Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1919

Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1919

June 3, 1919

All 90 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 46 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Sergio Osmeña Claro M. Recto Party Nacionalista Democrata Leader's seat Cebu–2nd Batangas–3rd Seats before 75 9^A Seats won 83 4 Seat change 8 5

Speaker before election Sergio Osmeña Nacionalista Elected Speaker Sergio Osmeña Nacionalista

The Elections for the Members of the House of Representatives were held on June 3, 1919 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years. The ruling Nacionalista Party increased its majority from 75 seats out of 90 seats in the 1916 election to 83 out of 90 seats in this election.

Results

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83 7 Nacionalista Others

Summary of the June 3, 1919 Philippine House of Representatives election results

Party		Seats won
		Total	%	+/−
	Nacionalista	83	92.22%	8
	Democrata	4	4.44%	5
	Independent	3	3.33%	3
Total		90	100%
Source: Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz, Christof Hartmann, Graham Hassall & Soliman M. Santos. Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific.

Note

A. ^ On April 22, 1917, the Progresista and the Democrata Nacional merged together to form the Democrata Party.^[1] This led to the combination of their seats which totaled to 9 seats.

References

1. "Alternative Parties in the Philippines: Partido Democrata". Al Raposas. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

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