1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections

| country = Philippines

| flag_year = 1936

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

| previous_year = 1949

| next_election = 1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections

| next_year = 1957

| seats_for_election = All 102 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines

| majority_seats = 52

| election_date = November 10, 1953

|leader1=Jose Laurel Jr.

|image1=Speaker Jose B. Laurel Jr.jpg

|party1=Nacionalista Party

|leaders_seat1=Batangas–3rd

|last_election1=33 seats, 34.05%

|seats1=59

|seat_change1={{increase}} 26

|popular_vote1=1,930,367

|percentage1=47.30

|swing1={{increase}} 13.25

|leader2=Eugenio Pérez

|image2=Eugenio Padlan Perez.jpg

|party2=Liberal Party (Philippines)

|leaders_seat2={{no wrap|Pangasinan–2nd}}

|last_election2=60 seats, 53%

|seats2=31

|seat_change2={{decrease}} 29

|popular_vote2=1,624,571

|percentage2=39.81

|swing2={{decrease}} 24.32

|leader3= Jose Roy

|image3=Sen. Jose J. Roy (cropped).jpg

|party3=Democratic Party (Philippines)

|leaders_seat3=Tarlac–1st

|last_election3=0 seats, 0.11%

|seats3=9

|seat_change3={{increase}} 9

|popular_vote3=284,222

|percentage3=6.96

|swing3={{increase}} 6.85

| title = Speaker

| before_election = Eugenio Pérez

| before_party = Liberal Party (Philippines)

| after_election = Jose Laurel Jr.

| after_party = Nacionalista Party

}}{{Politics of Philippines}}

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 10, 1953. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.{{cite web |title=An abnormal return to normality |first=Manuel III |last=Quezon |author-link=Manuel Quezon III |url=http://pcij.org/stories/an-abnormal-return-to-normality/ |publisher=PCIJ.org |date=2007-06-06 |access-date=2010-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129022315/http://pcij.org/stories/an-abnormal-return-to-normality/ |archive-date=2010-11-29 |url-status=dead }} However, Ramon Magsaysay of the opposition Nacionalista Party was elected president, and several elected Liberal Party congressmen defected to the Nacionalista Party, leading to José Laurel, Jr. being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The elected representatives served in the 3rd Congress from 1953 to 1957.