1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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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

Batasang Pambansa
(National Assembly).

Results

Independent Liberal
24,5460.32−1.160−1
Party for Philippine Progress5,0310.06−0.5200
Young Philippines3,9170.05−0.1200
Reformist Party430.00New00
Independent394,7005.07+1.372−1
Total7,789,821100.00110+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