Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 9, 1965. Held on the same day as the
presidential election
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President.
Elections by country
Albania
The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public.
Chile
The pre ...
, the party of the incumbent president,
Diosdado Macapagal's
Liberal Party
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left.
__TOC__ Active liberal parties
This is a li ...
, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.
Despite
Ferdinand Marcos of the opposition
Nacionalista Party winning the presidential election, Liberal Party congressmen did not defect to the Nacionalista Party. This led to
Cornelio Villareal
Cornelio T. Villareal (September 11, 1904 – December 22, 1992) was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1962 to 1967, and again from 1971 to 1972. Popularly known as Kune, his ...
being retained
Speaker of the House
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
after retaking it from
Daniel Romualdez midway during the previous Congress.
The elected representatives served in the
6th Congress from 1965 to 1969.
Results
See also
*
6th Congress of the Philippines
References
*
*
*
{{Philippine elections
1965
1965 elections in the Philippines