1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections

1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections
← 1953 November 12, 1957 1961 →
All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
52 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
NP
Leader Daniel Romualdez Cornelio Villareal
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Leyte–4th Capiz–2nd
Last election 31 seats, 47.30% 59 seats, 39.81%
Seats won 82 19
Seat change Increase 51 Decrease 40
Popular vote 2,948,409 1,453,527
Percentage 61.19% 30.17%
Swing Increase 13.89% Decrease 9.64%
Speaker before election

José Laurel, Jr.
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

Daniel Romualdez
Nacionalista

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Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 12, 1957. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Carlos P. Garcia's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.[1]

The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961.

  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.