1953 Philippine presidential election

The 1953 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 10, 1953. Former Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay was elected President of the Philippines, defeating Incumbent Elpidio Quirino in his run for a second full term. His running mate Senator Carlos P. Garcia defeated Quirino's running mate Senator José Yulo. Incumbent Vice President Fernando Lopez did not run for re-election. With Magsaysay's election as president, he became the first elected president that did not come from the Senate.

The election was free and fair.

Summary After seven years of Liberal rule, the Nacionalista Party lacked a strong presidential candidate to end the regime.

Nacionalista Party

Former President and then-Senator Jose P. Laurel initially had intentions to seek the Nacionalista's nomination for president in 1953 but did not go through with it. He then proposed to endorse Secretary of National Defense Ramon Magsaysay, whose successful anti-insurgency and anti-communist initiatives had strained his relations with President Quirino and the Liberal.

Senate President Camilo Osías sought the presidential nomination but ultimately lost to Magsaysay. Senator Carlos P. Garcia of Bohol was picked to be his running-mate.

Liberal Party

The Liberal Party renominated President Elpidio Quirino and former House Speaker and Liberal Party President José Yulo for president and vice-president respectively.

Following the nomination, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Carlos P. Romulo and his men walked out of the Liberal convention and formed the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party then nominated Romulo for the presidency and supported the re-election of Vice President Fernando Lopez.

What was supposed to be a three-way race was reduced to a battle between the ruling Liberals against the Nacionalistas after the Democratic candidates withdrew in support of Magsaysay, resulting in the Nacionalista-Democratic coalition.

Results President Magsaysay carried most of the provinces except Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Abra in which Ilocos Sur is a bailiwick and home province of President Quirino.

Results by province and city Province/City Magsaysay Quirino Bueno Votes % Votes % Votes %Abra7,31530.4816,67269.4890.04Agusan20,27373.927,15326.0810.00Albay49,82679.2713,03120.7320.00Antique25,18969.6110,94030.23590.16Bacolod14,65672.485,56527.5200.00Baguio5,25154.034,46745.9700.00Basilan6,13875.951,94424.0500.00Bataan30,16688.533,90611.4610.00Batanes1,63053.801,40046.2000.00Batangas105,05088.5713,39511.291590.13Bohol68,87964.5337,84935.4660.01Bukidnon11,79583.972,25216.0300.00Bulacan97,81669.5342,85730.4710.00Butuan11,80175.363,85924.6400.00Cabanatuan9,09869.713,95430.2900.00Cagayan37,84860.6124,59539.3900.00Cagayan de Oro7,75484.321,44215.6800.00Calbayog5,17645.086,30754.9200.00Camarines Norte23,66272.468,99027.5320.01Camarines Sur62,15565.4932,74934.5130.00Capiz48,95858.2335,11841.7700.00Catanduanes18,79376.795,68023.2100.00Cavite35,36358.5225,06141.4760.01Cavite City7,39576.042,33023.9600.00Cebu101,01061.8262,38938.1820.00Cebu City31,31778.048,81321.9600.00Cotabato60,08572.7622,48927.2350.01Dagupan8,40160.375,51439.6300.00Dansalan2,80046.383,23753.6200.00Davao46,02178.6512,49521.3500.00Davao City25,42480.036,32319.90220.07Dumaguete5,08479.141,33920.8410.02Iligan5,69871.452,27728.5500.00Ilocos Norte25,08242.3334,16257.6640.01Ilocos Sur17,68923.6757,05176.3300.00Iloilo146,56082.0831,99317.9230.00Iloilo City24,86681.265,73618.7400.00Isabela35,09459.2824,10040.7120.00La Union14,10825.0242,26774.9720.00Laguna73,81683.8514,15516.08640.07Lanao39,98051.5937,45048.33600.08Legazpi10,02067.664,79032.3400.00Leyte101,90064.6855,64635.3220.00Lipa11,30483.782,18516.1940.03Manila180,32880.3943,95319.59340.02Marinduque17,01986.422,67513.5800.00Masbate27,62270.8211,37529.1740.01Misamis Occidental23,60071.069,61228.9400.00Misamis Oriental34,29778.909,17121.1000.00Mountain Province35,48869.3415,68830.6560.01Naga6,10476.311,89423.6810.01Negros Occidental88,25771.5435,11528.4610.00Negros Oriental36,71862.9721,59437.0310.00Nueva Ecija58,94558.8141,28341.1960.01Nueva Vizcaya13,20661.478,27738.5310.00Occidental Mindoro9,46267.414,57432.5900.00Oriental Mindoro29,84385.115,21914.8900.00Ormoc4,05741.255,77858.7500.00Ozamiz6,41778.001,81022.0000.00Palawan13,43862.548,04737.4510.00Pampanga86,62381.4819,68218.5120.00Pangasinan121,94855.3498,39544.6580.00Pasay18,77670.207,95829.75120.04Quezon97,39887.7613,56712.22210.02Quezon City32,11071.8612,56428.1290.02Rizal135,34981.2930,96518.601910.11Romblon12,01657.638,83342.3700.00Roxas4,62450.794,48049.2100.00Samar67,36463.3239,01736.6820.00San Pablo12,07578.203,35921.7570.05Sorsogon40,27365.3021,39934.7020.00Sulu11,52355.189,35944.8120.01Surigao37,63866.8618,65333.1410.00Tacloban6,97967.793,31632.2100.00Tagaytay60292.62487.3800.00Tarlac55,96667.1127,42832.8930.00Zambales39,01595.301,9244.7010.00Zamboanga City11,48075.323,76224.6800.00Zamboanga del Norte19,52667.849,25732.1600.00Zamboanga del Sur18,66069.918,03330.0900.00Total2,912,99268.901,313,99131.087360.02Source: Commission on Elections

