1963 Philippine House of Representatives special elections
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Two 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 12, 1963, along with the 1963 Philippine Senate election. These were for vacancies in the 5th Congress of the Philippines for Batangas's 1st congressional district and Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district. The winners were to serve the rest of the term, which had ended on December 30, 1965. Political parties were allowed to field multiple candidates per district.
Just like the Senate election where the Nacionalista Party and the Liberal Party split even the disputed eight seats, both parties won one seat each; the Liberals picked up the Batangas seat, while the Nacionalistas held the Negros Occidental seat.
Electoral system
All seats in the House of Representatives were elected from single member districts, under the first-past-the-post voting system. Under the Revised Election Code, when a seat becomes vacant prior to ten months before the general election, the president, as soon as he is notified by the chamber where the vacancy occurred, shall call a special election.
The following seats were up for election:
Special elections
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 48,326 | 44.20 | 1 | |
| Nacionalista Party | 44,847 | 41.02 | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (independent) | 186 | 0.17 | 0 | |
| Independent | 9,593 | 8.77 | 0 | |
| No party indicated | 6,379 | 5.83 | 0 | |
| Total | 109,331 | 100.00 | 2 | |
Batangas
Incumbent Apolinario Apacible died in office, necessating a special election. Apacible had won four consecutive elections prior to his death. His brother Quirino was the Nacionalista candidate.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis N. Lopez | Liberal Party | 16,023 | 31.20 | |
| Manuel Serrano | Independent | 9,459 | 18.42 | |
| Quirino Apacible | Nacionalista Party | 8,779 | 17.09 | |
| Arsenio Cabrera | No party indicated | 5,721 | 11.14 | |
| Ceferino Inciong | Liberal Party | 5,507 | 10.72 | |
| Pedro Belmi | Nacionalista Party | 4,040 | 7.87 | |
| Ramon Limioco | Nacionalista Party | 1,177 | 2.29 | |
| Orlando Macabuhay | No party indicated | 658 | 1.28 | |
| Total | 51,364 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal Party gain from Nacionalista Party | ||||
| Source: COMELEC (1965)[1] | ||||
Negros Occidental
Incumbent Vicente Gustilo Sr. died in office, necessating a special election. Gustillo won in 1957, then defended it on 1961, before dying in 1962. His son Armando was the Nacionalista candidate.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Gustillo | Nacionalista Party | 30,851 | 53.22 | |
| Ramon Lacson | Liberal Party | 26,796 | 46.23 | |
| Nic Garces | Liberal Party (independent) | 186 | 0.32 | |
| Conrado Lobaton | Independent | 134 | 0.23 | |
| Total | 57,967 | 100.00 | ||
| Nacionalista Party hold | ||||
| Source: COMELEC (1965)[1] | ||||
Aftermath
In Batangas, the Nacionalistas wrestled back the seat under Federico Serrano, son of Felixberto Serrano, who won the 1965 general election. He was then succeeded by Roberto Diokno in 1969, who then held the seat until the proclamation of martial law in 1972.
In Negros Occidental, Armando Gustillo held the seat until the proclamation of martial law in 1972.
References
External links
- Proclamation No. 150 (August 22, 1963), calling a special election in Negros Occidental
- Proclamation No. 154 (September 2, 1963), calling a special election in Batangas