1928 Philippine Senate elections

1928 Philippine Senate elections

←  1925 June 5, 1928 1931  →
11 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Manuel L. Quezon Juan Sumulong Party Nacionalista Democrata Leader's seat 5th District 3rd District Seats before 14 10 Seats won 9 2 Seats after 16 8 Seat change 2 2
Senate President before election Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Elected Senate President Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista

Legislative elections happened on June 5, 1928, in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.

Electoral system

In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were first disputed in 1922 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

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16 8 Nacionalista Democrata

Party		Seats
		Up	Before	Won	After	+/−
	Nacionalista	7	14	9	16	+2
	Democrata	4	8	2	6	−2
Appointed [a]		0	2	0	2	0
Total		11	24	11	24	2

1. The two appointed senators were from Democrata.

See also

• 8th Philippine Legislature
• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections