1925 Philippine Senate elections

1925 Philippine Senate elections
June 2, 1925
11 of 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Manuel L. Quezon Juan Sumulong
Party Nacionalista Democrata
Leader's seat 5th District 4th District
Seats before 16 7
Seats won 7 4
Seats after 13 10
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3
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 2, 1925 in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.

Electoral system

In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were first disputed in 1919 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

↓
13 1 10
Nacionalista V Democrata

Philippines's 1st senatorial district

CandidateParty
Elpidio QuirinoPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Irineo JavierPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

Philippines's 2nd senatorial district

CandidateParty
Camilo OsiasPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Alejandro de GuzmanLiga Popular Nacionalista
Total

Philippines's 3rd senatorial district

CandidateParty
Teodoro SandikoPartido Democrata Nacional
Felipe A. Buencamino Jr.Partido Nacionalista Consolidado
Total

Philippines's 4th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Juan SumulongPartido Democrata Nacional
Ramon J. FernandezPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Total

Philippines's 5th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Jose P. LaurelPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Antero SorianoPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

Philippines's 6th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Jose O. VeraPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Julian OcampoPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

Philippines's 7th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Jose Maria ArroyoPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Ruperto MontinolaPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

Philippines's 8th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Hermenegildo VillanuevaPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Angel SalazarPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

Philippines's 9th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Jose Maria VelosoPartido Democrata Nacional
Esteban SingsonPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Total

Philippines's 10th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Pedro RodriguezPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Vicente SottoPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

Philippines's 11th senatorial district

CandidateParty
Troadio GalicanoPartido Democrata Nacional
Francisco SorianoPartido Nacionalista Consolidado
Total

Philippines's 12th senatorial district*

CandidateParty
Jose AlejandrinoPartido Democrata Nacional
Hadji ButuPartido Democrata Nacional
Total
  • Non-elective positions. Appointed by the American Governor-General

August 31, 1925 Special Election for Philippines's 8th senatorial district

To serve the unexpired term of Senator Espiridion Guanco, who died in office on May 2, 1925. The winner will serve until 1928.

CandidateParty
Mariano YuloPartido Nacionalista
Angel SalazarPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

March 23, 1926 Special Election for Philippines's 3rd senatorial district

To serve the unexpired term of Senator Santiago Lucero, who died in office on November 2, 1925. The winner will serve until 1928.

CandidateParty
Luis MoralesPartido Democrata Nacional
Felipe A. Buencamino Jr.Partido Nacionalista
Total

December 30, 1926 Special Election for Philippines's 9th senatorial district

To serve the unexpired term of Senator Tomas Gomez, who died in office on July 28, 1926. The winner will serve until 1928.

CandidateParty
Pastor SalazarPartido Nacionalista
Pastor NavarroPartido Democrata Nacional
Total

July 21, 1927 Special Election for Philippines's 7th senatorial district

To serve the unexpired term of Senator Jose Maria Arroyo, who died in office in 1927. The winner will serve until 1931.

CandidateParty
Jose LedesmaPartido Nacionalista
Ruperto MontinolaPartido Democrata Nacional
Total


PartySeats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista[a]1016713−3
Democrata1548+3
Appointed[b]02020
Vacant01010
Total112411240
  1. ↑ In the 1922 election, the Nacionalista Party was divided into the Colectivistas, which had 12 seats, and the Unipersonalistas, which had 6 seats. The two factions reconciled prior to this election.
  2. ↑ The two appointed senators were from Democrata.

See also

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