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1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections

11th Philippine House of Representatives elections

11th Philippine House of Representatives elections

FieldValue
election_name1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections
countryPhilippines
flag_year1936
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections
previous_year1953
next_election1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections
next_year1961
seats_for_electionAll 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
majority_seats52
election_dateNovember 12, 1957
image1Daniel Romualdez.jpg
leader1Daniel Romualdez
party1Nacionalista Party
leaders_seat1Leyte–4th
last_election131 seats, 47.30%
seats182
seat_change151
popular_vote12,948,409
percentage161.19
swing113.89
image2Representative Cornelio Villareal.jpg
leader2Cornelio Villareal
party2Liberal Party (Philippines)
leaders_seat2Capiz–2nd
last_election259 seats, 39.81%
seats219
seat_change240
popular_vote21,453,527
percentage230.17
swing29.64
titleSpeaker
before_electionJosé Laurel, Jr.
before_partyNacionalista Party
after_electionDaniel Romualdez
after_partyNacionalista Party

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.

Electoral system

The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 102 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 or more districts.

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

Redistricting

No redistricting laws were passed by the 3rd Congress.

Results

References

Bibliography

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References

  1. Quezon, Manuel III. (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org.
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