1965 Philippine presidential election explained

Election Name:1965 Philippine presidential election
Country:Philippines
Flag Year:1936
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1961 Philippine presidential election
Previous Year:1961
Next Election:1969 Philippine presidential election
Next Year:1969
Turnout:76.4% 3.0%
Election Date:November 9, 1965
Image1:File:Ferdinand Marcos at the White House.jpg
Candidate1:Ferdinand Marcos
Party1:Nacionalista Party
Running Mate1:Fernando Lopez
Popular Vote1:3,861,324
Percentage1:51.94%
Candidate2:Diosdado Macapagal
Party2:Liberal Party (Philippines)
Running Mate2:Gerardo Roxas
Popular Vote2:3,187,752
Percentage2:42.88%
Candidate3:Raul Manglapus
Party3:Progressive Party (Philippines)
Running Mate3:Manuel Manahan
Popular Vote3:384,564
Percentage3:5.17%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Diosdado Macapagal
After Election:Ferdinand E. Marcos
Before Party:Liberal Party (Philippines)
After Party:Nacionalista Party
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Election Name:1965 Philippine vice presidential election
Country:Philippines
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1961 Philippine presidential election
Previous Year:1961
Election Date:November 9, 1965
Next Election:1969 Philippine presidential election
Next Year:1969
Image1:File:Fernando Lopez Sr.jpg
Candidate1:Fernando Lopez
Party1:Nacionalista Party
Popular Vote1:3,531,550
Percentage1:48.48%
Candidate2:Gerardo Roxas
Party2:Liberal Party (Philippines)
Popular Vote2:3,504,826
Percentage2:48.11%
Map Size:300px
Vice President
Before Election:Emmanuel Pelaez
Before Party:Nacionalista Party
After Election:Fernando Lopez
After Party:Nacionalista Party

The 1965 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 9, 1965. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as president of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos. His running mate, Senator Gerardo Roxas, lost to former vice president Fernando Lopez. Emmanuel Pelaez, who resigned in the Cabinet and from the Liberal Party, then sought the Nacionalista Party presidential nomination and lost it to Marcos, did not run for vice president and instead ran in the House of Representatives as an independent. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president; however, nine of those won 200 votes or less.

This was the first election where all of the major presidential candidates were born after the end of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

Results

See main article: Congressional canvass for the 1965 Philippine presidential election.

Vice-President

See also

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