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.
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President
More information Candidate, Party ...
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| 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)[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
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Valid votes | 5,020,204 | 98.28 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 87,908 | 1.72 |
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Total votes | 5,108,112 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 6,763,897 | 75.52 |
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Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1] |
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Quirino ran under his own wing of the Liberal Party, while the rest of the party supported Yulo's candidacy.
More information Popular vote ...
Popular vote |
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Garcia |
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41.28% |
Yulo |
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27.62% |
Manahan |
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20.90% |
Recto |
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8.55% |
Others |
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1.64% |
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Vice-President
More information Candidate, Party ...
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| 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 |
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Valid votes | 4,702,478 | 92.06 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 405,634 | 7.94 |
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Total votes | 5,108,112 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 6,763,897 | 75.52 |
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Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2] |
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More information Popular vote ...
Popular vote |
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Macapagal |
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46.55% |
Laurel |
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37.92% |
Araneta |
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7.98% |
Tañada |
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7.33% |
Fresto |
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0.22% |
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