1953 Philippine presidential election

1953 Philippine presidential election
November 10, 1953
Turnout77.22 (7.52pp)
 
Nominee Ramon Magsaysay Elpidio Quirino
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Running mate Carlos P. Garcia José Yulo
Popular vote 2,912,992 1,313,991
Percentage 68.90% 31.08%
Election results per province/city.
President before election

Elpidio Quirino
Liberal

Elected President

Ramon Magsaysay
Nacionalista

1953 Philippine vice presidential election
November 10, 1953
 
Candidate Carlos P. Garcia José Yulo
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Popular vote 2,515,265 1,483,802
Percentage 62.90% 37.10%
Vice President before election

Fernando Lopez
Democratic

Elected Vice President

Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

The 1953 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 10, 1953.[1] Former Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay was elected President of the Philippines, defeating Incumbent Elpidio Quirino in his run for a second full term. His running mate Senator Carlos P. Garcia defeated Quirino's running mate Senator José Yulo. Incumbent Vice President Fernando Lopez did not run for re-election. With Magsaysay's election as president, he became the first elected president that did not come from the Senate.

The election was free and fair.[2]

Summary

After seven years of Liberal rule, the Nacionalista Party lacked a strong presidential candidate to end the regime.[3]

Nacionalista Party

Senator Jose P. Laurel
Senate President Camilo Osías

Former President and then-Senator Jose P. Laurel initially had intentions to seek the Nacionalista's nomination for president in 1953 but did not go through with it. He then proposed to endorse Secretary of National Defense Ramon Magsaysay, whose successful anti-insurgency and anti-communist initiatives had strained his relations with President Quirino and the Liberal.

Senate President Camilo Osías sought the presidential nomination but ultimately lost to Magsaysay. Senator Carlos P. Garcia of Bohol was picked to be his running-mate.

Liberal Party

The Liberal Party renominated President Elpidio Quirino and former House Speaker and Liberal Party President José Yulo for president and vice-president respectively.

Following the nomination, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Carlos P. Romulo and his men walked out of the Liberal convention and formed the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party then nominated Romulo for the presidency and supported the re-election of Vice President Fernando Lopez.

What was supposed to be a three-way race was reduced to a battle between the ruling Liberals against the Nacionalistas after the Democratic candidates withdrew in support of Magsaysay, resulting in the Nacionalista-Democratic coalition.

Results

President

Magsaysay carried most of the provinces except Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Abra in which Ilocos Sur is a bailiwick and home province of President Quirino.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ramon MagsaysayNacionalista Party2,912,99268.90
Elpidio Quirino
(incumbent)		Liberal Party1,313,99131.08
Gaudencio BuenoIndependent7360.02
Total4,227,719100.00
Valid votes4,227,71997.71
Invalid/blank votes98,9872.29
Total votes4,326,706100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,603,23177.22
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[4]
Popular vote
Magsaysay
 
