1919 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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1919 Philippine House of Representatives elections

← 1916 June 3, 1919 1922 →

All 90 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
46 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Sergio Osmeña Claro M. Recto
Party Nacionalista Democrata
Leader's seat Cebu–2nd Batangas–3rd
Seats before 75 9A
Seats won 83 4
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 5

Speaker before election

Sergio Osmeña
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

Sergio Osmeña
Nacionalista

Elections for the members of the House of Representatives were held on June 3, 1919 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902, which prescribed elections for every three years. The ruling Nacionalista Party increased its majority from 75 seats out of 90 seats in the 1916 election to 83 out of 90 seats in this election.

Results

83 7
Nacionalista Others
PartySeats+/–
Nacionalista Party83+8
Democrata Party4+2
Independent3−2
Total900
Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199249596.

Note

A. ^ On April 22, 1917, the Progresista and the Democrata Nacional merged to form the Democrata Party.[1] This led to the combination of their seats which totaled to 9 seats.

References

  1. ^ "Alternative Parties in the Philippines: Partido Democrata". Al Raposas. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  • Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. Giraffe Books. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
  • Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. Philippine Historical Association. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.