1953 Philippine presidential election

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The 1953 Philippine presidential election was a landmark national vote that brought reformist defense secretary Ramon Magsaysay to the presidency, ending Liberal Party dominance and reshaping postwar Philippine politics.

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instanceOf Philippine presidential election
national election
campaignIssue agrarian reform
communist insurgency
corruption in government
campaignSloganOfRamonMagsaysay Magsaysay is my guy
characterizedAs reformist victory
turning point in Philippine party politics
chronologicallyFollows postwar reconstruction period in the Philippines
country Philippines
defeatedCandidate Elpidio Quirino
defeatedParty Liberal Party
electedPresident Ramon Magsaysay
electedVicePresident Carlos P. Garcia
electorate registered Filipino voters
endedDominanceOf Liberal Party
hasEndDate 1953-11-10
hasStartDate 1953-11-10
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Liberal Party
incumbentPresidentBeforeElection Elpidio Quirino
location Philippines
mainOppositionRunningMate Jose Yulo
mainRunningMateOfRamonMagsaysay Carlos P. Garcia
mainWinner Ramon Magsaysay
majorCandidate Elpidio Quirino
Ramon Magsaysay
majorParty Liberal Party
Nacionalista Party
mediaUsedInCampaign print newspapers
radio
nextElection 1957 Philippine presidential election
notableFor landslide victory of Ramon Magsaysay
strong United States involvement in campaign strategy
use of modern campaign techniques
oversawTransitionToAdministrationOf Ramon Magsaysay
partOf Philippine electoral history
linked to: Philippine politics
positionContested President of the Philippines
preElectionOfficeHeldByElpidioQuirino President of the Philippines
preElectionOfficeHeldByRamonMagsaysay Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines
previousElection 1949 Philippine presidential election
reshaped postwar Philippine politics
resultedInPartyChangeOfPresidency true
supervisingBody Commission on Elections
tookPlaceDuring Third Republic of the Philippines
typeOfElection presidential
winningParty Nacionalista Party

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Ramon Magsaysay electedIn 1953 Philippine presidential election