1959 Marikina local elections

Local elections were held in Marikina on November 10, 1959, as part of the 1959 Philippine general election, with Grand Alliance candidate Osmundo de Guzman, a banker and former police officer, defeating incumbent Liberal mayor Gil Fernando.

Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections[edit]

Osmundo de Guzman, president of the Marikina Valley Rural Bank (now MVSM) and a former police officer at the Manila Police District,^[1] ran for mayor against more experienced politicians which included incumbent mayor Gil Fernando; Jose S. Andres was de Guzman's running mate.^[2]

Mayor[edit]

Marikina mayoralty election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	GA	Osmundo de Guzman	4,823
	Nacionalista	Irineo M. Cruz	4,463
	Liberal	Gil Fernando	3,826
	Independent	Juan Chanyungco	2,272
	Independent	Dominador P. Santos	1,704
Total votes			17,088	100.00

Vice Mayor[edit]

Marikina vice mayoralty election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	GA	Jose S. Andres	4,736
	Nacionalista	Enrique de la Paz	4,343
	Liberal	Serafin Paz	3,353
	Independent	Marcos Cruz	3,062
	Independent	Isidro Reyes	657
Total votes			16,151	100.00

References[edit]

^ "Osmundo de Guzman: Alkalde ng Marikina, Rizal" [Osmundo de Guzman: Mayor of Marikina, Rizal]. Liwayway (in Tagalog). May 27, 1963. p. 114. At noong siya'y naglilingkuran sa Kagawaran ng Pulisya ng Maynila, tungkuling hinawakan niya sa loob ng 14 na taon...
^ ^a ^b ^c "Guzman elected Marikina mayor". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 13, 1959. De Guzman, a political neophyte who ran as a Grand Alliance candidate, defeated four more seasoned political rivals, including Mayor Gil Fernando.

[1] "Osmundo de Guzman: Alkalde ng Marikina, Rizal" [Osmundo de Guzman: Mayor of Marikina, Rizal]. Liwayway (in Tagalog). May 27, 1963. p. 114. At noong siya'y naglilingkuran sa Kagawaran ng Pulisya ng Maynila, tungkuling hinawakan niya sa loob ng 14 na taon...

[TMTelected-2] "Guzman elected Marikina mayor". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 13, 1959. De Guzman, a political neophyte who ran as a Grand Alliance candidate, defeated four more seasoned political rivals, including Mayor Gil Fernando.

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