A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1967, in the Philippines. The 1967 election for the members of the Philippine Senate were also known as the 1967 midterm election, as the date where the elected candidates take office falls halfway through President

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

' four-year term. The administration

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 ...

won seven seats in the Philippine Senate while the Liberal Party won one seat; the Nacionalistas got the majority in the Senate after having twelve of the 24 seats in the Senate prior to the election.

Retiring incumbents

Liberal Party

Both were originally elected under the Progressive Party banner in 1961. # Manuel Manahan # Raul Manglapus

Nacionalista Party

Lorenzo Sumulong Lorenzo Sumulong Sumulong Sr. (September 5, 1905 – October 21, 1997) was a Filipino politician who served in the Philippine Senate for four decades, and as a delegate of his country to the United Nations. He was noted for having engaged in a de ...

Mid-term vacancies

Gaudencio Antonino Gaudencio Embuscado Antonino (9 February 1909 - 13 November 1967) was a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine Senate from 1961 until his death in a helicopter crash in 1967 Early life and career Gaudencio E. Antonino was ...

(Nacionalista), died on November 13, 1967

Results

The

won seven seats, while the Liberal Party won one. Jose Roy of the Nacionalistas garnered the highest number of votes and was the sole incumbent to defend his seat. Five winners are neophyte senators. These are the Nacionalistas'

Helena Benitez Helena Zoila Tirona Benitez (June 27, 1914 – July 14, 2016) was a Filipina academic and administrator of the Philippine Women's University. Biography Benitez was born in Manila to Conrado Benitez, a ''pensionado'' to the United States and a me ...

, Salvador Laurel and

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, the Liberals' sole winner Benigno Aquino Jr., and independent candidate

Magnolia Antonino Magnolia Antonino ( Welborn; December 14, 1915 – July 22, 2010) was a Senator of the Philippines. The daughter of George Welborn and Hipolita Rodriguez, she was married to Gaudencio Antonino, also a Senator. She was born in Balaoan, La Union. ...

, who was the wife of Senator

of the Nacionalistas (originally elected as a Liberal) who died on election eve. She substituted for him and won the election. Emmanuel Pelaez returns to the Senate, this time under the banner of the Nacionalistas, after last serving in 1959. Three Liberal senators lost their seats:

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 ...

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, and

Soc Rodrigo Francisco "Soc" Aldana Rodrigo (January 29, 1914 – January 4, 1998) was a Filipino playwright, lawyer, broadcaster, and a Senator of the Philippines from 1955 to 1967. In honor of in the struggle against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, hi ...

. 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

Official website of the Commission on Elections

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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

1967 elections in the Philippines