# Congressional canvass for the 1961 Philippine presidential election

The following is the official canvassing of votes by the Congress of the Philippines for the 1961 Philippine presidential election. The canvassing started on December 12, 1961, and ended on December 13, 1961.

## Joint Committee

The following are the members of the joint committee of the both houses of Congress which canvassed the returns for the presidential and vice presidential elections.
Senate :
| Co-chairman | Party | Party |
| Arturo Tolentino | | Nacionalista |
| Members | Party | Party |
| Alejandro Almendras | | Nacionalista |
| Estanislao Fernandez | | Liberal |
| Oscar Ledesma | | Nacionalista |
| Roseller T. Lim | | Nacionalista |
| Ferdinand Marcos | | Liberal |
| Lorenzo Sumulong | | Nacionalista |
House of Representatives :
| Co-chairman | Party | Party | District |
| Constancio Castañeda | | Nacionalista | Tarlac–2nd |
| Members | Party | Party | District |
| Laurentino Badelles | | Nacionalista | Lanao |
| Vicente Peralta | | Nacionalista | Sorsogon–2nd |
| Lorenzo Teves | | Nacionalista | Negros Oriental–1st |
| Marcelino Veloso | | Nacionalista | Leyte–1st |
| Cornelio Villareal | | Liberal | Capiz–2nd |
| Felicisimo Ocampo | | Liberal | Nueva Ecija–2nd |

## Presidential election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Diosdado Macapagal | Liberal Party | 3,554,840 | 55.05 |
| | Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista Party | 2,902,996 | 44.95 |
| | Alfredo Abcede | Federal Party | 7 | 0.00 |
| | German F. Villanueva | Independent | 2 | 0.00 |
| | Gregorio L. Llanza | Independent | 2 | 0.00 |
| | Praxedes Floro | Independent | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,457,847 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,457,847 | 95.83 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 280,988 | 4.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,738,835 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 8,483,568 | 79.43 |
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos |||||
| Province/City | Macapagal | Garcia | Abcede | Villanueva | Llanza | Floro |
| Abra | 19,826 | 13,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agusan | 25,161 | 29,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aklan | 34,712 | 26,339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albay | 65,308 | 45,247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antique | 26,930 | 25,356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacolod City | 18,377 | 12,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baguio | 10,539 | 5,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basilan City | 6,508 | 6,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bataan | 27,282 | 20,694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batanes | 2,024 | 1,604 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batangas | 89,466 | 82,101 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bohol | 34,807 | 118,920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bukidnon | 17,436 | 20,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulacan | 110,970 | 84,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butuan | 11,722 | 16,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cabanatuan | 11,058 | 8,339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cagayan | 69,757 | 27,562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cagayan de Oro | 8,341 | 8,734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calbayog | 5,849 | 8,837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camarines Norte | 29,566 | 17,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camarines Sur | 89,115 | 65,858 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Capiz | 38,309 | 27,336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catanduanes | 18,924 | 19,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavite | 63,852 | 30,976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavite City | 9,116 | 4,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cebu | 58,015 | 165,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cebu City | 13,386 | 48,622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cotabato | 81,381 | 94,659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cotabato City | 4,319 | 2,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dagupan | 11,652 | 8,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davao | 47,829 | 65,063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davao City | 22,461 | 31,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumaguete | 4,302 | 4,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gingoog | 5,810 | 3,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iligan City | 6,341 | 8,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilocos Norte | 57,004 | 24,251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilocos Sur | 77,190 | 27,223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iloilo | 135,532 | 74,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iloilo City | 23,361 | 25,383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isabela | 56,299 | 28,383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Union | 66,774 | 14,027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laguna | 60,981 | 56,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanao del Norte | 19,405 | 19,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanao del Sur | 29,623 | 42,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lapu-Lapu City | 2,734 | 7,932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legazpi City | 8,707 | 8,290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leyte | 91,728 | 97,338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lipa City | 12,064 | 7,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucena City | 7,717 | 4,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manila | 174,055 | 119,061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marawi City | 4,141 | 6,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marinduque | 23,378 | 9,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masbate | 36,623 | 31,893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misamis Occidental | 23,717 | 28,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misamis Oriental | 34,948 | 25,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain Province | 50,041 | 20,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naga City | 7,645 | 5,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negros Occidental | 108,393 | 85,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negros Oriental | 44,090 | 54,053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nueva Ecija | 93,416 | 56,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 25,276 | 8,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Occidental Mindoro | 12,981 | 10,096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 37,716 | 21,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ormoc City | 5,088 | 8,187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozamiz City | 4,992 | 7,662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palawan | 21,841 | 16,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pampanga | 111,776 | 45,228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pangasinan | 181,801 | 122,371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasay City | 15,399 | 19,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quezon | 99,441 | 53,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quezon City | 42,989 | 28,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rizal | 152,169 | 108,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romblon | 16,452 | 19,092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roxas City | 8,697 | 5,631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samar | 91,918 | 76,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Carlos City | 5,255 | 7,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Pablo City | 13,639 | 7,513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silay City | 7,272 | 5,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sorsogon | 49,657 | 39,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Leyte | 23,269 | 31,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sulu | 28,010 | 19,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Surigao del Norte | 24,487 | 29,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Surigao del Sur | 21,353 | 22,290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacloban City | 7,045 | 8,394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tagaytay City | 824 | 718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarlac | 80,110 | 27,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toledo City | 1,390 | 8,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trece Martires City | 431 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zambales | 38,620 | 22,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamboanga City | 13,671 | 10,605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 27,531 | 25,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 33,137 | 36,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3,554,840 | 2,902,966 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Province/City | | | | | | |
| Province/City | Macapagal | Garcia | Abcede | Villanueva | Llanza | Floro |

