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.[1]

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

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Nacionalista Party4,590,37458.93+17.1788+50
Liberal Party2,641,78633.91−17.4118−43
Independent Nacionalista129,4241.66+0.672+1
Independent Liberal24,5460.32−1.160−1
Party for Philippine Progress5,0310.06−0.5200
Young Philippines3,9170.05−0.1200
Reformist Party430.00New00
Independent394,7005.07+1.372−1
Total7,789,821100.00–110+6
Valid votes7,789,82194.97−0.32
Invalid/blank votes412,9705.03+0.32
Total votes8,202,791100.00–
Registered voters/turnout10,300,89879.63+3.24
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[2] and Teehankee[3]
Vote share
NP
 
 58.93%
LP
 
 33.91%
Others
 
 7.16%
Seats
NP
 
 80.00%
LP
 
 16.36%
Others
 
 3.64%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Quezon, Manuel III (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  2. ↑ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
  3. ↑ Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.
  • Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
  • Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
  • Teehankee, Julio. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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