1916 Philippine Assembly elections

1916 Philippine Assembly elections

←  1912 June 6, 1916 1919  →
All 90 seats in the Philippine Assembly 46 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Sergio Osmeña Party Nacionalista Progresista Leader's seat Cebu–2nd Last election 62 seats, 53.35% 16 seats, 16.18% Seats won 75 7 Seat change 13 9
Speaker before election Sergio Osmeña Nacionalista Elected Speaker Sergio Osmeña Nacionalista

The elections for the members of the Philippine Assembly were held on June 6, 1916 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years. The elected representatives would serve in the 4th Philippine Legislature from 1916 to 1919.

After the passage of the Jones Law on August 29, 1916 in where the Philippine Assembly would be replaced by the House of Representatives of the Philippines or the Lower House, the elected members of the Philippine Assembly would be automatically members of the new House of Representatives.

Results

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75 7 6 2 Nacionalista PP IND [1]

¹ Partido Democrata Nacional

Party		Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	75	+13
	Progresista Party	7	−9
	Partido Democrata Nacional	2	New
	Independent	6	+3
Total		90	+9
Source: Cesar Pobre

References

• 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.