A senatorial election was held on November 12, 1957 in the Philippines. The

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, despite losing two seats to the Liberal Party still held the

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with twenty seats. The Liberals who won were actor Rogelio de la Rosa and former basketball player

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Retiring incumbents

Nacionalista Party

# Jose P. Laurel #

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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 special election concurrently with the next general election. # Claro M. Recto (

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), ran for president and lost # Lorenzo Tañada (

), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The

won six seats contested in the election, while the Liberal Party won two. Nacionalistas

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, Cipriano Primcias Sr., and Gil Puyat defended their Senate seats The two winning Liberals are neophyte senators:

and Rogelio de la Rosa. Also entering the Senate for the first time are Nacionalistas Eulogio Balao,

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, and Arturo Tolentino. Incumbent Jose Zulueta left the Nacionalista Party for the People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government; he lost the election. Two Nacionalistas also lost:

Francisco Afan Delgado Francisco Afan Delgado (January 25, 1886 – October 27, 1964) was a Filipino diplomat who served as a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands from 1935 to 1936. Early life He was born in Bulacan Province, in then Captaincy Genera ...

and

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

Per candidate

Per party

References

External links

The Philippine Presidency Project

Official website of the Commission on Elections
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Senate election