1919 Philippine Senate elections

1919 Philippine Senate election

← 1916 June 3, 1919 1922 →
11 (of the 24) seats in the Philippine Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Manuel L. Quezon Party Nacionalista Progresista Leader's seat 5th District 1st District Last election 20 seats 1 seats Seats won 21 1 Seat change +1 0
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[]

See also[]

• 5th Philippine Legislature
• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections

External links[]

• Official website of the Commission on Elections