7th election of Philippine president
1961 Philippine presidential election
Turnout
79.4% (pp )
Nominee
Diosdado Macapagal Carlos P. Garcia
Party
Liberal Nacionalista
Running mate
Emmanuel Pelaez Gil J. Puyat
Popular vote
3,554,840 2,902,996
Percentage
55.05% 44.95%
Election results per province/city.
President before election Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista
Elected President Diosdado Macapagal Liberal
1961 Philippine vice presidential election
Candidate
Emmanuel Pelaez Sergio Osmeña Jr. Gil Puyat
Party
Liberal Independent Nacionalista
Popular vote
2,394,400 2,190,424
1,787,987
Percentage
37.57% 34.37%
28.06%
Election results per province/city.
Vice President before election Diosdado Macapagal Liberal
Elected Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez Liberal
The 1961 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 14, 1961.[ 1] Carlos P. Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term as president of the Philippines to Vice President Diosdado Macapagal .[ 2] Senator Gil J. Puyat , lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez . Six candidates ran for president, four of whom got nine votes nationwide together. This was the only election in Philippine electoral history in which a vice-president defeated the incumbent president.
Results
President
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Diosdado Macapagal Liberal Party 3,554,840
55.05
Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Party 2,902,996
44.95
Alfredo Abcede Federal Party 7
0.00
German F. Villanueva Independent
2
0.00
Gregorio L. Llanza Independent
2
0.00
Praxedes Floro Independent
0
0.00
Total
6,457,847
100.00
Valid votes
6,457,847
95.83
Invalid/blank votes
280,988
4.17
Total votes
6,738,835
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
8,483,568
79.43
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[ 3]
Popular vote
Macapagal
55.05%
Garcia
44.95%
Results by province and city
Province /City Macapagal Garcia Abcede
Villanueva
Llanza
Floro
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Abra 19,826 59.44 13,529
40.56
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Agusan 25,161
46.08
29,439 53.92 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Aklan 34,712 56.86 26,339
43.14
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Albay 65,308 59.07 45,247
40.93
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Antique 26,930 51.51 25,356
48.49
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Bacolod 18,377 58.77 12,892
41.23
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Baguio 10,539 67.29 5,122
32.71
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Basilan 6,508 50.12 6,477
49.88
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Bataan 27,282 56.87 20,694
43.13
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Batanes 2,024 55.77 1,604
44.20
1
0.03
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Batangas 89,466 52.14 82,101
47.85
5
0.00
2
0.00
1
0.00
0
0.00
Bohol 34,807
22.64
118,920 77.36 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Bukidnon 17,436
46.45
20,104 53.55 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Bulacan 110,970 56.65 84,917
43.35
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Butuan 11,722
41.20
16,732 58.80 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cabanatuan 11,058 57.01 8,339
42.99
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cagayan 69,757 71.68 27,562
28.32
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cagayan de Oro 8,341
48.85
8,734 51.15 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Calbayog 5,849
39.83
8,837 60.17 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Camarines Norte 29,566 62.49 17,745
37.51
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Camarines Sur 89,115 57.50 65,858
42.50
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.00
0
0.00
Capiz 38,309 58.36 27,336
41.64
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Catanduanes 18,924
48.74
19,901 51.26 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cavite 63,852 67.33 30,976
32.67
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cavite City 9,116 65.86 4,725
34.14
