1959 Philippine Senate election|
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Majority party |
Minority party |
| |
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| Leader |
Eulogio Rodriguez |
Ferdinand Marcos |
| Party |
Nacionalista |
Liberal |
| Seats before |
19 (4 up) |
2 (0 up) |
| Seats won |
5 |
2 |
| Seats after |
19 |
4 |
| Seat change |
|
2 |
| Popular vote |
15,426,288 |
9,691,155 |
| Percentage |
45.04 |
28.29 |
| Swing |
2.86 |
3.82 |
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| |
Third party |
Fourth party |
| |
|
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| Leader |
Lorenzo Tañada |
Raul Manglapus (lost) |
| Party |
NCP |
Progressive |
| Seats before |
1 (1 up) |
1 (1 up) |
| Seats won |
1 |
0 |
| Seats after |
1 |
0 |
| Seat change |
0 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
2,029,200 |
7,059,564 |
| Percentage |
5.92 |
20.61 |
| Swing |
1.11 |
8.36 |
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A senatorial election was held on November 10, 1959 in the Philippines. The 1959 elections were known as the 1959 Philippine midterm elections as the date when the elected officials take office falls halfway through President Carlos P. Garcia's four-year term.
The Liberal Party continued chipping away from the Nacionalista Party's dominance in the Senate, winning two more seats, although the Nacionalistas still possessed 19 out of 24 seats in the chamber.
