1957 Philippine presidential election

1957 Philippine presidential election

November 12, 1957
Turnout	75.66 (1.7pp)
Nominee Carlos P. Garcia José Yulo Party Nacionalista Liberal Running mate Jose Laurel Jr. Diosdado Macapagal Popular vote 2,072,257 1,386,829 Percentage 41.28% 27.62%   Nominee Manuel Manahan Claro M. Recto Party Progressive NCP Running mate Vicente Araneta Lorenzo Tañada Popular vote 1,049,420 429,226 Percentage 20.90% 8.55%
President before election Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Elected President Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista
1957 Philippine vice presidential election
November 12, 1957
Candidate Diosdado Macapagal Jose Laurel Jr. Party Liberal Nacionalista Popular vote 2,189,197 1,783,012 Percentage 46.55% 37.92%   Nominee Vicente Araneta Lorenzo Tañada Party Progressive NCP Popular vote 375,090 344,685 Percentage 7.98% 7.33%
Vice President before election None Last held by: Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Elected Vice President Diosdado Macapagal Liberal

The 1957 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 12, 1957. Incumbent President and Vice President to Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia was elected for a full term as President of the Philippines. Garcia assumed the post following the death of Magsaysay in a plane crash earlier that year. His running mate, Speaker Jose Laurel Jr., lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first time in Philippine electoral history wherein a president was elected by a plurality rather than a majority, and in which the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates came from different parties.

Results

Main article: Congressional canvass for the 1957 Philippine presidential election

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Carlos P. Garcia	Nacionalista Party	2,072,257	41.28
	José Yulo	Liberal Party	1,386,829	27.62
	Manuel Manahan	Progressive Party	1,049,420	20.90
	Claro M. Recto	Nationalist Citizens' Party	429,226	8.55
	Antonio Quirino	Liberal Party (Quirino wing)	60,328	1.20
	Valentin de los Santos	Lapiang Malaya	21,674	0.43
	Alfredo Abcede	Federal Party	470	0.01
Total			5,020,204	100.00
Valid votes			5,020,204	98.28
Invalid/blank votes			87,908	1.72
Total votes			5,108,112	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,763,897	75.52
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos

Popular vote Garcia   41.28% Yulo   27.62% Manahan   20.90% Recto   8.55% Others   1.64%

Vice-President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Diosdado Macapagal	Liberal Party	2,189,197	46.55
	Jose Laurel Jr.	Nacionalista Party	1,783,012	37.92
	Vicente Araneta	Progressive Party	375,090	7.98
	Lorenzo Tañada	Nationalist Citizens' Party	344,685	7.33
	Restituto Fresto	Lapiang Malaya	10,494	0.22
Total			4,702,478	100.00
Valid votes			4,702,478	92.06
Invalid/blank votes			405,634	7.94
Total votes			5,108,112	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,763,897	75.52
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos

Popular vote Macapagal   46.55% Laurel   37.92% Araneta   7.98% Tañada   7.33% Fresto   0.22%

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 4th Congress of the Philippines

External links

• The Philippine Presidency Project
• Official website of the Commission on Elections