| Election Name: | 1955 Philippine general election |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1953 Philippine Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1953 |
| Next Election: | 1957 Philippine Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1957 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1955 |
| Seats For Election: | 8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate and 1 mid-term vacancy |
| Majority Seats: | 13 |
| Leader1: | Eulogio Rodriguez |
| Party1: | Nacionalista Party |
| Seats Before1: | 15 |
| Seats After1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,422,368 |
| Percentage1: | 67.18% |
| Swing1: | 27.35% |
| Leader2: | Diosdado Macapagal (lost) |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (Philippines) |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 0 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,968,978 |
| Percentage2: | 32.71% |
| Swing2: | 3.26% |
| Senate President | |
| Before Election: | Eulogio Rodriguez |
| Before Party: | Nacionalista Party |
| After Election: | Eulogio Rodriguez |
| After Party: | Nacionalista Party |
A senatorial election in the Philippines was held on November 8, 1955. This was a midterm election, the date when the winners took office falling halfway through President Ramon Magsaysay's four-year term.
Since Magsaysay was very popular midway through his term, there were 10 candidates who ran under the Nacionalista banner. His adoptive Nacionalista Party continued to grow in strength with the absorption of their erstwhile coalition partner, the Democratic Party; but a pillar of the NP could not hide his opposition to the president. Senator Claro M. Recto, one of those who actively sought the adoption of the former Defense Secretary into the NP fold in 1953, had grown critical of Magsaysay, calling him a “banana dictator” and “American puppet,” among other unflattering names. In retaliation, Magsaysay refused the inclusion of Recto into the NP Senate slate of 1955, prompting the Batangueño leader to seek support for his candidacy with the Liberals.
Though Lorenzo Tañada of the NCP had cooperated with the NP in 1953, Recto became the first “guest candidate” in Philippine electoral history, when he was included in the Liberal Party lineup but did not resign his membership as a Nacionalista.[1]
There was a special election held for the vacant seat of Senator Carlos P. Garcia after he won as Vice President in 1953. Roseller T. Lim won and served the unexpired term of Garcia from 1955 to 1957.
The Nacionalista Party won all eight seats contested in the general election, and won the one seat contested in the special election.
Nacionalistas Quintin Paredes, Claro M. Recto, Lorenzo Sumulong both defended their Senate seats. Paredes and Sumulong were former Liberals who ran as Nacionalistas in this election. The two Liberal senators who defended their seats were defeated: Enrique Magalona and Macario Peralta.
Five winners are neophyte Nacionalista senators: Decoroso Rosales, Domocao Alonto, Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo, Pacita Madrigal-Warns, and Pedro Sabido. Madrigal-Warns became the only woman in the Senate.
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One seat was up for election to fill its vacancy created by Carlos P. Garcia's election as vice president in 1953. Unlike the regular election, this is held under the first past the post system.
This includes the result of the special election.