1919 Philippine Senate elections

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1919 Philippine Senate election
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  1916 June 3, 1919 1922  

11 (of the 24) seats in the Philippine Senate
 Majority partyMinority party
  Senator Manuel Quezon (Philippine Education).jpg Honorable Teodoro Sandiko (Delegates from the Philippines).jpg
Leader Manuel L. Quezon Teodoro Sandiko
Party Nacionalista Democrata
Leader's seat 5th District 3rd District
Seats before21New
Seats won91
Seats after201
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1New

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Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.

Senate President before election

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

Senatorial elections happened on June 3, 1919 in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions. There were 717,295 registered voters, of whom 672,122, or 92 percent, voted.

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Electoral system

In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were second place in 1916 were up for election. The Philippines is divided into 12 senatorial districts, of which all districts save for the 12th district, has one of its seats up. In the 12th district, any vacancy is filled via appointment of the Governor-General. The election itself is via first-past-the-post.

Results

201111
NacionalistaVIDP
PartyVotes%Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista 1019918−1
Progresista 01010
Democrata 0011New
Independent11110
Appointed [a] 02020
Vacancy01010
Total112411240
Total votes672,122
Registered voters/turnout717,29593.70
  1. The two appointed senators were from Nacionalista.

See also