1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

←  1946 November 8, 1949 1953  →
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 51 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Eugenio Pérez Jose Laurel Jr. Party Liberal (Quirino wing) Nacionalista Liberal (Avelino wing) Leader's seat Pangasinan–2nd Batangas–3rd Last election 49 seats, 38.89% 35 seats, 45.78% New party Seats won 66 33 6 Seat change 11 2 6 Popular vote 1,834,173 1,178,402 385,188 Percentage 53.00 34.05 11.13 Swing 14.11 11.73 11.13
Speaker before election Eugenio Pérez Liberal Elected Speaker Eugenio Pérez Liberal

Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 8, 1949. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.

This will be the first time in what would be a pattern in which the party of the incumbent president wins the elections for the members of the House of Representatives. ^[1]

The elected representatives served in the 2nd Congress from 1949 to 1953.

Electoral system

The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 100 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts.

Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party (Quirino wing) [a]	1,834,173	53.00	+14.11	60	+11
	Nacionalista Party	1,178,402	34.05	−11.73	33	−2
	Liberal Party (Avelino wing) [a]	385,188	11.13	New	6	New
	Citizens' Party	6,434	0.19	New	0	0
	Democratic Party	3,760	0.11	New	0	0
	People's Party	3,423	0.10	New	0	0
	Collectivista Party	193	0.01	New	0	0
	Christian Democrats	52	0.00	New	0	0
	Independent	49,265	1.42	−2.34	1	−4
Total		3,460,890	100.00	–	100	+2
Valid votes		3,460,890	96.68	+5.74
Invalid/blank votes		119,027	3.32	−5.74
Total votes		3,579,917	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		5,135,814	69.70	−18.96
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann [2] and Teehankee [3]

1. The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".

Vote share Liberal (Quirino)   53.00% Nacionalista   34.05% Liberal (Avelino)   11.13% Others   2.82%

Seats Liberal (Quirino)   60.00% Nacionalista   33.00% Liberal (Avelino)   6.00% Others   1.00%

Note

A. ^ The combined number of seats of the Liberal Party before it was divided into two factions.

See also

• 2nd Congress of the Philippines

References

1. Quezon, Manuel III (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
2. Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
3. Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.

Bibliography

• Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN   971-8832-24-6.
• Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN   971-92245-0-9.