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cebu 58,015
25.94
165,668 74.06 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cebu City 13,386
21.59
48,622 78.41 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cotabato 81,381
46.23
94,659 53.77 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Cotabato City 4,319 61.47 2,707
38.53
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Dagupan 11,652 56.63 8,922
43.37
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Davao 47,829
42.37
65,063 57.63 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Davao City 22,461
41.83
31,232 58.17 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Dumaguete 4,302
47.52
4,751 52.48 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Gingoog 5,810 63.78 3,299
36.22
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Iligan 6,341
43.12
8,364 56.88 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Ilocos Norte 57,004 70.15 24,251
29.85
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Ilocos Sur 77,190 73.93 27,223
26.07
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Iloilo 135,532 64.47 74,682
35.53
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Iloilo City 23,361
47.93
25,383 52.07 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Isabela 56,299 66.48 28,383
33.52
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
La Union 66,774 82.64 14,027
17.36
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Laguna 60,981 51.98 56,337
48.02
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lanao del Norte 19,405 50.37 19,119
49.63
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lanao del Sur 29,623
40.84
42,913 59.16 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lapu-Lapu City 2,734
25.63
7,932 74.37 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Legazpi 8,707 51.23 8,290
48.77
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Leyte 91,728
48.52
97,338 51.48 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lipa 12,064 62.68 7,183
37.32
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Lucena 7,717 64.49 4,250
35.51
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Manila 174,055 59.38 119,061
40.62
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Marawi 4,141
39.61
6,313 60.39 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Marinduque 23,378 71.69 9,230
28.31
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Masbate 36,623 53.45 31,893
46.55
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Misamis Occidental 23,717
45.54
28,363 54.46 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Misamis Oriental 34,948 57.53 25,795
42.47
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Mountain Province 50,041 70.82 20,623
29.18
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Naga 7,645 58.02 5,531
41.98
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Negros Occidental 108,393 55.94 85,386
44.06
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Negros Oriental 44,090
44.92
54,053 55.08 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Nueva Ecija 93,416 62.19 56,790
37.81
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Nueva Vizcaya 25,276 75.94 8,007
24.06
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Occidental Mindoro 12,981 56.25 10,096
43.75
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Oriental Mindoro 37,716 64.01 21,209
35.99
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Ormoc 5,088
38.33
8,187 61.67 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Ozamiz 4,992
39.45
7,662 60.55 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Palawan 21,841 57.60 16,077
42.40
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Pampanga 111,776 71.19 45,228
28.81
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Pangasinan 181,801 59.77 122,371
40.23
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Pasay 15,399
43.79
19,770 56.21 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Quezon 99,441 65.08 53,364
34.92
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Quezon City 42,989 59.82 28,880
40.18
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Rizal 152,169 58.42 108,299
41.58
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Romblon 16,452