Vice-President Garcia also carried the provinces who voted for Magsaysay except for Isabela, Capiz and Sulu who voted for Yulo. The provinces who voted for President Quirino also voted for Yulo.

Province/City Garcia Yulo Votes % Votes %Abra6,10226.3517,05473.65Agusan19,29273.217,05826.79Albay38,13965.7719,84734.23Antique19,14854.5315,96645.47Bacolod11,88060.047,90639.96Baguio4,29645.065,23954.94Basilan5,50272.412,09627.59Bataan23,82480.295,84819.71Batanes1,05339.341,62460.66Batangas90,53485.9614,79014.04Bohol73,38469.3232,48130.68Bukidnon10,96680.802,60519.20Bulacan83,58564.4846,03535.52Butuan11,16573.234,08126.77Cabanatuan8,77969.813,79630.19Cagayan32,45554.6426,93945.36Cagayan de Oro7,70985.321,32614.68Calbayog4,89543.576,34156.43Camarines Norte20,64565.8410,71234.16Camarines Sur54,07459.7936,36840.21Capiz38,24647.1642,85752.84Catanduanes16,84271.576,68928.43Cavite29,56653.4025,79746.60Cavite City6,37968.842,88731.16Cebu96,41361.2660,96438.74Cebu City30,20076.969,04223.04Cotabato38,44452.1835,22647.82Dagupan7,89657.645,80442.36Dansalan2,34746.612,68853.39Davao45,87880.8010,90519.20Davao City25,31881.515,74518.49Dumaguete4,58373.051,69126.95Iligan5,69773.162,09026.84Ilocos Norte21,14940.8130,66859.19Ilocos Sur15,71221.7856,43078.22Iloilo100,98859.2369,50340.77Iloilo City20,06467.269,76832.74Isabela27,74749.1128,75350.89La Union11,69421.2243,40978.78Laguna58,34472.1222,55927.88Lanao32,96153.7128,41046.29Legazpi8,81562.185,36237.82Leyte96,92063.9654,61036.04Lipa10,05886.461,57513.54Manila162,85673.4658,82526.54Marinduque15,48084.752,78615.25Masbate19,73356.3415,28943.66Misamis Occidental25,21377.597,28322.41Misamis Oriental34,62783.976,61016.03Mountain Province23,57552.5121,31747.49Naga5,30269.092,37230.91Negros Occidental70,74859.8447,48340.16Negros Oriental33,11158.5623,43541.44Nueva Ecija59,91059.1341,40640.87Nueva Vizcaya11,60455.289,38944.72Occidental Mindoro7,10955.315,74544.69Oriental Mindoro24,92479.966,24720.04Ormoc3,55537.156,01462.85Ozamiz6,41979.901,61520.10Palawan12,25058.678,63041.33Pampanga69,77873.1225,65126.88Pangasinan109,88750.96105,75649.04Pasay18,50867.788,79732.22Quezon79,34977.6822,80522.32Quezon City28,83165.8114,97934.19Rizal118,40975.0439,37524.96Romblon10,87353.669,39046.34Roxas3,65341.435,16458.57Samar58,77258.3641,93841.64San Pablo10,26774.453,52425.55Sorsogon34,22358.7324,04441.27Sulu7,37348.327,88551.68Surigao38,86871.1115,78928.89Tacloban6,47064.593,54735.41Tagaytay55892.23477.77Tarlac45,24759.3131,03940.69Zambales34,43590.233,7299.77Zamboanga City11,00174.323,80225.68Zamboanga del Norte19,45269.968,35330.04Zamboanga del Sur19,20775.046,38824.96Total2,515,26562.901,483,80237.10Source: Commission on Elections

1953 Philippine presidential election

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