1909 Philippine Assembly elections

1909 Philippine Assembly elections

←  1907 November 2, 1909 1912  →
All 81 seats in the Philippine Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sergio Osmeña Arsenio Cruz-Herrera Party Nacionalista Progresista Leader's seat Cebu–2nd Rizal–1st (lost) Last election 32 seats, 34.89% 16 seats, 24.67% Seats won 62 17 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 92,996 38,588 Percentage 48.19% 20.00% Swing 13.30% 0.87%
Parties that won a plurality of votes in each province. Results for local offices are also included as a separate tally for the Philippine Assembly was not provided.
Speaker before election Sergio Osmeña Nacionalista Elected Speaker Sergio Osmeña [1] Nacionalista

Philippine Assembly elections were held in the Philippines on November 2, 1909. ^[2] The election saw one additional seat for the province of Batanes, which has its own representation as an at-large district. ^[3] The elected representatives would serve in the 2nd Philippine Legislature from 1909 to 1912.

Results

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62 17 2 Nacionalista Progresista O

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	92,996	48.19	+12.48	62	+30
	Progresista Party	38,588	20.00	−5.25	17	+1
	Liguero	3,621	1.88	New	0	0
	Others	47,306	24.51	NA	0	0
	Independent	10,464	5.42	−18.42	2	−18
Total		192,975	100.00	–	81	+1
Registered voters/turnout		208,845	–
Source: Philippine Commission. Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War 1910.

Vote share NP   48.19% PP   20.00% Others   31.81%

Seats NP   76.54% PP   20.99% Others   2.47%

Votes by province

Province/City	Electorate	Turnout	NP	PP	Liguero	Ind.	Unknown
Albay	8,446	7,608	3,502	623	–	2,155	904
Ambos Camarines	6,706	6,589	3,272	338	–	1,293	1,322
Antique	2,378	2,283	564	756	–	135	459
Bataan	1,259	1,221	1,003	–	–	122	43
Batanes	350	343	–	–	–	325	–
Batangas	7,481	7,367	5,037	537	–	449	497
Bohol	2,893	2,689	2,487	–	–	–	205
Bulacan	9,502	8,989	8,346	–	–	–	–
Cagayan	6,929	6,646	3,344	–	–	2,260	618
Capiz	6,667	6,411	3,483	2,318	8	125	164
Cavite	8,587	7,637	3,133	–	–	895	2,941
Cebu	10,903	9,894	8,698	161	–	–	738
Ilocos Norte	5,380	5,227	1,756	592	–	–	2,654
Ilocos Sur	7,075	6,925	1,695	3,554	–	266	1,050
Iloilo	19,887	13,978	5,600	6,208	–	–	1,014
Isabela	3,616	3,385	1,231	1,353	–	–	143
La Laguna	6,821	6,358	3,048	1,631	–	–	1,411
La Union	4,775	4,683	1,606	1,718	–	–	1,196
Leyte	8,930	8,341	6,042	243	238	159	679
Manila	6,739	6,024	1,984	993	2,330	–	–
Mindoro	460	460	370	–	–	–	–
Misamis	2,828	2,320	1,877	–	–	–	351
Negros Occidental	6,528	6,315	1,657	2,456	–	–	705
Negros Oriental	2,757	2,480	–	1,727	–	610	100
Nueva Ecija	4,304	4,083	2,221	1,435	–	124	165
Palawan	379	358	344	11	–	–	–
Pampanga	5,623	5,623	2,296	1,498	–	418	–
Pangasinan	14,955	14,593	3,027	1,708	–	182	4,060
Rizal	5,943	5,807	2,055	1,556	–	349	1,221
Samar	4,780	4,584	1,130	2,191	–	–	523
Sorsogon	5,898	5,693	2,714	370	–	447	1,629
Surigao	1,345	1,211	423	556	–	150	–
Tarlac	5,474	5,114	2,561	1,636	1,045	–	–
Tayabas	9,940	9,454	5,106	2,303	–	–	1,116
Zambales	2,307	2,282	1,384	116	–	–	504
Total	208,845	192,975	92,996	38,588	3,621	10,464	26,412
Source: Government Printing Office [4]

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections

References

1. Bustos, Felixberto G.; Fajardo, Abelardo J. (1934). New Philippines; a Book on the Building Up of a New Nation. Carmelo & Bauermann, Incorporated. p. 40.
2. Dept, United States War (1911). Annual Reports of the War Department. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 45. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
3. Act No. 1952 (May 20, 1909), An Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Province of Batanes; to Amend Paragraph Seven of Section Sixty-eight of Act Numbered Eleven Hundred and Eighty-nine in Certain Particulars; to Authorize the Provincial Board of the Province of Batanes, With the Approval of the Governor-General, to Extend the Time for the Payment Without Penalty of Taxes and Licenses; to Amend Section Five of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Eighty-two, Entitled "the Election Law," by Increasing the Number of Delegates to the Philippine Assembly to Eighty-one, and for Other Purposes , retrieved June 30, 2023– via Supreme Court E-Library
4. Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War 1910 Part 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1911. p. 46.

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections