Election Name: | 1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections |
Country: | Philippines |
Flag Year: | 1936 |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections |
Previous Year: | 1953 |
Next Election: | 1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections |
Next Year: | 1961 |
Seats For Election: | All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines |
Majority Seats: | 52 |
Election Date: | November 12, 1957 |
Image1: | NP |
Leader1: | Daniel Romualdez |
Party1: | Nacionalista Party |
Leaders Seat1: | Leyte–4th |
Last Election1: | 31 seats, 47.30% |
Seats1: | 82 |
Seat Change1: | 51 |
Popular Vote1: | 2,948,409 |
Percentage1: | 61.19% |
Swing1: | 13.89% |
Leader2: | Cornelio Villareal |
Party2: | Liberal Party (Philippines) |
Leaders Seat2: | Capiz–2nd |
Last Election2: | 59 seats, 39.81% |
Seats2: | 19 |
Seat Change2: | 40 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,453,527 |
Percentage2: | 30.17% |
Swing2: | 9.64% |
Speaker | |
Before Election: | José Laurel, Jr. |
Before Party: | Nacionalista Party |
After Election: | Daniel Romualdez |
After Party: | Nacionalista Party |
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 12, 1957. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Carlos P. Garcia's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.[1]
The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961.