A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1961 in the Philippines. The two candidates of the Progressive Party, guest candidates of the Liberal Party, topped the election, while the Liberals themselves won four seats cutting the

Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party (Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ce ...

's majority to 13 seats in the 24-seat Philippine Senate.

Retiring incumbents

All incumbents defended their seats in this election.

Mid-term vacancies

# Claro M. Recto (Nacionalista), died on October 2, 1960

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. # Gil Puyat (

Nacionalista The Nacionalista Party (Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ce ...

), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The Liberal Party won four seats contested in the election, while the

and the Liberal Party won two each.

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was the sole Nacionalista to successfully defend his seat. Liberal Francisco Soc Rodrigo, who originally was a Nacionalista, was the other senator to defend his seat. Two Liberals are neophyte senators:

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and

Maria Kalaw Katigbak Maria Villanueva Katigbak ( Kalaw; February 14, 1912 – December 10, 1992) was a Filipina politician, journalist and beauty queen. She served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1961 to 1967 during the Fifth Congress. Early life and educatio ...

. Also entering the Senate for the first time are Progressives Manuel Manahan and Raul Manglapus.

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, who last served in the Senate in 1953, won back a Senate seat as a Liberal. Incumbent Nacionalista senators Decoroso Rosales,

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, Pedro Sabido, and

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all lost. 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

References

External links

The Philippine Presidency Project

Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine elections

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

Senate election