1969 Philippine general election

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 11, 1969 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos won an unprecedented second full term as President of the Philippines. Marcos was the last president in the entire electoral history who ran and won for a second term. His running mate, incumbent Vice President Fernando Lopez was also elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president, however ten of those were nuisance candidates.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ferdinand Marcos	Nacionalista Party	5,017,343	61.47
	Sergio Osmeña Jr.	Liberal Party	3,143,122	38.51
	Pascual Racuyal	Independent	778	0.01
	Segundo Baldovi	Partido ng Bansa	177	0.00
	Pantaleon Panelo	Independent	123	0.00
	German Villanueva	Independent	82	0.00
	Gaudencio Bueno	New Leaf Party	44	0.00
	Angel Comagon	Independent	35	0.00
	Cesar Bulacan	Independent	31	0.00
	Espiridion Buencamino	NP	23	0.00
	Nic Garces	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	23	0.00
	Benito Jose	Independent	23	0.00
Total			8,161,804	100.00
Valid votes			8,161,804	98.30
Invalid/blank votes			140,989	1.70
Total votes			8,302,793	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,793	80.60
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.

Vice President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Fernando Lopez	Nacionalista Party	5,001,737	62.75
	Genaro Magsaysay	Liberal Party	2,968,526	37.24
	Victoriano Mallari	Partido ng Bansa	229	0.00
	Modesto T. Jalandoni	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	161	0.00
Total			7,970,653	100.00
Valid votes			7,970,653	97.17
Invalid/blank votes			232,140	2.83
Total votes			8,202,793	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,793	79.63
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.

Senate

 Summary of the November 11, 1969 Philippine Senate election result

Rank	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1	Arturo Tolentino		Nacionalista	4,826,809	58.8%
2	Gil Puyat		Nacionalista	4,609,233	56.2%
3	Jose Diokno		Nacionalista	4,566,353	55.7%
4	Lorenzo Sumulong		Nacionalista	4,204,044	51.3%
5	Ambrosio Padilla		Liberal	3,999,662	48.8%
6	Gerardo Roxas		Liberal	3,952,644	48.2%
7	Rene Espina		Nacionalista	3,668,334	44.7%
8	Mamintal Tamano		Nacionalista	3,458,193	42.2%
9	Rafael Palmares		Nacionalista	3,393,677	41.4%
10	Eddie Ilarde		Liberal	3,154,908	38.5%
11	Rodolfo Ganzon		Nacionalista	2,799,849	34.1%
12	Tecla San Andres Ziga		Liberal	2,742,113	33.4%
13	Juan Liwag		Liberal	2,355,377	28.7%
14	Gaudencio Mañalac		Liberal	2,250,665	27.4%
15	Manuel Cases		Liberal	1,909,248	23.3%
16	Vincenzo Sagun		Liberal	1,891,827	23.1%
17	Roger Nite		Partido Bagong Pilipino	9,087	0.1%
18	Ernesto Hidalgo		NP	7,321	0.1%
19	Marcelina M. Angeles		Partido ng Bansa	5,192	0.1%
20	Antonio Mendoza		LP	3,843	0.0%
21	Elsie Bawisan		Partido ng Bansa	2,176	0.0%
22	Petronilo Cordero		Partido ng Bansa	1,983	0.0%
23	Avelina Pulido		Partido ng Bansa	1,837	0.0%
24	Tanni Ibarra		Partido ng Bansa	1,624	0.0%
25	Tomas Talania		Partido ng Bansa	1,477	0.0%
26	Mauro Macaso		Partido ng Bansa	1,443	0.0%
27	Alejandro Gador		Partido ng Mangagawa/Labor Party	1,440	0.0%
28	Estrada Jakosalem		New Leaf Party	947	0.0%
29	Leopoldo Relayson		Partido ng Bansa	793	0.0%
Total turnout				8,202,793	79.6%
Total votes				53,822,099	N/A
Registered voters				10,300,898	100.0%
Note: A total of 29 candidates ran for senator.				Source:[1]

House of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	4,590,374	58.93	+17.17	88	+50
	Liberal Party	2,641,786	33.91	−17.41	18	−43
	Independent Nacionalista	129,424	1.66	+0.67	2	+1
	Independent Liberal	24,546	0.32	−1.16	0	−1
	Party for Philippine Progress	5,031	0.06	−0.52	0	0
	Young Philippines	3,917	0.05	−0.12	0	0
	Reformist Party	43	0.00	New	0	0
	Independent	394,700	5.07	+1.37	2	−1
Total		7,789,821	100.00	–	110	+6
Valid votes		7,789,821	94.97
Invalid/blank votes		412,970	5.03
Total votes		8,202,791	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,300,898	79.63
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. & Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 7th Congress of the Philippines

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.

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections