1965 Philippine House of Representatives elections explained

Election Name:	1965 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Country:	Philippines
Flag Year:	1936
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Previous Year:	1961
Next Election:	1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Next Year:	1969
Seats For Election:	All 104 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Election Date:	November 9, 1965
Majority Seats:	53
Image1:	Speaker Cornelio Villareal cropped photo.jpg
Leader1:	Cornelio Villareal
Party1:	Liberal Party (Philippines)
Leaders Seat1:	Capiz–2nd
Last Election1:	29 seats, 33.71%
Seats1:	61
Seat Change1:	32
Popular Vote1:	3,721,460
Percentage1:	51.32
Swing1:	17.61
Leader2:	José Laurel, Jr.
Party2:	Nacionalista Party
Leaders Seat2:	Batangas–3rd
Last Election2:	74 seats, 61.02%
Seats2:	38
Seat Change2:	36
Popular Vote2:	3,028,224
Percentage2:	41.76
Swing2:	19.26
Speaker
Before Election:	Cornelio Villareal
Before Party:	Liberal Party (Philippines)
After Election:	Cornelio Villareal
After Party:	Liberal Party (Philippines)

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 9, 1965. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Diosdado Macapagal's Liberal Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.^[1] Despite Ferdinand Marcos of the opposition Nacionalista Party winning the presidential election, Liberal Party congressmen did not defect to the Nacionalista Party. This led to Cornelio Villareal being retained Speaker of the House after retaking it from Daniel Romualdez midway during the previous Congress.

The elected representatives served in the 6th Congress from 1965 to 1969.

Electoral system

The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 104 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two to seven districts.

Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.

Redistricting

Changes from the 5th Congress

• Dividing Samar to Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, and Western Samar:
  • The municipalities included in Samar's 1st congressional district, except for Calbayog, were included in the at-large district of the newly created province of Northern Samar.
  • Calbayog (from the 1st district), along with the city of Catbalogan and the municipalities included in Samar's 2nd congressional district, were included in the at-large district of the newly created province of Western Samar.
  • The municipalities included in Samar's 3rd congressional district were included in the at-large district of the newly created province of Eastern Samar.
  • Enacted as Republic Act No. 4221^[2]
  • Took effect following the 1965 Samar division plebiscite

See also

• Also held on this day:
  • 1965 Iloilo's 3rd congressional district special election: The result of the general election shall also serve as the result of the special election, and the winning candidate shall serve right away in the lame duck session of the 5th Congress
• 6th Congress of the Philippines

References

• Book: The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines . 2000 . 971-8832-24-6 . Paras . Corazon L. . Giraffe Books .
• Book: Pobre , Cesar P. . Philippine Legislature 100 Years . 2000 . Philippine Historical Association . 971-92245-0-9 .
• Web site: Electoral Politics in the Philippines . Julio . Teehankee . quezon.ph . 2010-12-06.

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 .
2. RA. 4221 . June 19, 1965 . An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.