1967 Philippine House of Representatives special elections
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Five special elections (known as "by-elections" elsewhere) to the House of Representatives of the Philippines, the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines, were held on November 14, 1967, along with the 1967 Philippine Senate election. These were for vacancies in the 6th Congress of the Philippines; the winners were to serve the rest of the term, which had ended on December 30, 1969. Political parties were allowed to field multiple candidates per district; the Nacionalista Party won in all districts.
These were the last special elections until the proclamation of martial law by president Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. The next such special elections are to be in 1993, or seven years after Marcos was overthrown after the People Power Revolution.
Electoral system[edit]
All seats in the House of Representatives were elected from single member districts, under the first-past-the-post voting system.
The following seats were up for election
- Davao del Sur's at-large district
- Davao Oriental's at-large district
- Ilocos Norte's 1st district
- Northern Samar's at-large district
- South Cotabato's at-large district
In the cases of the special elections in Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental, it was due to the creation of these new provinces from the original Davao province. The congressman from the old Davao's at-large congressional district was free to choose which province he'd continue as an incumbent on. Lorenzo Sarmiento chose to continue at Davao del Norte, another newly created province, necessitating special elections in the other two provinces.
In South Cotabato, the law creating that province specified that the incumbent congressman of Cotabato's at-large congressional district (Salipada Pendatun) shall continue to serve as congressman of the original Cotabato province.
Special elections[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista Party | 144,093 | 68.68 | 5 | |
| Liberal Party | 33,424 | 15.93 | 0 | |
| Independent Nacionalista | 25,122 | 11.97 | 0 | |
| No party indicated | 53 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Independent | 7,111 | 3.39 | 0 | |
| Total | 209,803 | 100.00 | 5 | |
Davao del Sur[edit]
Davao del Sur was one of the provinces created from the division of the original Davao province.
The governor of undivided Davao province, Alejandro Almendras, supported Artemio Loyola, then switched his support to Vicente Duterte.[1] Duterte was then Secretary of General Services, had previously served as governor of Davao, and wanted to revive his political career, but was defeated by Loyola. Duterte died in 1968.[2]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemio Loyola | Nacionalista Party | 32,096 | 56.09 | |
| Vicente Duterte | Independent Nacionalista | 23,922 | 41.81 | |
| Celestino Cortes | Independent Nacionalista | 1,200 | 2.10 | |
| Total | 57,218 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 8,174 | 14.29 | ||
| Nacionalista Party win (new seat) | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Davao Oriental[edit]
Davao Oriental was one of the provinces created from the division of the original Davao province.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constancio Maglana | Nacionalista Party | 18,512 | 78.83 | |
| Galileo Sibala | Liberal Party | 4,385 | 18.67 | |
| Carlos Ilustre | Nacionalista Party | 587 | 2.50 | |
| Total | 23,484 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 14,127 | 60.16 | ||
| Nacionalista Party win (new seat) | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Ilocos Norte–1st[edit]
Incumbent Antonio Raquiza was appointed Secretary of Public Works. Ilocos Norte Provincial Board Member Roque Ablan Jr. was elected to replace Raquiza in the special election.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roque Ablan Jr. | Nacionalista Party | 23,500 | 77.32 | |
| Perfecto Llacar | Liberal Party | 4,501 | 14.81 | |
| Arturo Romero | Liberal Party | 2,391 | 7.87 | |
| Total | 30,392 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 18,999 | 62.51 | ||
| Nacionalista Party gain from Liberal Party | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Northern Samar[edit]
Incumbent Eladio Balite died in office.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eusebio Moore | Nacionalista Party | 18,064 | 46.91 | |
| Raul Daza | Nacionalista Party | 12,110 | 31.45 | |
| Macario Vicencio | Liberal Party | 8,099 | 21.03 | |
| Jose Peña | Nacionalista Party | 233 | 0.61 | |
| Total | 38,506 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 5,954 | 15.46 | ||
| Nacionalista Party gain from Liberal Party | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
South Cotabato[edit]
South Cotabato was created from the division of the original Cotabato province.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Chiongbian | Nacionalista Party | 22,962 | 38.14 | |
| Hilario De Pedro | Nacionalista Party | 16,029 | 26.62 | |
| Cornelio Falgui | Liberal Party | 14,048 | 23.33 | |
| Rufino Malunjao Sr. | Independent | 5,003 | 8.31 | |
| Jesus Quintillian | Independent | 2,108 | 3.50 | |
| Dominador Soriano | [a] | 53 | 0.09 | |
| Mauro Tudio | Liberal Party | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 60,203 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 6,933 | 11.52 | ||
| Nacionalista Party win (new seat) | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||
- ^ Party affiliation not indicated in certificate of candidacy
Among the elections on this day, this district had the smallest margin, percentage-wise.
References[edit]
- ^ Dioneda, Luc (2022-06-14). "Notes from the Sidelines, №12: A Pit stop in Davao City". Medium. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "The governors who ruled undivided Davao (1915–67)". Davao Edge. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ a b c d e Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress. Bureau of Print.
External links[edit]
- Republic Act No. 4849, or An Act Creating the Province of South Cotabato
- Republic Act No. 4867, or An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental
- Proclamation No. 249, s. 1967, calling for a special election in Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district
- Proclamation No. 258, s. 1967, calling for a special election in Northern Samar's at-large congressional district