1959 Marikina local elections

Local elections were held in Marikina on November 10, 1959, as part of the 1959 Philippine general election, with Grand Alliance candidate Osmundo de Guzman, a banker and former police officer, defeating incumbent Liberal mayor Gil Fernando.

Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections

Osmundo de Guzman, president of the Marikina Valley Rural Bank (now MVSM) and a former police officer at the Manila Police District,^[1] ran for mayor against more experienced politicians which included incumbent mayor Gil Fernando; Jose S. Andres was de Guzman's running mate.^[2]

Mayor

Marikina mayoralty election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	GA	Osmundo de Guzman	4,823
	Nacionalista	Irineo M. Cruz	4,463
	Liberal	Gil Fernando	3,826
	Independent	Juan Chanyungco	2,272
	Independent	Dominador P. Santos	1,704
Total votes			17,088	100.00

Vice Mayor

Marikina vice mayoralty election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	GA	Jose S. Andres	4,736
	Nacionalista	Enrique de la Paz	4,343
	Liberal	Serafin Paz	3,353
	Independent	Marcos Cruz	3,062
	Independent	Isidro Reyes	657
Total votes			16,151	100.00

References

^ "Osmundo de Guzman: Alkalde ng Marikina, Rizal" [Osmundo de Guzman: Mayor of Marikina, Rizal]. Liwayway (in Tagalog). May 27, 1963. p. 114. At noong siya'y naglilingkuran sa Kagawaran ng Pulisya ng Maynila, tungkuling hinawakan niya sa loob ng 14 na taon...
^ ^a ^b ^c "Guzman elected Marikina mayor". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 13, 1959. De Guzman, a political neophyte who ran as a Grand Alliance candidate, defeated four more seasoned political rivals, including Mayor Gil Fernando.

[1] "Osmundo de Guzman: Alkalde ng Marikina, Rizal" [Osmundo de Guzman: Mayor of Marikina, Rizal]. Liwayway (in Tagalog). May 27, 1963. p. 114. At noong siya'y naglilingkuran sa Kagawaran ng Pulisya ng Maynila, tungkuling hinawakan niya sa loob ng 14 na taon...

[TMTelected-2] "Guzman elected Marikina mayor". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 13, 1959. De Guzman, a political neophyte who ran as a Grand Alliance candidate, defeated four more seasoned political rivals, including Mayor Gil Fernando.

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