1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections
November 8, 1949
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
LQ
LA
Leader Eugenio Pérez Jose Laurel Jr.
Party Liberal Nacionalista Liberal
Leader's seat Pangasinan–2nd Batangas–3rd
Last election 49 seats, 38.89% 35 seats, 45.78% 49 seats, 38.89%
Seats before 49A 35 49A
Seats won 66 33 6
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 2 Decrease 43
Popular vote 1,834,173 1,178,402 385,188
Percentage 53.00% 34.05% 11.13%
Swing Increase 14.11% Decrease 11.73% Decrease 27.76%
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.

Results

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Liberal Party (Quirino wing)1,834,17353.00+14.1160+11
Nacionalista Party1,178,40234.05−11.7333−2
Liberal Party (Avelino wing)385,18811.13New6New
Citizens' Party6,4340.19New00
Democratic Party3,7600.11New00
People's Party3,4230.10New00
Collectivista Party1930.01New00
Christian Democrats520.00New00
Independent49,2651.42−2.341−4
Total3,460,890100.00–100+2
Total votes3,460,890–
Registered voters/turnout5,135,81467.39
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[2] and Teehankee[3]
Vote share
LP (QW)
 
 53.00%
NP
 
 34.05%
LP (AW)
 
 11.13%
Others
 
 2.82%
Seats
LP (QW)
 
 60.00%
NP
 
 33.00%
LP (AW)
 
 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

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.
  • 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.
  • Teehankee, Julio. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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