## Vice presidential election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Emmanuel Pelaez | Liberal Party | 2,394,400 | 37.57 |
| | Sergio Osmeña Jr. | Independent | 2,190,424 | 34.37 |
| | Gil Puyat | Nacionalista Party | 1,787,987 | 28.06 |
| | Chencay Reyes Juta | Dominion Status Party | 2 | 0.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,372,813 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,372,813 | 94.57 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 365,992 | 5.43 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,738,805 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 8,483,568 | 79.43 |
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos |||||
| Province/City | Pelaez | Osmeña | Puyat | Juta |
| Abra | 15,085 | 5,508 | 12,004 | 0 |
| Agusan | 22,921 | 17,422 | 13,281 | 0 |
| Aklan | 19,384 | 25,176 | 15,623 | 0 |
| Albay | 44,501 | 28,566 | 35,206 | 0 |
| Antique | 21,501 | 11,922 | 18,032 | 0 |
| Bacolod City | 8,285 | 18,227 | 4,464 | 0 |
| Baguio | 7,572 | 4,774 | 3,280 | 0 |
| Basilan City | 3,995 | 6,032 | 2,164 | 0 |
| Bataan | 16,189 | 16,013 | 14,775 | 0 |
| Batanes | 1,341 | 904 | 1,246 | 0 |
| Batangas | 40,922 | 72,039 | 59,900 | 0 |
| Bohol | 36,720 | 37,036 | 77,547 | 0 |
| Bukidnon | 17,946 | 11,458 | 7,894 | 0 |
| Bulacan | 83,961 | 53,664 | 54,616 | 0 |
| Butuan | 9,548 | 11,549 | 7,114 | 0 |
| Cabanatuan | 5,615 | 5,509 | 8,064 | 0 |
| Cagayan | 39,565 | 32,014 | 24,061 | 0 |
| Cagayan de Oro | 10,281 | 3,570 | 3,191 | 0 |
| Calbayog | 4,868 | 3,430 | 6,155 | 0 |
| Camarines Norte | 17,570 | 18,691 | 10,626 | 0 |
| Camarines Sur | 56,542 | 49,937 | 46,471 | 0 |
| Capiz | 31,126 | 10,701 | 22,345 | 0 |
| Catanduanes | 17,216 | 3,284 | 18,011 | 0 |
| Cavite | 42,552 | 36,873 | 15,318 | 0 |
| Cavite City | 5,128 | 7,503 | 1,462 | 0 |
| Cebu | 12,621 | 147,414 | 66,973 | 0 |
| Cebu City | 7,552 | 44,425 | 10,812 | 0 |
| Cotabato | 65,182 | 58,636 | 47,234 | 0 |
| Cotabato City | 3,170 | 2,620 | 1,114 | 0 |
| Dagupan | 9,618 | 3,513 | 7,259 | 0 |
| Davao | 33,852 | 58,751 | 19,567 | 0 |
| Davao City | 18,083 | 26,448 | 9,127 | 0 |
| Dumaguete | 3,663 | 2,469 | 2,870 | 0 |
| Gingoog | 6,357 | 1,838 | 839 | 0 |
| Iligan City | 4,288 | 7,276 | 3,048 | 0 |
| Ilocos Norte | 39,054 | 15,883 | 25,690 | 0 |
| Ilocos Sur | 59,742 | 15,164 | 27,632 | 0 |
| Iloilo | 84,467 | 88,188 | 33,528 | 0 |
| Iloilo City | 18,273 | 10,741 | 19,511 | 0 |
| Isabela | 31,109 | 31,317 | 21,298 | 2 |
| La Union | 38,352 | 33,621 | 8,175 | 0 |
| Laguna | 29,791 | 56,628 | 32,101 | 0 |
