1919 Philippine Senate elections

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 9 1
Seats after 20 1
Seat change Decrease 1 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

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20 1 1 1 1
Nacionalista V I D P

Philippines's 1st senatorial district

CandidatePartyVotes%
Santiago FonacierPartido Nacionalista20,40642.72
Mauro VergaraPartido Democrata Nacional11,97525.07
Irineo JavierPartido Nacionalista9,05118.95
Honorio LasanPartido Nacionalista6,33513.26
Total47,767100.00
Total votes47,767–

Philippines's 2nd senatorial district

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bernabé de GuzmánPartido Nacionalista30,53052.98
Teofilo SisonPartido Nacionalista27,09147.02
Total57,621100.00
Total votes57,621–

Philippines's 3rd senatorial district

CandidateParty
Teodoro SandikoPartido Democrata Nacional
Isauro GabaldonPartido Nacionalista
Total

Philippines's 4th senatorial district

CandidatePartyVotes%
Pedro GuevaraPartido Nacionalista37,67458.60
Juan SumulongPartido Democrata Nacional26,61541.40
Total64,289100.00
Total votes64,289–

Philippines's 5th senatorial district

CandidatePartyVotes%
Antero SorianoPartido Nacionalista26,35050.17
Emiliano Tria TironaPartido Democrata Nacional26,17649.83
Total52,526100.00
Total votes52,526–

Philippines's 6th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Vicente de VeraPartido Democrata Nacional
Mario GuariñaPartido Nacionalista
Total

Philippines's 7th senatorial district

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jose Maria ArroyoPartido Nacionalista16,84951.19
Ruperto MontinolaPartido Democrata Nacional15,34446.62
Total32,193100.00
Total votes32,913–

Philippines's 8th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Hermenegildo VillanuevaPartido Nacionalista
Angel SalazarPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

Philippines's 9th senatorial district

CandidatePartyVotes%
Francisco EnagePartido Nacionalista12,00060.10
Jose Maria VelosoPartido Nacionalista7,96839.90
Total19,968100.00
Total votes19,968–

Philippines's 10th senatorial district

CandidatePartyVotes%
Celestino RodriguezPartido Nacionalista21,01273.57
Vicente SottoPartido Democrata Nacional7,54726.43
Total28,559100.00
Total votes28,559–

Philippines's 11th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Francisco SorianoPartido Nacionalista
Troadio GalicanoPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

Philippines's 12th senatorial district*

CandidateParty
Hadji ButuPartido Nacionalista
Joaquin LunaPartido Nacionalista
Total
  • Non-elective positions. Appointed by the American Governor-General

Results by party

PartySeats
Nacionalista20
Progresista1
Independent1
Total22

October 25, 1919 Special Election for Philippines's 3rd senatorial district

To serve the unexpired term of Senator Francisco Tongio Liongson, who died in office on February 20, 1919. The winner will serve until 1922.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ceferino de LeonPartido Nacionalista43,76568.54
Jose AlejandrinoPartido Democrata Nacional20,08531.46
Total63,850100.00


PartyVotes%Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista1019918−1
Progresista01010
Democrata0011New
Independent11110
Appointed[a]02020
Vacancy01010
Total112411240
Total votes672,122–
Registered voters/turnout717,29593.70
  1. ↑ The two appointed senators were from Nacionalista.

See also

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