1949 Philippine Senate election
1949 Philippine Senate election
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".
Retiring incumbents
Liberal Party
Prospero Sanidad
Nacionalista Party
Ramon Diokno
Results
The Liberal Party wing led by President Elpidio Quirino (the "Quirinistas") won all 8 seats, shutting out the wing led by former Senate President Jose Avelino (the "Avelinistas"), and the Nacionalista Party .
Two incumbents, Tomas Cabili and Enrique Magalona of the Quirinistas defended their seats, while four incumbents, Avelinistas Jose Clarin and Salipada Pendatun , and Alejo Mabanag and Jose O. Vera of the Nacionalistas lost their seats.
Newcomers include Esteban Abada , Teodoro de Vera , Justianiano Montano , Quinttin Paredes , Macario Peralta Jr. and Lorenzo Sumulong , all Quirinistas.
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Per candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Quintin Paredes Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[ a] 1,756,898 49.08 Esteban Abada Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[ a] 1,685,520 47.08 Lorenzo Sumulong Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[ a] 1,615,124 45.12 Enrique Magalona Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[ a] 1,577,083 44.05 Tomas Cabili Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[ a] 1,575,075 44.00 Macario Peralta Jr. Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[ a] 1,566,376 43.75 Justiniano Montano Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[ a] 1,515,569 42.34 Teodoro de Vera [ b] Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[ a] 1,486,158 41.51 Claro M. Recto [ b] Nacionalista Party 1,390,528 38.84 Alejo R. Mabanag Nacionalista Party 1,150,818 32.15 Trinidad Legarda Nacionalista Party 1,108,732 30.97 Jose O. Vera Nacionalista Party 1,101,996 30.78 Jose Maria Veloso Nacionalista Party 1,069,817 29.88 Marcelo Adduru Nacionalista Party 1,053,754 29.44 Pedro Hernaez Nacionalista Party 1,025,342 28.64 Domocao Alonto Nacionalista Party 999,581 27.92 Jose T. Nueno Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[ a] 391,394 10.93 Salipada Pendatun Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[ a] 374,340 10.46 Olegario Clarin Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[ a] 346,921 9.69 Filemon Sotto Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[ a] 343,823 9.60 Felicidad Manuel Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[ a] 340,781 9.52 Aurelio Intertas Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[ a] 293,630 8.20 Jose Tando Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[ a] 291,550 8.14 Apolonio Curato Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[ a] 267,073 7.46 Leonardo Tenebro Independent 4,592 0.13 Cesar Bulacan Independent 1,531 0.04 Total 24,334,006 100.00 Total votes 3,579,917 – Registered voters/turnout 5,135,814 69.70
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".
^ a b Teodoro de Vera was later removed from office in favor of Claro M. Recto who won an election protest.
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.
Party Votes % +/– Seats Up Before Won After +/− Liberal Party (Quirino wing)12,782,449 52.52 −2.20 2 12 8 17 +5 Nacionalista Party 8,900,568 36.57 −8.47 4 8 0 4 −4 Liberal Party (Avelino wing)2,649,512 10.89 New 2 3 0 1 −2 Independent 4,123 0.02 New 0 0 0 0 0 Popular Front 0 1 0 1 0 Vacancy 0 0 0 1 +1 Total 24,336,652 100.00 – 8 24 8 24 0 Total votes 3,579,917 – Registered voters/turnout 5,135,814 69.70 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%
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