1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections

1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections
November 12, 1957
All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
52 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
NP
Leader Daniel Romualdez Cornelio Villareal
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Leyte–4th Capiz–2nd
Last election 31 seats, 47.30% 59 seats, 39.81%
Seats won 82 19
Seat change Increase 51 Decrease 40
Popular vote 2,948,409 1,453,527
Percentage 61.19% 30.17%
Swing Increase 13.89% Decrease 9.64%
Speaker before election

José Laurel, Jr.
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

Daniel Romualdez
Nacionalista

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.

The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961.

Results

Party Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Nacionalista Party 2,948,409 61.19 +13.89 82 +51
Liberal Party 1,453,527 30.17 −9.64 19 −40
Nationalist Citizens' Party 137,093 2.85 New 1 New
Progressive Party 62,968 1.31 New 0 0
Independent Nacionalista 51,729 1.07 +0.04 0 0
Democratic Party 42,890 0.89 −7.51 0 −11
United Rural Community 3,296 0.07 New 0 0
Independent Liberal 2,802 0.06 −0.58 0 0
Lapiang Makabansa 1,765 0.04 New 0 0
People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government 968 0.02 New 0 0
Partido'y Makahirap 524 0.01 New 0 0
National Patriotic Party 12 0.00 New 0 0
Independent 112,537 2.34 −0.38 0 −1
Total 4,818,520 100.00 – 102 0
Valid votes 4,818,520 94.33 −0.00
Invalid/blank votes 289,562 5.67 +0.00
Total votes 5,108,082 100.00 –
Registered voters/turnout 6,763,897 75.52 −1.70
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann and Teehankee
Vote share
NP
 
 61.19%
LP
 
 30.17%
NCP
 
 2.85%
Others
 
 8.81%
Seats
NP
 
 80.39%
LP
 
 18.63%
NCP
 
 0.98%
Others
 
 0.00%

See also