 68.90%
Quirino
 
 31.08%
Others
 
 0.02%

Results by province and city

Province/City Magsaysay Quirino Bueno
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Abra 7,315 30.48 16,672 69.48 9 0.04
Agusan 20,273 73.92 7,153 26.08 1 0.00
Albay 49,826 79.27 13,031 20.73 2 0.00
Antique 25,189 69.61 10,940 30.23 59 0.16
Bacolod 14,656 72.48 5,565 27.52 0 0.00
Baguio 5,251 54.03 4,467 45.97 0 0.00
Basilan 6,138 75.95 1,944 24.05 0 0.00
Bataan 30,166 88.53 3,906 11.46 1 0.00
Batanes 1,630 53.80 1,400 46.20 0 0.00
Batangas 105,050 88.57 13,395 11.29 159 0.13
Bohol 68,879 64.53 37,849 35.46 6 0.01
Bukidnon 11,795 83.97 2,252 16.03 0 0.00
Bulacan 97,816 69.53 42,857 30.47 1 0.00
Butuan 11,801 75.36 3,859 24.64 0 0.00
Cabanatuan 9,098 69.71 3,954 30.29 0 0.00
Cagayan 37,848 60.61 24,595 39.39 0 0.00
Cagayan de Oro 7,754 84.32 1,442 15.68 0 0.00
Calbayog 5,176 45.08 6,307 54.92 0 0.00
Camarines Norte 23,662 72.46 8,990 27.53 2 0.01
Camarines Sur 62,155 65.49 32,749 34.51 3 0.00
Capiz 48,958 58.23 35,118 41.77 0 0.00
Catanduanes 18,793 76.79 5,680 23.21 0 0.00
Cavite 35,363 58.52 25,061 41.47 6 0.01
Cavite City 7,395 76.04 2,330 23.96 0 0.00
Cebu 101,010 61.82 62,389 38.18 2 0.00
Cebu City 31,317 78.04 8,813 21.96 0 0.00
Cotabato 60,085 72.76 22,489 27.23 5 0.01
Dagupan 8,401 60.37 5,514 39.63 0 0.00
Dansalan 2,800 46.38 3,237 53.62 0 0.00
Davao 46,021 78.65 12,495 21.35 0 0.00
Davao City 25,424 80.03 6,323 19.90 22 0.07
Dumaguete 5,084 79.14 1,339 20.84 1 0.02
Iligan 5,698 71.45 2,277 28.55 0 0.00
Ilocos Norte 25,082 42.33 34,162 57.66 4 0.01
Ilocos Sur 17,689 23.67 57,051 76.33 0 0.00
Iloilo 146,560 82.08 31,993 17.92 3 0.00
Iloilo City 24,866 81.26 5,736 18.74 0 0.00
Isabela 35,094 59.28 24,100 40.71 2 0.00
La Union 14,108 25.02 42,267 74.97 2 0.00
Laguna 73,816 83.85 14,155 16.08 64 0.07
Lanao 39,980 51.59 37,450 48.33 60 0.08
Legazpi 10,020 67.66 4,790 32.34 0 0.00
Leyte 101,900 64.68 55,646 35.32 2 0.00
Lipa 11,304 83.78 2,185 16.19 4 0.03
Manila 180,328 80.39 43,953 19.59 34 0.02
Marinduque 17,019 86.42 2,675 13.58 0 0.00
Masbate 27,622 70.82 11,375 29.17 4 0.01
Misamis Occidental 23,600 71.06 9,612 28.94 0 0.00
Misamis Oriental 34,297 78.90 9,171 21.10 0 0.00
Mountain Province 35,488 69.34 15,688 30.65 6 0.01
Naga 6,104 76.31 1,894 23.68 1 0.01
Negros Occidental 88,257 71.54 35,115 28.46 1 0.00
Negros Oriental 36,718 62.97 21,594 37.03 1 0.00
Nueva Ecija 58,945 58.81 41,283 41.19 6 0.01
Nueva Vizcaya 13,206 61.47 8,277 38.53 1 0.00
Occidental Mindoro 9,462 67.41 4,574 32.59 0 0.00
Oriental Mindoro 29,843 85.11 5,219 14.89 0 0.00
Ormoc 4,057 41.25 5,778 58.75 0 0.00
Ozamiz 6,417 78.00 1,810 22.00 0 0.00
Palawan 13,438 62.54 8,047 37.45 1 0.00
Pampanga 86,623 81.48 19,682 18.51 2 0.00
Pangasinan 121,948 55.34 98,395 44.65 8 0.00
Pasay 18,776 70.20 7,958 29.75 12 0.04
Quezon 97,398 87.76 13,567 12.22 21 0.02
Quezon City 32,110 71.86 12,564 28.12 9 0.02
Rizal 135,349 81.29 30,965 18.60 191 0.11
Romblon 12,016 57.63 8,833 42.37 0 0.00
Roxas 4,624 50.79 4,480 49.21 0 0.00
Samar 67,364 63.32 39,017 36.68 2 0.00
San Pablo 12,075 78.20 3,359 21.75 7 0.05
Sorsogon 40,273 65.30 21,399 34.70 2 0.00
Sulu 11,523 55.18 9,359 44.81 2 0.01
Surigao 37,638 66.86 18,653 33.14 1 0.00
Tacloban 6,979 67.79 3,316 32.21 0 0.00
Tagaytay 602 92.62 48 7.38 0 0.00
Tarlac 55,966 67.11 27,428 32.89 3 0.00
Zambales 39,015 95.30 1,924 4.70 1 0.00
Zamboanga City 11,480 75.32 3,762 24.68 0 0.00
Zamboanga del Norte 19,526 67.84 9,257 32.16 0 0.00
Zamboanga del Sur 18,660 69.91 8,033 30.09 0 0.00
Total 2,912,992 68.90 1,313,991 31.08 736 0.02
Source: Commission on Elections[5]

Vice-President

Garcia also carried the provinces who voted for Magsaysay except for Isabela, Capiz and Sulu who voted for Yulo. The provinces who voted for President Quirino also voted for Yulo.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos P. GarciaNacionalista Party2,515,26562.90
José YuloLiberal Party1,483,80237.10
Total3,999,067100.00
Valid votes3,999,06792.43
Invalid/blank votes327,6397.57
Total votes4,326,706100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,603,23177.22
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[6]
Popular vote
Garcia
 
