonelPartido ng Bansa1,8300.02
Toribia S. ValinoPartido ng Bansa1,7500.02
Jose VillavisaPartido ng Bansa1,6040.02
Teodoro Gosuico Sr.Partido ng Bansa1,1530.02
Genovevo BaynosaNew Leaf Party1,1010.01
Leoncio Wico PagdangananPartido ng Bansa1130.00
Total49,355,312100.00
Total votes7,610,051
Registered voters/turnout9,962,34576.39

House of Representatives

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Liberal Party3,721,46051.32+17.6161+32
Nacionalista Party3,028,22441.76−19.2638−36
Liberal Party (independent)107,0011.48+0.741New
Nacionalista Party (independent)71,9550.99+0.361New
Party for Philippine Progress41,9830.58+0.5800
Young Philippines12,4790.17New00
Republican Party850.00New00
Independent268,3273.70−0.083+2
Total7,251,514100.001040
Valid votes7,251,51495.29−0.12
Invalid/blank votes358,5374.71+0.12
Total votes7,610,051100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,962,34576.39−3.04
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[3] and Teehankee[4]

Local plebiscites

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Aside from the general election, local plebiscites were also held on this day. One was for the division of the province of Samar into three provinces, namely Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Western Samar (renamed in 1969 as "Samar"). Six were for conversion of municipalities into cities, with two being renamed as well. All were carried, except for the cityhood of Batangas and renaming it to "Laurel City".

Location Plebiscite question For Against Total
Total % Total %
Samar Division of Samar to three provinces 135,259 89.42% 16,002 10.58% 151,261
La Carlota, Negros Occidental Cityhood of La Carlota 5,622 73.96% 1,979 26.04% 7,601
Bago, Negros Occidental Cityhood of Bago 8,002 82.38% 1,711 17.62% 9,713
Laoag, Ilocos Norte Cityhood of Laoag 7,831 50.92% 7,549 49.08% 15,380
San Carlos, Pangasinan Cityhood of San Carlos 8,941 66.26% 4,552 33.74% 13,493
General Santos, Cotabato Cityhood and renaming to "Rajah Buayan" 4,422 59.05% 3,066 40.95% 7,488
Batangas, Batangas Cityhood and renaming to "Laurel City" 9,901 41.35% 14,044 58.65% 23,945

In Leyva vs. COMELEC, the Supreme Court reversed COMELEC's proclamation of the cityhood of Rajah Buayan being approved, as it ruled that its implementing law decreed that the majority of the votes must be taken into account all of the registered voters, and not just those who voted. As the votes for cityhood were less than the majority of all voters, the Rajah Buayan's cityhood was nullified, and it reverted back as the municipality of General Santos.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
    Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific
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  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
    Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific
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  3. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
  4. ^ Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.
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