Philippine presidential election, 1965

Philippine presidential election, 1965

November 9, 1965

Nominee Ferdinand E. Marcos Diosdado Macapagal Raul Manglapus Party Nacionalista Liberal Progressive Running mate Fernando Lopez Gerardo M. Roxas Manuel Manahan Popular vote 3,861,324 3,187,752 384,564 Percentage 51.94% 42.88% 5.17%

Election results per province/city.

President before election Diosdado Macapagal Liberal Elected President Ferdinand E. Marcos Nacionalista

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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.

This was the first election where all of the major presidential candidates were born after the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

Results

President

Final Official Congressional Canvass

 Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine presidential election results

Candidate	Party		Results
			Votes	%
Ferdinand Marcos		Nacionalista	3,861,324	51.94%
Diosdado Macapagal		Liberal	3,187,752	42.88%
Raul Manglapus		Progressive	384,564	5.17%
Gaudencio Bueno		New Leaf	199	0.01%
Aniceto A. Hidalgo		NLP	156
Segundo B. Baldovi		Partido ng Bansa	139
Nic V. Garces		People's Progressive Democratic	130
German F. Villanueva		Independent	106
Guillermo M. Mercado		Labor	27
Antonio Nicolas Jr.		Allied	27
Blandino P. Ruan		Philippine Pro-Socialist	6
Praxedes Floro		Independent	1
Valid votes			7,434,431	97.7%
Invalid votes			175,620	2.3%
Votes cast			7,610,051	76.4%
Registered voters			9,962,345	100.00%

Vice-President

 Summary of the November 9, 1965 Philippine vice presidential election results

Candidate	Party		Results
			Votes	%
Fernando López		Nacionalista	3,531,550	48.48%
Gerardo Roxas		Liberal	3,504,826	48.11%
Manuel Manahan		Progressive	247,426	3.40%
Gonzalo D. Vasquez		RPP	644	0.01%
Severo Capales		NLP	193	0.01%
Eleodoro Salvador		Partido ng Bansa	172
Valid votes			7,284,811	95.7%
Invalid votes			325,240	4.3%
Votes cast			7,610,051	76.4%
Registered voters			9,962,345	100.00%

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 6th Congress of the Philippines

External links

• The Philippine Presidency Project
• Official website of the Commission on Elections
• Diosdado Macapagal on the Presidential Museum and Library
• Ferdinand Marcos on the Presidential Museum and Library