1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 10, 1953. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. However, Ramon Magsaysay of the opposition Nacionalista Party was elected president, and several elected Liberal Party congressmen defected to the Nacionalista Party, leading to José Laurel, Jr. being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

November 10, 1953

All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
52 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Jose Laurel Jr.	Eugenio Pérez	Jose Roy
Party	Nacionalista	Liberal	Democratic
Leader's seat	Batangas–3rd	Pangasinan–2nd	Tarlac–1st
Last election	33 seats, 34.05%	60 seats, 53%	0 seats, 0.11%
Seats won	59	31	11
Seat change	26	29	11
Popular vote	1,930,367	1,624,571	342,889
Percentage	47.30%	39.81%	8.40%
Swing	13.25%	24.32%	8.29%

Speaker before election

Eugenio Pérez
Liberal

Elected Speaker

Jose Laurel Jr.
Nacionalista

Politics of the Philippines


Government Constitution of the Philippines Charter Change Laws Legal codes Taxation
Executive President of the Philippines Bongbong Marcos (PFP) Vice President of the Philippines Sara Duterte (HNP) Cabinet (lists) Executive departments Local government
Legislature Congress of the Philippines 19th Congress Senate President Migz Zubiri (Independent) House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez (Lakas) Districts Party-list representation Bangsamoro Parliament Provincial boards City councils Municipal councils Barangay councils
Judiciary Supreme Court of the Philippines Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo Court of Appeals Court of Tax Appeals Sandiganbayan Ombudsman Regional Trial Courts Barangay justice
Constitutional commissions Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karlo Nograles Commission on Audit Chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba Commission on Elections Chairperson George Garcia
Elections General 2016 2019 2022 Barangay 2013 2018 2023 Referendums
Political parties Akbayan Aksyon Lakas LDP Liberal Nacionalista NPC NUP PFP Reporma PDP–Laban UNA
Administrative divisions Capital Regions Autonomous regions Provinces Cities Municipalities Barangays Poblacions Sitios Puroks
Related topics Foreign relations Human rights
Philippines portal Other countries

The elected representatives served in the 3rd Congress from 1953 to 1957.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.