1946 Guamanian legislative election

Last updated

Parliamentary elections were held in Guam on 13 July 1946. [1]

Contents

Background

Following the end of the Japanese occupation of Guam, the Seventh Guam Congress, elected in 1939 was reconvened in March 1946. [2] In June Governor Charles Alan Pownall was asked to call fresh elections, with the electoral system modified to account for population changes caused by the war. [1]

Results

The elections saw Rosa Aguigui Reyes become the first woman elected to the Congress. [1]

Aftermath

The Eighth Guam Congress met for the first time in Agana on 10 August, using a Quonset hut. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Resident Commissioner of the Philippines</span> Position

The resident commissioner of the Philippines was a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives sent by the Philippines from 1907 until its internationally recognized independence in 1946. It was similar to current non-voting members of Congress such as the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico and delegates from Washington, D.C., Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and other territories of the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madeleine Bordallo</span> Guamanian politician

Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo is an American-Guamanian politician who served as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for Guam's at-large congressional district from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antonio Borja Won Pat</span> American politician

Antonio Borja Won Pat was a Guamanian politician and member of the Democratic Party of Guam. He served as the first Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1985.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlos Camacho</span> Guamanian dentist and politician (1924–1979)

Carlos Garcia Camacho was an American politician and dentist. Camacho was a former Republican Senator in the Guam Legislature. Camacho served as the last appointed Governor of Guam from 1969 to 1971 and the first elected Governor of Guam from 1971 to 1975.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Republican Party of Guam</span> Guam affiliate of the Republican Party

The Republican Party of Guam, commonly referred to as Guam GOP, is a political party in Guam affiliated with the United States Republican Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Democratic Party of Guam</span> Political party in Guam

The Democratic Party of Guam is a political party in Guam affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Its origins lie in the Popular Party, which was the only political party on Guam until 1956.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Legislature of Guam</span> Unicameral legislative branch of the US territory, Guam

The Legislature of Guam is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. All members of the legislature are elected at-large with the island under one whole district. After the enactment of the Guam Organic Act in 1950, the First Guam Legislature was elected composing of 21 elected members. Today, the current fifteen-member 37th Guam Legislature was elected in November 2022.

Voting rights of citizens in Guam differ from those of United States citizens in each of the fifty states. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Guam is entitled to a delegate, who is not allowed to vote on the floor of the House, but can vote on procedural matters and in House committees. Citizens of Guam may not vote in general elections for President.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 United States House of Representatives election in Guam</span>

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Guam will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district. The election will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the 2014 Guamanian gubernatorial election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lou Leon Guerrero</span> Governor of Guam since 2019

Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero is a Guamanian politician who has served as the 9th governor of Guam since 2019. She was president and CEO of the Bank of Guam from 2007 to 2017, having previously served as a senator of the Guam Legislature from 1995 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

The Elective Governor Acts of 1968 are a pair of acts passed by the 90th United States Congress in 1968, which provide for the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Governor of Guam to be popularly elected, rather than appointed as they had been up to that point. The two acts are individually titled the Virgin Islands Elective Governor Act and the Guam Elective Governor Act. The impetus for the acts came from extensive lobbying efforts by both Guamanians and Virgin Islanders. The Guam Legislature, led by Speaker Antonio Borja Won Pat, had begun lobbying Congress for popular elections in 1962. In the Virgin Islands, the act stemmed from the recommendations of the territory's first Constitutional Convention in 1964–5, which included the popular election of the governor. The acts were seen as a breakthrough for political reform both in Guam and the Virgin Islands. The Guam act was controversial, however, for authorizing federal auditing of the territory's accounts by the Interior Department—a practice that remained in place as of 2020.

Parliamentary elections were held in Guam on 7 November 1950.

Parliamentary elections were held in Guam in March 1931.

Parliamentary elections were held in Guam in 1933.

Parliamentary elections were held in Guam in 1956. The Popular Party won all 21 seats, in what became known as a "blackjack victory".

Parliamentary elections were held in Guam in 1952.

Parliamentary elections were held in Guam in 1954.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam</span>

The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the larger 2022 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2022 Guamanian legislative election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1946 Wyoming state elections</span>

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 5, 1946. All of the state's executive officers—the governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction—were up for election. The election was largely a rout for the Republican Party. Though Democratic governor Lester C. Hunt was narrowly re-elected, Democrats lost their two other state offices: auditor and secretary of State. Moreover, they were unable to win back any other state offices.

Rosa Aguigui Reyes was a Guamanian educator and politician. In 1946 she was the first woman elected to the Guam Congress, serving until 1948.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Robert F. Rogers (1995) Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam, University of Hawaii Press, p209
  2. Rogers, p208