| Lanao del Norte | 15,855 | 14,802 | 6,651 | 0 |
| Lanao del Sur | 14,189 | 15,638 | 36,022 | 0 |
| Lapu-Lapu City | 1,028 | 7,613 | 1,866 | 0 |
| Legazpi City | 7,282 | 3,373 | 6,126 | 0 |
| Leyte | 74,439 | 37,429 | 73,861 | 0 |
| Lipa City | 4,840 | 8,967 | 5,192 | 0 |
| Lucena City | 3,994 | 5,616 | 2,571 | 0 |
| Manila | 129,595 | 125,607 | 39,067 | 0 |
| Marawi City | 1,532 | 3,088 | 4,993 | 0 |
| Marinduque | 9,765 | 16,709 | 5,664 | 0 |
| Masbate | 19,800 | 34,886 | 12,211 | 0 |
| Misamis Occidental | 24,246 | 13,341 | 13,770 | 0 |
| Misamis Oriental | 41,825 | 8,233 | 9,988 | 0 |
| Mountain Province | 28,704 | 22,750 | 16,786 | 0 |
| Naga City | 4,474 | 6,413 | 2,259 | 0 |
| Negros Occidental | 58,337 | 86,671 | 43,966 | 0 |
| Negros Oriental | 32,033 | 25,515 | 39,080 | 0 |
| Nueva Ecija | 54,144 | 41,976 | 50,744 | 0 |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 10,060 | 19,220 | 3,705 | 0 |
| Occidental Mindoro | 9,803 | 6,902 | 5,980 | 0 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 21,063 | 25,135 | 11,462 | 0 |
| Ormoc City | 4,048 | 4,800 | 4,365 | 0 |
| Ozamiz City | 5,219 | 4,972 | 2,399 | 0 |
| Palawan | 14,094 | 11,356 | 11,477 | 0 |
| Pampanga | 61,664 | 12,978 | 80,303 | 0 |
| Pangasinan | 146,375 | 52,036 | 103,228 | 0 |
| Pasay City | 10,368 | 19,202 | 5,483 | 0 |
| Quezon | 61,895 | 47,020 | 43,939 | 0 |
| Quezon City | 32,334 | 28,816 | 10,868 | 0 |
| Rizal | 100,657 | 107,818 | 50,536 | 0 |
| Romblon | 15,428 | 2,626 | 17,325 | 0 |
| Roxas City | 7,329 | 1,838 | 4,949 | 0 |
| Samar | 69,558 | 32,672 | 61,670 | 0 |
| San Carlos City | 1,834 | 7,711 | 2,725 | 0 |
| San Pablo City | 5,364 | 11,849 | 4,429 | 0 |
| Silay City | 5,189 | 3,920 | 2,845 | 0 |
| Sorsogon | 34,453 | 23,703 | 29,740 | 0 |
| Southern Leyte | 19,469 | 21,159 | 13,278 | 0 |
| Sulu | 14,803 | 14,229 | 11,851 | 0 |
| Surigao del Norte | 22,720 | 12,675 | 17,111 | 0 |
| Surigao del Sur | 19,115 | 12,693 | 10,722 | 0 |
| Tacloban City | 6,659 | 1,526 | 7,105 | 0 |
| Tagaytay City | 578 | 794 | 178 | 0 |
| Tarlac | 50,362 | 31,544 | 23,630 | 0 |
| Toledo City | 444 | 5,038 | 4,943 | 0 |
| Trece Martires City | 175 | 300 | 28 | 0 |
| Zambales | 20,132 | 27,445 | 12,927 | 0 |
| Zamboanga City | 10,612 | 6,980 | 6,100 | 0 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 15,538 | 23,824 | 12,791 | 0 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 25,266 | 29,847 | 13,280 | 0 |
| Total | 2,394,400 | 2,190,424 | 1,787,987 | 2 |
| Province/City | | | | |
| Province/City | Pelaez | Osmeña | Puyat | Juta |