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1949 Philippine presidential election

4th election of Philippine president

1949 Philippine presidential election

4th election of Philippine president

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election_name1949 Philippine presidential election
countryPhilippines
flag_year1936
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1946 Philippine presidential election
previous_year1946
next_election1953 Philippine presidential election
next_year1953
election_dateNovember 8, 1949
image1Elpidio R Quirino.jpg
candidate1**Elpidio Quirino**
party1Liberal Party (Philippines)
alliance1Quirinita
running_mate1**Fernando Lopez**
popular_vote1**1,803,808**
percentage1**50.93%**
image2Jose P. Laurel (cropped).jpg
candidate2José P. Laurel
party2Nacionalista Party
running_mate2Manuel Briones
popular_vote21,318,330
percentage237.22%
image3Jose Avelino studio photo.jpg
candidate3José Avelino
alliance3Avelinista
party3Liberal Party (Philippines)
running_mate3Vicente Francisco
popular_vote3419,890
percentage311.85%
map_image1949 Philippine presidential election results per province.png
map_size300px
titlePresident
before_electionElpidio Quirino
after_electionElpidio Quirino
before_partyLiberal Party (Philippines)
after_partyLiberal Party (Philippines)
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_name1949 Philippine vice presidential election
countryPhilippines
flag_year1949
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1946 Philippine presidential election
previous_year1946
election_dateNovember 8, 1949
next_election1953 Philippine presidential election
next_year1953
image1Fernando Lopez Sr.jpg
candidate1**Fernando Lopez**
party1Liberal Party (Philippines)
popular_vote1**1,741,302 **
percentage1**51.67%**
image2Manuel C Briones (cropped).png
candidate2Manuel Briones
party2Nacionalista Party
popular_vote21,184,215
percentage235.14
image3Vicente J. Francisco y Santos.jpg
candidate3Vicente Francisco
party3Liberal Party (Philippines)
popular_vote3444,550
percentage313.19%
titleVice President
before_electionVacant (Elpidio Quirino in previous election)
after_electionFernando Lopez
after_partyLiberal Party (Philippines)
turnout69.70 (19.89pp)

The 1949 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 8, 1949. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez, won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the administration party, Quirino won a satisfactory vote from the public. It was the only time in Philippine history where the duly elected president, vice president and senators all came from the same party, the Liberal Party.

Fraud and violence was prevalent during the election. Carlos P. Romulo and Marvin M. Gray, publisher of the Manila Evening News, accuse Quirino in their book The Magsaysay Story of widespread fraud and intimidation of the opposition by military action, calling it the "dirty election".

Criticism of the election

Article Showing Fringe Candidates of The 1949 Election

The election was widely criticized as being corrupt, with violence and fraud taking place. Opponents of Quirino were either beaten up or murdered by his supporters or the police, and the election continues to be perceived as corrupt.

Results

President

Vice-President

References

References

  1. Elsbree, Willard H.. (1954). "The 1953 Philippine Presidential Elections". Pacific Affairs.
  2. "The Magsaysay Story" (The John Day Company, 1956, updated – with an additional chapter on Magsaysay's death - re-edition by [[Pocket Books]], Special Student Edition, SP-18, December 1957)
  3. [http://pcij.org/stories/lanaos-dirty-secrets/ Lana's dirty secrets] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-09-16 ''Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism'' Retrieved June 14, 2017)
  4. Hedman, Eva-Lotta & Side, John [https://books.google.com/books?id=X_lDpY3vj60C&dq=1949+philippine+election+fraud&pg=PA31 Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century: Colonial Legacies] Retrieved June 14, 2017
  5. Taylor, RH [https://books.google.com/books?id=X_lDpY3vj60C&dq=1949+philippine+election+fraud&pg=PA31 The Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia] Retrieved June 14, 2017
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