Elections for the members of the Senate were held on November 10, 1953 in the

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. Incumbent President

Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino ente ...

of the

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lost his opportunity to get a second full term as

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to former Defense Secretary

Ramon Magsaysay Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh president of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953, until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957. An automo ...

of the Nacionalista Party. Quirino's running mate, Senator

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lost to Senator

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Fernando Lopez Fernando Hofileña Lopez Sr. (April 13, 1904May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential Lopez family of Iloilo, he served as vice president of the Philippines for three terms – under Elpidio Quirino (1949–1 ...

did not run for re-election and ran for the Senate instead, in which he emerged as the candidate with the most votes. This was the first time that an elected president did not come from the Senate. To further compound the Liberal Party's woes, they also failed to win any seats in the Senate in this election. The Citizens' Party and the Democratic Party caucused with the Nacionalistas to provide them the majority in the Senate.

Retiring incumbents

All senators whose seats were up contested the election.

Mid-term vacancy

#Emiliano Tria Tirona (

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), died on April 8, 1952

Other changes

Claro M. Recto Claro Mayo Recto Jr. (born Claro Recto y Mayo; February 8, 1890 – October 2, 1960) was a Filipino politician, jurist, and poet. He is remembered for his nationalism, for "the impact of his patriotic convictions on modern political though ...

( Nacionalista) won an electoral protest against Senator Teodoro de Vera (Liberal) in the

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. Recto was seated on April 3, 1953.

Incumbents running elsewhere

These ran in the middle of their Senate terms. For those losing in their respective elections, they can still return to the Senate to serve out their term, while the winners will vacate their Senate seats, then it would have been contested in a

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( Nacionalista), ran for vice president and won

Results

The Nacionalista Party won five seats contested in the election, with the

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winning two, and the Citizens' Party winning one. Nacionalista

Eulogio Rodriguez Eulogio "Amang" Adona Rodriguez Sr. (born Eulogio Rodríguez y Adona; January 21, 1883 – December 19, 1964) was a Filipino politician who twice served as President of the Senate of the Philippines. Early life Coming from a poor family, Rodri ...

and

Lorenzo Tañada Lorenzo "Ka Tanny" Martinez Tañada Sr. CCLH (, born Lorenzo Tañada y Martínez; August 10, 1898 – May 28, 1992) was a Filipino nationalist, lawyer, solicitor general, senator, national athlete, and human and civil rights defender best known ...

of the Citizens' Party both defended their Senate seats. The four Liberal senators whose seats were up in this election were defeated: Camilo Osias, Geronima Pecson, Pablo Angeles y David and

Vicente Madrigal Vicente María Epifanio López Madrigal (born Vicente María Epifanio Madrigal y López; April 5, 1880 – June 6, 1972) was a successful Spanish Filipino business tycoon, industrialist and politician. At the height of his wealth, from the 1950s ...

. Felixberto Verano, who won a special election in 1951, was the sole Nacionalista defeat. Three winners are neophyte Nacionalista senators: Alejo Mabanag, Edmundo B. Cea and

Emmanuel Pelaez Emmanuel Neri Pelaez (November 30, 1915 – July 27, 2003) was a Filipino public servant and politician who served as the 6th Vice President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965. Early life and career Pelaez was born in Medina, Misamis (now ...

. Incumbent vice president and Democrat

returned to the Senate after serving from 1947 to 1949.

Mariano Jesús Cuenco Mariano Jesús Diosomito Cuenco (January 16, 1888 – February 25, 1964) was a Filipino Cebuano politician and writer. He was the 4th President of the Senate of the Philippines. Early life Cuenco was born in Carmen, Cebu on January 16, 1888, ...

, who was defeated in the last election, made a comeback in the Senate, this time under the banner of the Nacionalistas. Senator

of the Nacionalistas was elected vice president in concurrent elections; his seat will be vacant until 1955 when it would have been contested in a

. Key: * ‡ Seats up * + Gained by a party from another party * √ Held by the incumbent * * Held by the same party with a new senator *^ Vacancy

Per candidate

Per party

The seat vacated by the death of Emiliano Tria Tirona in 1952 was disputed in this election. The Nacionalistas originally had 14 seats entering the 3rd Congress, but the election of Senator

to the vice presidency meant that his seat is vacant until 1955, when it was contested in a special election.

References

External links

The Philippine Presidency Project

Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine elections

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