46.29
19,092 53.71 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Roxas City 8,697 60.70 5,631
39.30
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Samar 91,918 54.68 76,185
45.32
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
San Carlos 5,255
42.39
7,142 57.61 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
San Pablo 13,639 64.48 7,513
35.52
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Silay 7,272 57.73 5,325
42.27
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Sorsogon 49,657 55.60 39,654
44.40
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Southern Leyte 23,269
42.55
31,419 57.45 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Sulu 28,010 59.51 19,056
40.49
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Surigao del Norte 24,487
45.75
29,038 54.25 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Surigao del Sur 21,353
48.93
22,290 51.07 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Tacloban 7,045
45.63
8,394 54.37 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Tagaytay 824 53.44 718
46.56
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Tarlac 80,110 74.78 27,018
25.22
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Toledo 1,390
13.41
8,973 86.59 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Trece Martires 431 84.51 79
15.49
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Zambales 38,620 63.30 22,388
36.70
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Zamboanga City 13,671 56.31 10,605
43.69
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Zamboanga del Norte 27,531 51.92 25,498
48.08
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Zamboanga del Sur 33,137
47.53
36,580 52.47 0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Total
3,554,840
55.05
2,902,996
44.95
7
0.00
2
0.00
2
0.00
0
0.00
Source: Senate[ 4]
Vice-President
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Emmanuel Pelaez Liberal Party 2,394,400
37.57
Sergio Osmeña Jr. Independent
2,190,424
34.37
Gil Puyat Nacionalista Party 1,787,987
28.06
Chencay Reyes Juta Dominion Status Party
2
0.00
Total
6,372,813
100.00
Valid votes
6,372,813
94.57
Invalid/blank votes
365,992
5.43
Total votes
6,738,805
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
8,483,568
79.43
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[ 5]
Popular vote
Pelaez
37.57%
Osmeña
34.37%
Puyat
28.06%
Results by province and city
Province /City Pelaez Osmeña Puyat Juta
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Abra 15,085 46.28 5,508
16.90
12,004
36.83
0
0.00
Agusan 22,921 42.74 17,422
32.49
13,281
24.77
0
0.00
Aklan 19,384
32.21
25,176 41.83 15,623
25.96
0
0.00
Albay 44,501 41.10 28,566
26.38
35,206
32.52
0
0.00
Antique 21,501 41.79 11,922
23.17
18,032
35.04
0
0.00
Bacolod 8,285
26.75
18,227 58.84 4,464
14.41
0
0.00
Baguio 7,572 48.46 4,774
30.55
3,280
20.99
0
0.00
Basilan 3,995
32.77
6,032 49.48 2,164
17.75
0
0.00
Bataan 16,189 34.46 16,013
34.09
14,775
31.45
0
0.00
Batanes 1,341 38.41 904
25.90
1,246
35.69
0
0.00
Batangas 40,922
23.67
72,039 41.67 59,900
34.65
0
0.00
Bohol 36,720
24.27
37,036
24.48
77,547 51.25 0
0.00
Bukidnon 17,946 48.12 11,458
30.72
7,894
21.16
0
0.00
Bulacan 83,961 43.67 53,664
27.91
54,616
28.41
0
0.00
Butuan 9,548
33.84
11,549 40.94 7,114
25.22
0
0.00
Cabanatuan 5,615
29.26
5,509
28.71
8,064 42.03 0
0.00
Cagayan 39,565 41.37 32,014
33.47
24,061
25.16
0
0.00
Cagayan de Oro 10,281 60.33 3,570
20.95
3,191
18.72
0
0.00
Calbayog 4,868
33.68
3,430
23.73
6,155 42.59 0
0.00
Camarines Norte 17,570
37.47
18,691 39.86 10,626
22.66
0
0.00
Camarines Sur 56,542 36.97 49,937
32.65
46,471
30.38
0
0.00
Capiz 31,126 48.50 10,701
16.68
22,345
34.82
0
0.00
Catanduanes 17,216
44.70
3,284
8.53
18,011 46.77 0
0.00
Cavite 42,552 44.91 36,873
38.92
15,318
16.17
0
0.00
Cavite City 5,128
36.39
7,503 53.24 1,462
10.37
0
0.00
Cebu 12,621
5.56
147,414 64.94 66,973
29.50
0
0.00
Cebu City 7,552
12.03
44,425 70.75 10,812
17.22
0
0.00
Cotabato 65,182 38.11 58,636
34.28
47,234
27.61
0
0.00
Cotabato City 3,170 45.92 2,620
37.95
1,114
16.14
0
0.00
Dagupan 9,618 47.17 3,513
17.23
7,259
35.60
0
0.00
Davao 33,852
30.18
58,751 52.38 19,567
17.44
0
0.00
Davao City 18,083
