1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections

1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections
← 1949 November 10, 1953 1957 →
All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
52 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jose Laurel Jr. Eugenio Pérez Jose Roy
Party Nacionalista Liberal Democratic
Leader's seat Batangas–3rd Pangasinan–2nd Tarlac–1st
Last election 33 seats, 34.05% 60 seats, 53% 0 seats, 0.11%
Seats won 59 31 11
Seat change Increase 26 Decrease 29 Increase 11
Popular vote 1,930,367 1,624,571 342,889
Percentage 47.30% 39.81% 8.40%
Swing Increase 13.25% Decrease 24.32% Increase 8.29%
Speaker before election

Eugenio Pérez
Liberal

Elected Speaker

Jose Laurel Jr.
Nacionalista

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Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 10, 1953. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.[1] However, Ramon Magsaysay of the opposition Nacionalista Party was elected president, and several elected Liberal Party congressmen defected to the Nacionalista Party, leading to José Laurel, Jr. being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The elected representatives served in the 3rd Congress from 1953 to 1957.

  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.