1919 Philippine Senate election
June 3, 1919
11 (of the 24) seats in the Philippine Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Manuel L. Quezon Teodoro Sandiko
Party Nacionalista Democrata
Leader's seat 5th District 3rd District
Seats before 21 New
Seats won 10 1
Seats after 21 1
Seat change Steady New
Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.
Senate President before election

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

 Elected Senate President

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

Senatorial elections happened on June 3, 1919 in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions. There were 717,295 registered voters, of whom 672,122, or 92 percent, voted.

Electoral system

In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were second place in 1916 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

↓
21 1 1 1
Nacionalista V P D
PartyVotes%Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party101910190
Progresista Party01010
Democrata Party0011New
Independent1100−1
Appointed[lower-alpha 1]02020
Vacancy01010
Total112411240
Total votes672,122–
Registered voters/turnout717,29593.70
  1. ↑ At the time of the election, the two appointed senators were from the Nacionalista Party.

See also

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