1953 Philippine presidential election

1953 Philippine presidential election
← 1949 November 10, 1953 1957 →
 
Nominee Ramon Magsaysay Elpidio Quirino
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Running mate Carlos P. Garcia José Yulo
Popular vote 2,912,992 1,313,991
Percentage 68.90% 31.08%
Election results per province/city.
President before election

Elpidio Quirino
Liberal

Elected President

Ramon Magsaysay
Nacionalista

1953 Philippine vice presidential election
← 1949 November 10, 1953 1957 →
 
Candidate Carlos P. Garcia José Yulo
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Popular vote 2,515,265 1,483,802
Percentage 62.90% 37.10%
Election results per province/city.
Vice President before election

Fernando Lopez
Democratic

Elected Vice President

Carlos P. Garcia
Nacionalista

The 1953 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 10, 1953.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Gosnell, Harold F. (1954). "An Interpretation of the Philippine Election of 1953". American Political Science Review. 48 (4): 1128–1138. doi:10.2307/1951015. ISSN 0003-0554.