1949 Philippine presidential election

The Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections of 1949 were held on November 8, 1949. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez, won as Vice President. 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[1] of widespread fraud and intimidation of the opposition by military action, calling it the "dirty election".

1949 Philippine presidential election
November 8, 1949
 
Nominee Elpidio Quirino José P. Laurel José Avelino
Party Liberal Nacionalista Liberal
Running mate Fernando Lopez Manuel Briones Vicente J. Francisco
Popular vote 1,803,808 1,318,330 419,890
Percentage 50.93% 37.22% 11.85%
President before election

Elpidio Quirino
Liberal

 Elected President

Elpidio Quirino
Liberal

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Criticism of the election

The election was widely criticized as being corrupt,[2] with violence and fraud taking place.[3] Opponents of Quirino were either beaten up or murdered by his supporters or the police, and the election continues to be perceived as corrupt.[4]

Results

President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Elpidio QuirinoLiberal Party (Quirino wing)1,803,80850.93
Jose P. LaurelNacionalista Party1,318,32037.22
José AvelinoLiberal Party (Avelino wing)419,89011.85
Total3,542,018100.00
Valid votes3,542,01898.94
Invalid/blank votes37,8991.06
Total votes3,579,917100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,135,81469.70
Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific.
Popular vote
Quirino
 
 50.93%
Magsaysay
 
 37.22%
Avelino
 
 11.85%

Vice-President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Fernando LopezLiberal Party (Quirino wing)1,741,30251.67
Manuel BrionesNacionalista Party1,184,21535.14
Vicente J. FranciscoLiberal Party (Avelino wing)444,55013.19
Total3,370,067100.00
Valid votes3,370,06794.14
Invalid/blank votes209,8505.86
Total votes3,579,917100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,135,81469.70
Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific.
Popular vote
Lopez
 
 51.67%
Briones
 
 35.14%
Francisco
 
 13.19%

See also

References
  1. "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)
  2. Lana's dirty secrets Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Retrieved June 14, 2017
  3. Hedman, Eva-Lotta & Side, John Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century: Colonial Legacies Retrieved June 14, 2017
  4. Taylor, RH The Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia Retrieved June 14, 2017
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