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7th election of Philippine president
1961 Philippine presidential election Turnout 79.4% ( 3.9pp )
Election results per province/city.
1961 Philippine vice presidential election
Election results per province/city.
The 1961 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 14, 1961.[ 1] Incumbent president Carlos P. Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term as president of the Philippines to Vice President Diosdado Macapagal .[ 2] His running mate, Senator Gil J. Puyat , lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez . Six candidates ran for president, four of whom got nine votes nationwide together. 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[ 3]
Popular vote
Macapagal
55.05%
Garcia
44.95%
Results by province and city [ edit ]
Province /City
Macapagal
Garcia
Abcede
Villanueva
Llanza
Floro
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Abra
19,826
59.44
13,529
40.56
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Agusan
25,161
46.08
29,439
53.92
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Aklan
34,712
56.86
26,339
43.14
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Albay
65,308
59.07
45,247
40.93
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Antique
26,930
51.51
25,356
48.49
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Bacolod
18,377
58.77
12,892
41.23
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Baguio
10,539
67.29
5,122
32.71
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Basilan
6,508
50.12
6,477
49.88
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Bataan
27,282
56.87
20,694
43.13
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Batanes
2,024
55.77
1,604
44.20
1
0.03
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Batangas
89,466
52.14
82,101
47.85
5
0.00
2
0.00
1
0.00
0
0.00
Bohol
34,807
22.64
118,920
77.36
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Bukidnon
17,436
46.45
20,104
53.55
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Bulacan
110,970
56.65
84,917
43.35
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Butuan
11,722
41.20
16,732
58.80
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cabanatuan
11,058
57.01
8,339
42.99
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cagayan
69,757
71.68
27,562
28.32
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cagayan de Oro
8,341
48.85
8,734
51.15
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Calbayog
5,849
39.83
8,837
60.17
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Camarines Norte
29,566
62.49
17,745
37.51
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Camarines Sur
89,115
57.50
65,858
42.50
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.00
0
0.00
Capiz
38,309
58.36
27,336
41.64
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Catanduanes
18,924
48.74
19,901
51.26
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cavite
63,852
67.33
30,976
32.67
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cavite City
9,116
65.86
4,725
34.14
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cebu
58,015
25.94
165,668
74.06
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cebu City
13,386
21.59
48,622
78.41
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cotabato
81,381
46.23
94,659
53.77
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cotabato City
4,319
61.47
2,707
38.53
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Dagupan
11,652
56.63
8,922
43.37
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Davao
47,829
42.37
65,063
57.63
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Davao City
22,461
41.83
31,232
58.17
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Dumaguete
4,302
47.52
4,751
52.48
