List of Landslide Victories - Philippines

Philippines

In the Philippines, the positions of president and vice president are directly elected separately, without runoff election.

From 1935 to 1946, the Philippines was under de facto one-party rule by the Nacionalista Party; as such all presidential elections were landslides; Manuel L. Quezon won with 68% of the vote in 1935 and an even bigger margin of 82% on 1941. Sergio Osmeña won even larger margins in the vice presidential elections: 80% in 1935 and 85% in 1942.

From 1946 to 1972, the Philippines was under a two-party system, but landslides were rarer except for these instances:

• Philippine presidential election, 1953: Ramon Magsaysay won with 68% of the vote.
  • Vice presidential election: Magsaysay's running mate Carlos P. Garcia won 62% of the vote.
• Philippine presidential election, 1969: Ferdinand Marcos won with 61% of the vote to be reelected as president.

In 1972, martial law was declared and political opposition was suppressed. It was lifted in 1981, but other major parties boycotted that year's election.

• Philippine presidential election, 1981: Ferdinand Marcos won with 88% of the vote with token opposition. This is the largest margin to date.

Since 1987, the country is under a multi-party system; with the winner always winning via a plurality leading to smaller margins of victory. However, two landslides are recognized:

• Philippine presidential election, 1998: Joseph Estrada won with 40% of the vote, with a margin of victory of 6,453,812 votes (24%) against Jose de Venecia who got 16% of the vote.
  • Vice presidential election: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won with almost 50% of the vote, against Estrada's running mate Edgardo Angara's 22%.
• Philippine presidential election, 2010: Benigno Aquino III won with 42% of the vote, with a margin of victory of 5,720,841 votes (16%) against Joseph Estrada who got 26% of the vote.