The voting patterns of the Philippine presidential elections (1957-1992)
Date of Publication
1996
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science
Subject Categories
Political Science
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Political Science
Thesis Adviser
Ronald D. Holmes
Defense Panel Member
Teresita Arce Herrera
George Marasigan
Abstract/Summary
The advent of American colonization in the Philippines brought the institutionalization of elections in the Philippines. Since then, Philippines had several elections. The aim of this study is to discern the voting pattern of the Filipinos in the 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1981 and 1992 presidential elections. This study is both qualitative and quantitative in nature. The researchers analyzed factors such as the regional linguistic ties, the correlation between the presidential and vice-presidential results, the voting participation, the linguistic correlation of the candidates to its region and the tendency of people to vote for the incumbent or the opposition candidates. The researchers found out that political culture, regional-linguistic affiliation and vertical relationship affected the voting preference of the Filipinos. Furthermore, it was found out that no two candidates in a particular election came from the same regional-linguistic groups. The presidential candidates tend to select their running mates from different regions and linguistic affiliation. Regions without representative candidates tend to vote for the incumbent candidates and regions with high voting participation are regions I, VII, VI, III and II which are the regions where winning candidates came from, while regions V, VIII, X, XII, XI & NCR have low percentage of participation.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU15681
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
62, 110 unnumbered leaves, illustrations, 28 cm.
Keywords
Presidents—Philippines—Election; Elections—Philippines
Recommended Citation
Danao, C. S., & Rosales, R. (1996). The voting patterns of the Philippine presidential elections (1957-1992). Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5187
Embargo Period
4-7-2021