1967 Philippine Senate election

1967 Philippine Senate election

November 14, 1967
8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Gil Puyat Ambrosio Padilla Party Nacionalista Liberal Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Seats before 11 12 Seats after 16 7 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 27,237,424 18,094,284 Percentage 55.8% 37.0% Swing 11.9% 9.9%
Senate President before election Gil Puyat Nacionalista Elected Senate President Gil Puyat Nacionalista

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 five seats in the Philippine Senate while the Liberal Party won three seats; the Nacionalistas got the majority in the Senate after having twelve of the 24 seats in the Senate prior to the election.

Results

Per candidate

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jose Roy	Nacionalista Party	4,116,549	51.73
	Benigno Aquino Jr.	Liberal Party	3,940,529	49.52
	Magnolia Antonino	Independent Nacionalista	3,466,676	43.57
	Salvador Laurel	Nacionalista Party	3,459,870	43.48
	Leonardo Perez	Nacionalista Party	3,440,011	43.23
	Emmanuel Pelaez	Nacionalista Party	3,437,135	43.20
	Lorenzo Teves	Nacionalista Party	3,393,952	42.65
	Helena Benitez	Nacionalista Party	3,305,585	41.54
	Emilio Espinosa Jr.	Nacionalista Party	3,148,904	39.57
	Fernando R. Veloso	Nacionalista Party	2,935,418	36.89
	Maria Kalaw Katigbak	Liberal Party	2,434,856	30.60
	Soc Rodrigo	Liberal Party	2,153,849	27.07
	Felixberto Serrano	Liberal Party	2,133,150	26.81
	Camilo Osías	Liberal Party	1,991,663	25.03
	Hilarion Henares Jr.	Liberal Party	1,959,639	24.63
	Roseller T. Lim	Liberal Party	1,790,741	22.51
	Jose Briones	Liberal Party	1,678,178	21.09
	Asaad Usman	Independent Liberal	33,642	0.42
	Antonio Mendoza	Liberal Party	11,679	0.15
	Victorina Cruz	Partido ng Bansa	7,584	0.10
	Marcelina Angeles	Partido ng Bansa	3,104	0.04
	Paquito Alipio	Partido ng Bansa	2,776	0.03
	Segundo Baldon	Partido ng Bansa	2,516	0.03
	Victoriano Villaflor	Partido ng Bansa	2,306	0.03
	Amado Ordinario	Partido ng Bansa	2,011	0.03
	Jose Villavisa	Partido ng Bansa	1,722	0.02
	Sergio Olidan	Partido ng Bansa	1,538	0.02
	Francisco Quines	Republican Party	269	0.00
	Cayetano Bartolini	Independent	160	0.00
Total			48,856,012	100.00
Total votes			7,957,019	–
Registered voters/turnout			9,744,604	81.66
Source:

Per party

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Party		Popular vote			Seats
		Total	%	Swing	Won	Before	After	%	+/−
Nacionalista	27,237,424	55.8%	11.9%	6	12	15	62.2%	4
Liberal	18,094,284	37.0%	9.9%	1	11	7	45.1%	5
	Partido ng Bansa	23,557	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
	Republican	269	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
NCP	0	0.0%	6.1%	0	1	1	4.2%
Independent	3,500,478	7.2%	6.3%	1	0	1	4.2%	1
Totals		48,856,012	100%	—	8	24	24	100.0%

See also

• Commission on Elections
• 6th Congress of the Philippines

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections
• Image snapshot