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1949 Philippine Senate election
← 1947 November 8, 1949 1951 →
8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mariano Jesús Cuenco Carlos P. Garcia
Party Liberal Nacionalista
Seats before 15 8
Seats after 18 4
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 12,782,449 8,900,568
Percentage 52.5% 36.6%
Swing Decrease 1.9% Decrease 8.4%
Senate President before election

Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Liberal

Elected Senate President

Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Liberal

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Elections for the members of the Senate were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines.

While President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948, and his running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President, their Liberal Party won all of the contested seats in the Senate. 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.

Carlos P. Romulo and Marvin M. Gray, publisher of the Manila Evening News, accuse Quirino in their book The Magsaysay Story (The John Day Company, 1956, updated - with an additional chapter on Magsaysay's death - re-edition by Pocket Books, Special Student Edition, SP-18, December 1957) of widespread fraud and intimidation of the opposition by military action, calling it the "dirty election".

Retiring incumbents

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Liberal Party

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  1. Prospero Sanidad

Nacionalista Party

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  1. Ramon Diokno

Results

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The Liberal Party wing led by President Elpidio Quirino (the "Quirinistas") won all 8 seats, shutting out the wing led by former Senate President Jose Avelino (the "Avelinistas"), and the Nacionalista Party.

Two incumbents, Tomas Cabili and Enrique Magalona of the Quirinistas defended their seats, while four incumbents, Avelinistas Jose Clarin and Salipada Pendatun, and Alejo Mabanag and Jose O. Vera of the Nacionalistas lost their seats.

Newcomers include Esteban Abada, Teodoro de Vera, Justianiano Montano, Quinttin Paredes, Macario Peralta Jr. and Lorenzo Sumulong, all Quirinistas.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Before election ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Election result Not up LP Not up
After election ^ √ * + + + + + +

Key:

  • ‡ Seats up
  • *+Gained by a party from another party
  • √ Held by the incumbent
  • * Held by the same party with a new senator
  • ^ Vacancy

Per candidate

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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.

Per party

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The Liberals originally had 19 seats entering the 2nd Congress, but the election of Senator Fernando Lopez to the vice presidency meant that his seat is vacant until 1951, when it was contested in a special election.

PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Liberal Party (Quirino wing)12,782,44952.52−2.20212817+5
Nacionalista Party8,900,56836.57−8.474804−4
Liberal Party (Avelino wing)2,649,51210.89New2301−2
Independent4,1230.02New00000
Popular Front01010
Vacancy0001+1
Total24,336,652100.00–8248240
Total votes3,579,917–
Registered voters/turnout5,135,81469.70
Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001).
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199249596.
& Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.
Vote share
LP (Quirino)
 
 52.52%
NP
 
 36.57%
LP (Avelino)
 
 10.89%
Others
 
 0.02%
Senate seats
LP (Quirino)
 
 100%
NP
 
 0%
LP (Avelino)
 
 0%
Others
 
 0%

See also

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References

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