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Gingoog
5,810
63.78
3,299
36.22
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Iligan
6,341
43.12
8,364
56.88
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Ilocos Norte
57,004
70.15
24,251
29.85
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Ilocos Sur
77,190
73.93
27,223
26.07
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Iloilo
135,532
64.47
74,682
35.53
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Iloilo City
23,361
47.93
25,383
52.07
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Isabela
56,299
66.48
28,383
33.52
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
La Union
66,774
82.64
14,027
17.36
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Laguna
60,981
51.98
56,337
48.02
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lanao del Norte
19,405
50.37
19,119
49.63
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lanao del Sur
29,623
40.84
42,913
59.16
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lapu-Lapu City
2,734
25.63
7,932
74.37
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Legazpi
8,707
51.23
8,290
48.77
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Leyte
91,728
48.52
97,338
51.48
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lipa
12,064
62.68
7,183
37.32
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lucena
7,717
64.49
4,250
35.51
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Manila
174,055
59.38
119,061
40.62
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Marawi
4,141
39.61
6,313
60.39
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Marinduque
23,378
71.69
9,230
28.31
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Masbate
36,623
53.45
31,893
46.55
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Misamis Occidental
23,717
45.54
28,363
54.46
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Misamis Oriental
34,948
57.53
25,795
42.47
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Mountain Province
50,041
70.82
20,623
29.18
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Naga
7,645
58.02
5,531
41.98
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Negros Occidental
108,393
55.94
85,386
44.06
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Negros Oriental
44,090
44.92
54,053
55.08
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Nueva Ecija
93,416
62.19
56,790
37.81
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Nueva Vizcaya
25,276
75.94
8,007
24.06
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Occidental Mindoro
12,981
56.25
10,096
43.75
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Oriental Mindoro
37,716
64.01
21,209
35.99
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Ormoc
5,088
38.33
8,187
61.67
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Ozamiz
4,992
39.45
7,662
60.55
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Palawan
21,841
57.60
16,077
42.40
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Pampanga
111,776
71.19
45,228
28.81
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Pangasinan
181,801
59.77
122,371
40.23
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Pasay
15,399
43.79
19,770
56.21
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Quezon
99,441
65.08
53,364
34.92
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Quezon City
42,989
59.82
28,880
40.18
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Rizal
152,169
58.42
108,299
41.58
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Romblon
16,452
46.29
19,092
53.71
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Roxas City
8,697
60.70
5,631
39.30
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Samar
91,918
54.68
76,185
45.32
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
