1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

November 11, 1969

All 110 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
56 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
LP
Leader José Laurel, Jr. Justiniano Montano
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Capiz–2nd Cavite
Last election 38 seats, 41.76% 61 seats, 51.32%
Seats won 88 18
Seat change Increase 50 Decrease43
Popular vote 4,590,374 2,641,786
Percentage 58.93% 33.91%
Swing Increase 17.17% Decrease 17.41%

Speaker before election

José Laurel, Jr.
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

José Laurel, Jr.
Nacionalista

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 11, 1969. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Ferdinand Marcos's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.

The elected representatives served in the 7th Congress from 1969 to 1973, although it was cut short due to the proclamation of martial law on September 23, 1972 by President Marcos. The proclamation suspended the Constitution and closed both chambers of Congress, which enabled Marcos to rule by decree. The Constitutional Convention then passed a new constitution, which was approved by the electorate in a 1973 plebiscite that abolished the bicameral Congress and instead instituted a unicameral Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly).

Results

Party Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Nacionalista Party 4,590,374 58.93 +17.17 88 +50
Liberal Party 2,641,786 33.91 −17.41 18 −43
Independent Nacionalista 129,424 1.66 +0.67 2 +1
Independent Liberal 24,546 0.32 −1.16 0 −1
Party for Philippine Progress 5,031 0.06 −0.52 0 0
Young Philippines 3,917 0.05 −0.12 0 0
Reformist Party 43 0.00 New 0 0
Independent 394,700 5.07 +1.37 2 −1
Total 7,789,821 100.00 110 +6
Valid votes 7,789,821 94.97 −0.32
Invalid/blank votes 412,970 5.03 +0.32
Total votes 8,202,791 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 10,300,898 79.63 +3.24
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann and Teehankee
Vote share
NP
58.93%
LP
33.91%
Others
7.16%
Seats
NP
80.00%
LP
16.36%
Others
3.64%

See also