1919 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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.

June 3, 1919

All 90 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
46 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party
		PD
Leader	Sergio Osmeña	Claro 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

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Results

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83	7
Nacionalista	Others

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


Party		Seats won
Party		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 to form the Democrata Party.[1] This led to the combination of their seats which totaled to 9 seats.

References

"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.

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