33.70
26,448 49.29 9,127
17.01
0
0.00
Dumaguete 3,663 40.69 2,469
27.43
2,870
31.88
0
0.00
Gingoog 6,357 70.37 1,838
20.35
839
9.29
0
0.00
Iligan 4,288
29.35
7,276 49.79 3,048
20.86
0
0.00
Ilocos Norte 39,054 48.44 15,883
19.70
25,690
31.86
0
0.00
Ilocos Sur 59,742 58.26 15,164
14.79
27,632
26.95
0
0.00
Iloilo 84,467
40.97
88,188 42.77 33,528
16.26
0
0.00
Iloilo City 18,273
37.66
10,741
22.13
19,511 40.21 0
0.00
Isabela 31,109
37.16
31,317 37.40 21,298
25.44
2
0.00
La Union 38,352 47.85 33,621
41.95
8,175
10.20
0
0.00
Laguna 29,791
25.14
56,628 47.78 32,101
27.08
0
0.00
Lanao del Norte 15,855 42.50 14,802
39.68
6,651
17.83
0
0.00
Lanao del Sur 14,189
21.55
15,638
23.75
36,022 54.70 0
0.00
Lapu-Lapu City 1,028
9.78
7,613 72.46 1,866
17.76
0
0.00
Legazpi 7,282 43.39 3,373
20.10
6,126
36.51
0
0.00
Leyte 74,439 40.08 37,429
20.15
73,861
39.77
0
0.00
Lipa 4,840
25.48
8,967 47.20 5,192
27.33
0
0.00
Lucena 3,994
32.79
5,616 46.10 2,571
21.11
0
0.00
Manila 129,595 44.04 125,607
42.68
39,067
13.28
0
0.00
Marawi 1,532
15.94
3,088
32.12
4,993 51.94 0
0.00
Marinduque 9,765
30.38
16,709 51.99 5,664
17.62
0
0.00
Masbate 19,800
29.60
34,886 52.15 12,211
18.25
0
0.00
Misamis Occidental 24,246 47.21 13,341
25.98
13,770
26.81
0
0.00
Misamis Oriental 41,825 69.65 8,233
13.71
9,988
16.63
0
0.00
Mountain Province 28,704 42.06 22,750
33.34
16,786
24.60
0
0.00
Naga 4,474
34.03
6,413 48.78 2,259
17.18
0
0.00
Negros Occidental 58,337
30.87
86,671 45.86 43,966
23.27
0
0.00
Negros Oriental 32,033
33.15
25,515
26.41
39,080 40.44 0
0.00
Nueva Ecija 54,144 36.87 41,976
28.58
50,744
34.55
0
0.00
Nueva Vizcaya 10,060
30.50
19,220 58.27 3,705
11.23
0
0.00
Occidental Mindoro 9,803 43.21 6,902
30.43
5,980
26.36
0
0.00
Oriental Mindoro 21,063
36.53
25,135 43.59 11,462
19.88
0
0.00
Ormoc 4,048
30.64
4,800 36.33 4,365
33.04
0
0.00
Ozamiz 5,219 41.45 4,972
39.49
2,399
19.05
0
0.00
Palawan 14,094 38.17 11,356
30.75
11,477
31.08
0
0.00
Pampanga 61,664
39.80
12,978
8.38
80,303 51.83 0
0.00
Pangasinan 146,375 48.53 52,036
17.25
103,228
34.22
0
0.00
Pasay 10,368
29.58
19,202 54.78 5,483
15.64
0
0.00
Quezon 61,895 40.49 47,020
30.76
43,939
28.75
0
0.00
Quezon City 32,334 44.90 28,816
40.01
10,868
15.09
0
0.00
Rizal 100,657
38.86
107,818 41.63 50,536
19.51
0
0.00
Romblon 15,428
43.61
2,626
7.42
17,325 48.97 0
0.00
Roxas City 7,329 51.92 1,838
13.02
4,949
35.06
0
0.00
Samar 69,558 42.44 32,672
19.93
61,670
37.63
0
0.00
San Carlos 1,834
14.95
7,711 62.84 2,725
22.21
0
0.00
San Pablo 5,364
24.79
11,849 54.75 4,429
20.46
0
0.00
Silay 5,189 43.41 3,920
32.79
2,845
23.80
0
0.00
Sorsogon 34,453 39.20 23,703
26.97
29,740
33.84
0
0.00
Southern Leyte 19,469
36.12
21,159 39.25 13,278
24.63
0
0.00
Sulu 14,803 36.21 14,229
34.80
11,851
28.99
0
0.00
Surigao del Norte 22,720 43.27 12,675
24.14
17,111
32.59
0
0.00
Surigao del Sur 19,115 44.94 12,693
29.84
10,722
25.21
0
0.00
Tacloban 6,659
43.55
1,526
9.98
7,105 46.47 0
0.00
Tagaytay 578
37.29
794 51.23 178
11.48
0
0.00
Tarlac 50,362 47.72 31,544
29.89
23,630
22.39
0
0.00
Toledo 444
4.26
5,038 48.33 4,943
47.41
0
0.00
Trece Martires 175
34.79
300 59.64 28
5.57
0
0.00
Zambales 20,132
33.27
27,445 45.36 12,927
21.37
0
0.00
Zamboanga City 10,612 44.79 6,980
29.46
6,100
25.75
0
0.00
Zamboanga del Norte 15,538
29.79
23,824 45.68 12,791
24.53
0
0.00
Zamboanga del Sur 25,266
36.94
29,847 43.64 13,280
19.42
0
0.00
Total
2,394,400
37.57
2,190,424
34.37
1,787,987
28.06
2
0.00
Source: Senate[ 4]
See also
Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections President of the Philippines 5th Congress of the Philippines
References
^
Meadows, Martin (1962). "Philippine Political Parties and the 1961 Election" Pacific Affairs . 35 (3): 261– 274. doi :10.2307/2753186 . ISSN 0030-851X . ^
Soliven, Maximo V. (1962). "The Elections 1961" . Philippine Studies . 10 (1): 3– 31. ISSN 0031-7837 . ^
Dieter Nohlen ; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos. ^ a b
Congressional Record - Senate: Fourth Congress of the Republic, Fourth Special Session, December 12, 1961 . Manila, Philippines: Senate of the Philippines. 1961. ^
Dieter Nohlen ; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
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