1949 Philippine Senate election
November 8, 1949
8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mariano Jesús Cuenco Carlos P. Garcia
Party Liberal Nacionalista
Seats before 15 8
Seats after 18 4
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 12,782,449 8,900,568
Percentage 52.5% 36.6%
Swing Decrease 1.9% Decrease 8.4%
Senate President before election

Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Liberal

 Elected Senate President

Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Liberal

Elections for the members of the Senate were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines.

While President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948, and his running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President, their Liberal Party won all of the contested seats in the Senate. Despite factions created in the administration party, Quirino won a satisfactory vote from the public.

It was the only time in Philippine history where the duly elected president, vice president and senators all came from the same party, the Liberal Party.

Carlos P. Romulo and Marvin M. Gray, publisher of the Manila Evening News, accuse Quirino in their book The Magsaysay Story (The John Day Company, 1956, updated - with an additional chapter on Magsaysay's death - re-edition by Pocket Books, Special Student Edition, SP-18, December 1957) of widespread fraud and intimidation of the opposition by military action, calling it the "dirty election".

Results

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Before election ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Election result Not up LP Not up
After election ^ √ * + + + + + +

Key:

  • ‡ Seats up
  • *+Gained by a party from another party
  • √ Held by the incumbent
  • * Held by the same party with a new senator
  • ^ Vacancy
 Summary of the November 8, 1949 Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Party Votes %
1.Quintin Paredes Liberal1,756,89849.1%
2.Esteban R. Abada Liberal1,685,52047.1%
3.Lorenzo Sumulong Liberal1,615,12445.1%
4.Enrique B. Magalona Liberal1,577,08344.1%
5.Tomas Cabili Liberal1,575,07544.0%
6.Macario Peralta Jr. Liberal1,566,37643.8%
7.Justiniano Montano Liberal1,515,56942.3%
8.Teodoro de Vera1 Liberal1,486,15841.5%
9.Claro M. Recto Nacionalista1,390,52838.8%
10.Alejo R. Mabanag Nacionalista1,150,81832.1%
11.Trinidad Legarda Nacionalista1,108,73231.0%
12.Jose O. Vera Nacionalista1,101,99630.8%
13.Jose Maria Veloso Nacionalista1,069,81729.9%
14.Marcelo Adduru Nacionalista1,053,75429.4%
15.Pedro Hernaez Nacionalista1,025,34228.6%
16.Domocao Alonto Nacionalista999,58127.9%
17.Jose T. Nueno Liberal (Avelino Wing)391,39410.9%
18.Salipada Pendatun Liberal (Avelino Wing)374,34010.5%
19.Olegario Clarin Liberal (Avelino Wing)346,9219.7%
20.Filemon Sotto Liberal (Avelino Wing)343,8239.6%
21.Felicidad Manuel Liberal (Avelino Wing)340,7819.5%
22.Aurelio Intertas Liberal (Avelino Wing)293,6308.2%
23.Jose Tando Liberal (Avelino Wing)291,5508.1%
24.Apolonio Curato Liberal (Avelino Wing)267,0737.5%
25.Leonardo Tenebro Independent4,5920.02%
26.Cesar Bulacan Independent1,5310.01%
Total turnout3,579,91769.7%
Total votes24,336,652N/A
Registered voters5,135,814100.0%
Note: A total of 26 candidates ran for senator. Source:[1]
^1 Replaced by Claro M. Recto as per decision of Senate Electoral Tribunal dated April 3, 1952.

Per party

The Liberals originally had 19 seats entering the 2nd Congress, but the election of Senator Fernando Lopez to the vice presidency meant that his seat is vacant until 1951, when it was contested in a special election.

PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Liberal Party12,782,44952.52−1.95212817+5
Nacionalista Party8,900,56836.57−8.434804−4
Liberal Party (Avelino wing)2,649,51210.89New2301−2
Independent4,1230.02−0.4800000
Popular Front01010
Vacancy0001+1
Total24,336,652100.00–8248240
Total votes3,579,917–
Registered voters/turnout5,135,81469.70
Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001).
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199249596.
& Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.
Vote share
LP (Quirino)
 
 52.52%
NP
 
 36.57%
LP (Avelino)
 
 10.89%
Others
 
 0.02%
Senate seats
LP (Quirino)
 
 100%
NP
 
 0%
LP (Avelino)
 
 0%
Others
 
 0%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.
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