1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections
1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 12, 1957. Held on the same day as the presidential election , the party of the incumbent president, Carlos P. Garcia 's Nacionalista Party , won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.[ 1]
The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961.
Electoral system
The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 102 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts . Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district , with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts.
Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census .
Results
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Nacionalista Party 2,948,409 61.19 +13.89 82 +51 Liberal Party 1,453,527 30.17 −9.64 19 −40 Nationalist Citizens' Party 137,093 2.85 New 1 New Progressive Party 62,968 1.31 New 0 0 Nacionalista Party (independent) 51,729 1.07 +0.04 0 0 Democratic Party 42,890 0.89 −6.07 0 −9 United Rural Community 3,296 0.07 New 0 0 Liberal Party (independent) 2,802 0.06 −0.58 0 0 Lapiang Makabansa 1,765 0.04 New 0 0 People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government 968 0.02 New 0 0 Partido'y Makahirap 524 0.01 New 0 0 National Patriotic Party 12 0.00 New 0 0 Independent 112,537 2.34 −0.38 0 −1 Total 4,818,520 100.00 – 102 0 Valid votes 4,818,520 94.33 −0.00 Invalid/blank votes 289,562 5.67 +0.00 Total votes 5,108,082 100.00 – Registered voters/turnout 6,763,897 75.52 −1.70 Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[ 2] and Teehankee[ 3]
Vote share
NP
61.19%
LP
30.17%
NCP
2.85%
Others
8.81%
Seats
NP
80.39%
LP
18.63%
NCP
0.98%
Others
0.00%
See also
References