San Carlos
5,255
42.39
7,142
57.61
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
San Pablo
13,639
64.48
7,513
35.52
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Silay
7,272
57.73
5,325
42.27
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Sorsogon
49,657
55.60
39,654
44.40
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Southern Leyte
23,269
42.55
31,419
57.45
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Sulu
28,010
59.51
19,056
40.49
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Surigao del Norte
24,487
45.75
29,038
54.25
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Surigao del Sur
21,353
48.93
22,290
51.07
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Tacloban
7,045
45.63
8,394
54.37
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Tagaytay
824
53.44
718
46.56
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Tarlac
80,110
74.78
27,018
25.22
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Toledo
1,390
13.41
8,973
86.59
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Trece Martires
431
84.51
79
15.49
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Zambales
38,620
63.30
22,388
36.70
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Zamboanga City
13,671
56.31
10,605
43.69
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Zamboanga del Norte
27,531
51.92
25,498
48.08
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Zamboanga del Sur
33,137
47.53
36,580
52.47
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Total
3,554,840
55.05
2,902,996
44.95
7
0.00
2
0.00
2
0.00
0
0.00
Source: Senate[ 4]
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[ 5]
Popular vote
Pelaez
37.57%
Osmeña
34.37%
Puyat
28.06%
Results by province and city [ edit ]
Province /City
Pelaez
Osmeña
Puyat
Juta
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Abra
15,085
46.28
5,508
16.90
12,004
36.83
0
0.00
Agusan
22,921
42.74
17,422
32.49
13,281
24.77
0
0.00
Aklan
19,384
32.21
25,176
41.83
15,623
25.96
0
0.00
Albay
44,501
41.10
28,566
26.38
35,206
32.52
0
0.00
Antique
21,501
41.79
11,922
23.17
18,032
35.04
0
0.00
Bacolod
8,285
26.75
18,227
58.84
4,464
14.41
0
0.00
Baguio
7,572
48.46
4,774
30.55
3,280
20.99
0
0.00
Basilan
3,995
32.77
6,032
49.48
2,164
17.75
0
0.00
Bataan
16,189
34.46
16,013
34.09
14,775
31.45
0
0.00
Batanes
1,341
38.41
904
25.90
1,246
35.69
0
0.00
Batangas
40,922
23.67
72,039
41.67
59,900
34.65
0
0.00
Bohol
36,720
24.27
37,036
24.48
77,547
51.25
0
0.00
Bukidnon
17,946
48.12
11,458
30.72
7,894
21.16
0
0.00
Bulacan
83,961
43.67
53,664
27.91
54,616
28.41
0
0.00
Butuan
9,548
33.84
11,549
40.94
7,114
25.22
0
0.00
Cabanatuan
5,615
29.26
5,509
28.71
8,064
42.03
0
0.00
Cagayan
39,565
41.37
32,014
33.47
24,061
25.16
0
0.00
Cagayan de Oro
10,281
60.33
3,570
20.95
3,191
18.72
0
0.00
Calbayog
4,868
33.68
3,430
23.73
6,155
42.59
0
0.00
Camarines Norte
17,570
37.47
18,691
39.86
10,626
22.66
0
0.00
Camarines Sur
56,542
36.97
49,937
32.65
46,471
30.38
0
0.00
Capiz
31,126
48.50
10,701
16.68
22,345
34.82
0
0.00
Catanduanes
17,216
44.70
3,284
8.53
18,011
46.77
0
0.00
Cavite
42,552
44.91
36,873
38.92
15,318
16.17
0
0.00
Cavite City
5,128
36.39
7,503
53.24
1,462
10.37
0
0.00
Cebu
12,621
5.56
147,414
64.94
66,973
29.50
0
0.00
Cebu City
7,552
12.03
44,425
70.75
10,812
17.22
0
0.00
Cotabato
65,182
38.11
58,636
34.28
47,234
27.61
0
0.00
Cotabato City
3,170
45.92
2,620
37.95
1,114
16.14
0
0.00
Dagupan
9,618
47.17
3,513
17.23
7,259
35.60
0
0.00
Davao
33,852
30.18
58,751
52.38
19,567
17.44
0
0.00
Davao City
18,083
33.70
26,448
49.29
9,127
17.01
0
0.00
Dumaguete
3,663
40.69
2,469
27.43
2,870
31.88
0
0.00
Gingoog
6,357
70.37
1,838
20.35
839
9.29
0
0.00
Iligan
4,288
29.35
7,276
49.79
3,048
20.86
0
0.00
Ilocos Norte
39,054
48.44
15,883
19.70
25,690
31.86
0
0.00