 62.90%
Yulo
 
 37.10%
Province/City Garcia Yulo
Votes % Votes %
Abra 6,102 26.35 17,054 73.65
Agusan 19,292 73.21 7,058 26.79
Albay 38,139 65.77 19,847 34.23
Antique 19,148 54.53 15,966 45.47
Bacolod 11,880 60.04 7,906 39.96
Baguio 4,296 45.06 5,239 54.94
Basilan 5,502 72.41 2,096 27.59
Bataan 23,824 80.29 5,848 19.71
Batanes 1,053 39.34 1,624 60.66
Batangas 90,534 85.96 14,790 14.04
Bohol 73,384 69.32 32,481 30.68
Bukidnon 10,966 80.80 2,605 19.20
Bulacan 83,585 64.48 46,035 35.52
Butuan 11,165 73.23 4,081 26.77
Cabanatuan 8,779 69.81 3,796 30.19
Cagayan 32,455 54.64 26,939 45.36
Cagayan de Oro 7,709 85.32 1,326 14.68
Calbayog 4,895 43.57 6,341 56.43
Camarines Norte 20,645 65.84 10,712 34.16
Camarines Sur 54,074 59.79 36,368 40.21
Capiz 38,246 47.16 42,857 52.84
Catanduanes 16,842 71.57 6,689 28.43
Cavite 29,566 53.40 25,797 46.60
Cavite City 6,379 68.84 2,887 31.16
Cebu 96,413 61.26 60,964 38.74
Cebu City 30,200 76.96 9,042 23.04
Cotabato 38,444 52.18 35,226 47.82
Dagupan 7,896 57.64 5,804 42.36
Dansalan 2,347 46.61 2,688 53.39
Davao 45,878 80.80 10,905 19.20
Davao City 25,318 81.51 5,745 18.49
Dumaguete 4,583 73.05 1,691 26.95
Iligan 5,697 73.16 2,090 26.84
Ilocos Norte 21,149 40.81 30,668 59.19
Ilocos Sur 15,712 21.78 56,430 78.22
Iloilo 100,988 59.23 69,503 40.77
Iloilo City 20,064 67.26 9,768 32.74
Isabela 27,747 49.11 28,753 50.89
La Union 11,694 21.22 43,409 78.78
Laguna 58,344 72.12 22,559 27.88
Lanao 32,961 53.71 28,410 46.29
Legazpi 8,815 62.18 5,362 37.82
Leyte 96,920 63.96 54,610 36.04
Lipa 10,058 86.46 1,575 13.54
Manila 162,856 73.46 58,825 26.54
Marinduque 15,480 84.75 2,786 15.25
Masbate 19,733 56.34 15,289 43.66
Misamis Occidental 25,213 77.59 7,283 22.41
Misamis Oriental 34,627 83.97 6,610 16.03
Mountain Province 23,575 52.51 21,317 47.49
Naga 5,302 69.09 2,372 30.91
Negros Occidental 70,748 59.84 47,483 40.16
Negros Oriental 33,111 58.56 23,435 41.44
Nueva Ecija 59,910 59.13 41,406 40.87
Nueva Vizcaya 11,604 55.28 9,389 44.72
Occidental Mindoro 7,109 55.31 5,745 44.69
Oriental Mindoro 24,924 79.96 6,247 20.04
Ormoc 3,555 37.15 6,014 62.85
Ozamiz 6,419 79.90 1,615 20.10
Palawan 12,250 58.67 8,630 41.33
Pampanga 69,778 73.12 25,651 26.88
Pangasinan 109,887 50.96 105,756 49.04
Pasay 18,508 67.78 8,797 32.22
Quezon 79,349 77.68 22,805 22.32
Quezon City 28,831 65.81 14,979 34.19
Rizal 118,409 75.04 39,375 24.96
Romblon 10,873 53.66 9,390 46.34
Roxas 3,653 41.43 5,164 58.57
Samar 58,772 58.36 41,938 41.64
San Pablo 10,267 74.45 3,524 25.55
Sorsogon 34,223 58.73 24,044 41.27
Sulu 7,373 48.32 7,885 51.68
Surigao 38,868 71.11 15,789 28.89
Tacloban 6,470 64.59 3,547 35.41
Tagaytay 558 92.23 47 7.77
Tarlac 45,247 59.31 31,039 40.69
Zambales 34,435 90.23 3,729 9.77
Zamboanga City 11,001 74.32 3,802 25.68
Zamboanga del Norte 19,452 69.96 8,353 30.04
Zamboanga del Sur 19,207 75.04 6,388 24.96
Total 2,515,265 62.90 1,483,802 37.10
Source: Commission on Elections[5]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Gosnell, Harold F. (1954). "An Interpretation of the Philippine Election of 1953". American Political Science Review. 48 (4): 1128–1138. doi:10.2307/1951015. ISSN 0003-0554.
  2. ^ Elsbree, Willard H. (1954). "The 1953 Philippine Presidential Elections". Pacific Affairs. 27 (1): 3–15. doi:10.2307/3035268. ISSN 0030-851X.
  3. ^ Philippine Electoral Almanac. The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. 2013. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09.
  4. ^ 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    .
  5. ^ a b Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Elections were Held on November 10, 1953. Manila, Philippines: Bureau of Printing. 1954.
  6. ^ 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    .
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