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1949 Philippine general election

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Presidential, legislative, and local elections were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of late 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.

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Elpidio QuirinoLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,803,80850.93
Jose P. LaurelNacionalista Party1,318,32037.22
José AvelinoLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]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: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1]
  1. ^ a b 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".

Vice president

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Fernando LopezLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,741,30251.67
Manuel BrionesNacionalista Party1,184,21535.14
Vicente FranciscoLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]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: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2]
  1. ^ a b The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Elpidio Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Jose Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".

Senate

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Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.
  Liberal Party
  Nacionalista Party
  Popular Front
  Vacancy
CandidatePartyVotes%
Quintin ParedesLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,756,89849.08
Esteban AbadaLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,685,52047.08
Lorenzo SumulongLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,615,12445.12
Enrique MagalonaLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,577,08344.05
Tomas CabiliLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,575,07544.00
Macario Peralta Jr.Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,566,37643.75
Justiniano MontanoLiberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,515,56942.34
Teodoro de Vera[b]Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,486,15841.51
Claro M. Recto[b]Nacionalista Party1,390,52838.84
Alejo R. MabanagNacionalista Party1,150,81832.15
Trinidad LegardaNacionalista Party1,108,73230.97
Jose O. VeraNacionalista Party1,101,99630.78
Jose Maria VelosoNacionalista Party1,069,81729.88
Marcelo AdduruNacionalista Party1,053,75429.44
Pedro HernaezNacionalista Party1,025,34228.64
Domocao AlontoNacionalista Party999,58127.92
Jose T. NuenoLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]391,39410.93
Salipada PendatunLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]374,34010.46
Olegario ClarinLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]346,9219.69
Filemon SottoLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]343,8239.60
Felicidad ManuelLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]340,7819.52
Aurelio IntertasLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]293,6308.20
Jose TandoLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]291,5508.14
Apolonio CuratoLiberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]267,0737.46
Leonardo TenebroIndependent4,5920.13
Cesar BulacanIndependent1,5310.04
Total24,334,006100.00
Total votes3,579,917
Registered voters/turnout5,135,81469.70
  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ a b Teodoro de Vera was later removed from office in favor of Claro M. Recto who won an election protest.

House of Representatives

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,834,17353.00+14.1160+11
Nacionalista Party1,178,40234.05−11.7333−2
Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]385,18811.13New6New
Citizens' Party6,4340.19New00
Democratic Party3,7600.11New00
People's Party3,4230.10New00
Collectivista Party1930.01New00
Christian Democrats520.00New00
Independent49,2651.42−2.341−4
Total3,460,890100.00100+2
Valid votes3,460,89096.68+5.74
Invalid/blank votes119,0273.32−5.74
Total votes3,579,917100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,135,81469.70−18.96
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[3] and Teehankee[4]
  1. ^ a b 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".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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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  2. ^ 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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  3. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
  4. ^ Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.
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