1909 Philippine Assembly elections

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1909 Philippine Assembly elections

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All 81 seats in the Philippine Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Osmena.jpg Arsenio Cruz-Herrera.jpg
Leader Sergio Osmeña Arsenio Cruz-Herrera
Party Nacionalista Progresista
Leader's seat Cebu–2nd Rizal–1st (lost)
Last election 32 seats, 34.89% 16 seats, 24.67%
Seats before 59A 16
Seats won 62 17
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 92,996 38,588
Percentage 48.19% 20.00%
Swing Increase 13.30% Decrease 0.87%

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Parties that won a plurality of votes in each province. Results for local offices are also included as a separate tally for the Philippine Assembly was not provided.

Speaker before election

Sergio Osmeña
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

Sergio Osmeña[1]
Nacionalista

The Philippine Assembly elections were held in the Philippines on November 2, 1909.[2]

Results[]

62 17 2
Nacionalista Progresista O
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Nacionalista Party92,99648.19+12.4862+30
Progresista Party38,58820.00−5.2517+1
Liguero3,6211.88New00
Others47,30624.51NA00
Independent10,4645.42−18.422−18
Total192,975100.0081+1
Registered voters/turnout208,845
Source: Philippine Commission. Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War 1910.
Vote share
NP
48.19%
PP
20.00%
Others
31.81%
Seats
NP
76.54%
PP
20.99%
Others
2.47%

Note[]

A. ^ Members of the Independent and Inmediatista factions were absorbed by the Nacionalista Party. This led to the combination of their seats which totaled to 59 seats.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bustos, Felixberto G.; Fajardo, Abelardo J. (1934). New Philippines; a Book on the Building Up of a New Nation. Carmelo & Bauermann, Incorporated. p. 40.
  2. ^ Dept, United States War (1911). Annual Reports of the War Department. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 45. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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