Philippine Senate election, 1959
Philippine Senate election, 1959
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8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
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Majority party |
Minority party |
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| Leader |
Eulogio Rodriguez |
Ferdinand Marcos |
| Party |
Nacionalista |
Liberal |
| Leader's seat |
Nationwide at-large |
Nationwide at-large |
| Seats before |
20 |
2 |
| Seats after |
19 |
4 |
| Seat change |
 1 |
 2 |
| Popular vote |
17,160,618 |
10,850,799 |
| Percentage |
50.1% |
31.7% |
| Swing |
2.9% |
0.1% |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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| Leader |
Lorenzo Tañada |
Raul Manglapus |
| Party |
NCP |
Progressive |
| Leader's seat |
Nationwide at-large |
Nationwide at-large (lost)
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| Seats before |
1 |
0 |
| Seats after |
1 |
0 |
| Seat change |
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| Popular vote |
2,029,200 |
3,163,609 |
| Percentage |
5.9% |
9.2% |
| Swing |
1.0% |
2.8% |
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Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista
Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista
Senatorial elections were held on November 10, 1959. The 1959 elections were known as the 1959 Philippine midterm election as the date when the elected officials take office falls halfway through President Carlos P. Garcia's four-year term.
The Liberal Party continued chipping away from the Nacionalista Party's dominance in the Senate, winning two more seats, although the Nacionalista's still possess 19 out of 24 seats in the chamber.
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