1969 Philippine presidential election

The 1969 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 11, 1969. Incumbent Nacionalista President Ferdinand Marcos was reelected to a second term, defeating Liberal Sergio Osmeña Jr., senator and former Cebu City mayor. Marcos was the last president in the entire electoral history of the Philippines who ran for and won a second term. His running mate, incumbent Vice President Fernando Lopez, was also elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines. A total of twelve candidates ran for president, but ten of those got less than 0.01% of the vote. Despite Marcos' win, Osmeña never conceded defeat.

1969 Philippine presidential election

← 1965 November 11, 1969 1981 →
Turnout	79.6% (3.2pp)
Candidate Ferdinand Marcos Sergio Osmeña Jr. Party Nacionalista Liberal Running mate Fernando Lopez Genaro Magsaysay Popular vote 5,017,343 3,143,122 Percentage 61.47% 38.51%
Presidential election results per province.
President before election Ferdinand Marcos Nacionalista Elected President Ferdinand Marcos Nacionalista
1969 Philippine vice presidential election
← 1965 November 11, 1969 1986 →
Candidate Fernando Lopez Genaro Magsaysay Party Nacionalista Liberal Popular vote 5,001,737 2,968,526 Percentage 62.75% 37.24%
Vice presidential election results per province.
Vice President before election Fernando Lopez Nacionalista Elected Vice President Fernando Lopez Nacionalista

Constitutionally barred for a third term, Marcos sought to amend the constitution to allow him to do so. A constitutional convention was elected in 1970 for this purpose. Growing unrest led to Marcos declaring martial law in 1972. Months later, the constitutional convention passed a new constitution, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite in 1973. Marcos then ruled by decree, and a presidential election would not be held again until 1981. The office of the vice president was abolished in the new constitution but was reinstated in 1984, and an election for it was first held in 1986.

Results

Main article: Congressional canvass for the 1969 Philippine presidential election

For president

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ferdinand Marcos	Nacionalista Party	5,017,343	62.24
	Sergio Osmeña Jr.	Liberal Party	3,043,122	37.75
	Pascual Racuyal	Independent	778	0.01
	Segundo Baldovi	Partido ng Bansa	177	0.00
	Pantaleon H. Panelo	Independent	123	0.00
	German F. Villanueva	Independent	82	0.00
	Gaudencio Bueno	New Leaf Party	44	0.00
	Angel Comagon	Independent	35	0.00
	Cesar Bulacan	Independent	31	0.00
	Espiridion D. Buencamino	NP	23	0.00
	Nic V. Garces	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	23	0.00
	Benito Jose	Independent	23	0.00
Total			8,061,804	100.00
Valid votes			8,061,804	98.28
Invalid/blank votes			140,989	1.72
Total votes			8,202,793	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,898	79.63
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1]

Popular vote Marcos   61.47% Osmeña   38.51% Others   0.02%

For vice-president

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Fernando Lopez	Nacionalista Party	5,001,737	62.75
	Genaro Magsaysay	Liberal Party	2,968,526	37.24
	Victoriano Mallari	Partido ng Bansa	229	0.00
	Modesto T. Jalandoni	Philippine Pro-Socialist Party	161	0.00
Total			7,970,653	100.00
Valid votes			7,970,653	97.17
Invalid/blank votes			232,140	2.83
Total votes			8,202,793	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,300,898	79.63
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2]

Popular vote Lopez   62.75% Magsaysay   37.24%

Aftermath

Despite the electoral victory of president Marcos, Osmeña never conceded defeat.^[3]

Marcos, who was term-limited in the upcoming 1973 election, proposed drafting a new constitution. An election in 1970 elected delegates to the constitutional convention. Due to rising unrest, Marcos declared martial law and suspended the current (1935) constitution in 1972. The constitutional convention, which by then had seen its delegates opposed to Marcos dictatorship arrested or fled the country, then passed its draft constitution, and a plebiscite in January 1973 approved the constitution. A petition declaring that the 1973 constitution as unlawfully enacted was dismissed by the Supreme Court. Further plebiscites in July 1973 and 1977 extended Marcos's term, and a presidential election wouldn't be held again until 1981.

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 7th Congress of the Philippines
• Ferdinand Marcos presidential campaign, 1969