Ilocos Sur
59,742
58.26
15,164
14.79
27,632
26.95
0
0.00
Iloilo
84,467
40.97
88,188
42.77
33,528
16.26
0
0.00
Iloilo City
18,273
37.66
10,741
22.13
19,511
40.21
0
0.00
Isabela
31,109
37.16
31,317
37.40
21,298
25.44
2
0.00
La Union
38,352
47.85
33,621
41.95
8,175
10.20
0
0.00
Laguna
29,791
25.14
56,628
47.78
32,101
27.08
0
0.00
Lanao del Norte
15,855
42.50
14,802
39.68
6,651
17.83
0
0.00
Lanao del Sur
14,189
21.55
15,638
23.75
36,022
54.70
0
0.00
Lapu-Lapu City
1,028
9.78
7,613
72.46
1,866
17.76
0
0.00
Legazpi
7,282
43.39
3,373
20.10
6,126
36.51
0
0.00
Leyte
74,439
40.08
37,429
20.15
73,861
39.77
0
0.00
Lipa
4,840
25.48
8,967
47.20
5,192
27.33
0
0.00
Lucena
3,994
32.79
5,616
46.10
2,571
21.11
0
0.00
Manila
129,595
44.04
125,607
42.68
39,067
13.28
0
0.00
Marawi
1,532
15.94
3,088
32.12
4,993
51.94
0
0.00
Marinduque
9,765
30.38
16,709
51.99
5,664
17.62
0
0.00
Masbate
19,800
29.60
34,886
52.15
12,211
18.25
0
0.00
Misamis Occidental
24,246
47.21
13,341
25.98
13,770
26.81
0
0.00
Misamis Oriental
41,825
69.65
8,233
13.71
9,988
16.63
0
0.00
Mountain Province
28,704
42.06
22,750
33.34
16,786
24.60
0
0.00
Naga
4,474
34.03
6,413
48.78
2,259
17.18
0
0.00
Negros Occidental
58,337
30.87
86,671
45.86
43,966
23.27
0
0.00
Negros Oriental
32,033
33.15
25,515
26.41
39,080
40.44
0
0.00
Nueva Ecija
54,144
36.87
41,976
28.58
50,744
34.55
0
0.00
Nueva Vizcaya
10,060
30.50
19,220
58.27
3,705
11.23
0
0.00
Occidental Mindoro
9,803
43.21
6,902
30.43
5,980
26.36
0
0.00
Oriental Mindoro
21,063
36.53
25,135
43.59
11,462
19.88
0
0.00
Ormoc
4,048
30.64
4,800
36.33
4,365
33.04
0
0.00
Ozamiz
5,219
41.45
4,972
39.49
2,399
19.05
0
0.00
Palawan
14,094
38.17
11,356
30.75
11,477
31.08
0
0.00
Pampanga
61,664
39.80
12,978
8.38
80,303
51.83
0
0.00
Pangasinan
146,375
48.53
52,036
17.25
103,228
34.22
0
0.00
Pasay
10,368
29.58
19,202
54.78
5,483
15.64
0
0.00
Quezon
61,895
40.49
47,020
30.76
43,939
28.75
0
0.00
Quezon City
32,334
44.90
28,816
40.01
10,868
15.09
0
0.00
Rizal
100,657
38.86
107,818
41.63
50,536
19.51
0
0.00
Romblon
15,428
43.61
2,626
7.42
17,325
48.97
0
0.00
Roxas City
7,329
51.92
1,838
13.02
4,949
35.06
0
0.00
Samar
69,558
42.44
32,672
19.93
61,670
37.63
0
0.00
San Carlos
1,834
14.95
7,711
62.84
2,725
22.21
0
0.00
San Pablo
5,364
24.79
11,849
54.75
4,429
20.46
0
0.00
Silay
5,189
43.41
3,920
32.79
2,845
23.80
0
0.00
Sorsogon
34,453
39.20
23,703
26.97
29,740
33.84
0
0.00
Southern Leyte
19,469
36.12
21,159
39.25
13,278
24.63
0
0.00
Sulu
14,803
36.21
14,229
34.80
11,851
28.99
0
0.00
Surigao del Norte
22,720
43.27
12,675
24.14
17,111
32.59
0
0.00
Surigao del Sur
19,115
44.94
12,693
29.84
10,722
25.21
0
0.00
Tacloban
6,659
43.55
1,526
9.98
7,105
46.47
0
0.00
Tagaytay
578
37.29
794
51.23
178
11.48
0
0.00
Tarlac
50,362
47.72
31,544
29.89
23,630
22.39
0
0.00
Toledo
444
4.26
5,038
48.33
4,943
47.41
0
0.00
Trece Martires
175
34.79
300
59.64
28
5.57
0
0.00
Zambales
20,132
33.27
27,445
45.36
12,927
21.37
0
0.00
Zamboanga City
10,612
44.79
6,980
29.46
6,100
25.75
0
0.00
Zamboanga del Norte
15,538
29.79
23,824
45.68
12,791
24.53
0
0.00
Zamboanga del Sur
25,266
36.94
29,847
43.64
13,280
19.42
0
0.00
Total
2,394,400
37.57
2,190,424
34.37
1,787,987
28.06
2
0.00
Source: Senate[ 4]
↑ Meadows, Martin (1962). "Philippine Political Parties and the 1961 Election" . Pacific Affairs . 35 (3): 261– 274. doi :10.2307/2753186 . ISSN 0030-851X .
↑ Soliven, Maximo V. (1962). "The Elections 1961" . Philippine Studies . 10 (1): 3– 31. ISSN 0031-7837 .
↑ 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 .
1 2 Congressional Record - Senate: Fourth Congress of the Republic, Fourth Special Session, December 12, 1961 . Manila, Philippines: Senate of the Philippines. 1961.
↑ 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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