Democratic Party (Philippines)

Not to be confused with Democratic Party of the Philippines.

The Democratic Party was a political party in the Philippines.

It was to run candidates in the 1953 elections in all levels; however, it's presidential candidate Carlos P. Romulo withdrew. After Romulo withdrew, his running mate Fernando Lopez also withdrew to run in the Senate election instead. Lopez and Ruperto Kangleon both won in the senatorial election, with Lopez topping the race.

The Democrats would later merge into the Nacionalista Party.

Electoral performance

The party participated in the 1953 and 1955 elections.[1]

Senate

Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats won Seats after Outcome of election
1953 3,793,654 15.4%
2 / 8
2 / 24
 Lost

House of Representatives

Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats Outcome of election
1953* 342,889 8.4%
11 / 102
 Lost
1957 42,890 0.9%
0 / 102
 Lost

*Two of the seats were from a common Nacionalista Party-Democratic Party ticket.

References

  1. ↑ Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos, Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann, ed. Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.
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