1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

The 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.

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
NP
LA
Leader Eugenio Pérez José 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 11 2 43
Popular vote 1,834,173 1,178,402 385,188
Percentage 53.00% 34.05% 11.13%
Swing 14.11% 11.73% 27.76%
Speaker before election

Eugenio Pérez
Liberal

 Elected Speaker

Eugenio Pérez
Liberal

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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

The top bar represents seats won, while the bottom bar represents the proportion of votes received.

↓
60 33 7
53.00% 34.05% 12.55%
Liberal (Quirino wing) Nacionalista Others
No seats won: 0.41% (white)
 Summary of the November 8, 1949 Philippine House of Representatives election results
Party Popular vote Seats won
Total%SwingTotal%+/−
Liberal (Quirino wing) 1,834,17353.00% 14.11%6060.00% 11
Nacionalista 1,178,40234.05% 11.73%3333.00% 2
Liberal (Avelino wing) 385,18811.13% 27.76%66.00% 43
Citizens' 6,4340.19% 0.19%00.00%
Democratic 3,7600.11% 0.11%00.00%
People's 3,4230.10% 0.10%00.00%
Collectivista 1930.01% 0.01%00.00%
Christian Democrats 520.00% 0.00%00.00%
Independent 49,2651.42% 2.34%11.00% 4
Total 3,460,890100%100100% 2
Valid votes3,460,89067.39%
Registered voters5,135,814100%
Sources: 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.
& Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.

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