1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: An abnormal return to normality . Manuel III . Quezon . Manuel Quezon III . PCIJ.org . 2007-06-06 . 2010-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129022315/http://pcij.org/stories/an-abnormal-return-to-normality/ . 2010-11-29 . dead .