1928 Philippine Senate elections

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1928 Philippine Senate elections

← 1925 June 5, 1928 1931 →

11 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
  Majority party Minority party
  Quezon.jpg
Leader Manuel L. Quezon Teodoro Sandiko
Party Nacionalista Democrata
Leader's seat 5th District 3rd District
Seats before 13 11
Seats after 18 6
Seat change +5 −5

Senate President before election

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

Elected Senate President

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

Legislative elections happened on June 5, 1928, in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.

Electoral system[]

In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were first disputed in 1922 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[]

18 6
Nacionalista Democrata
PartySeats
BeforeAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party1317+4
Democrata Party95−4
Appointed seats[a]220
Total24240
  1. ^ The Governor-General of the Philippines appointed 1 member each from the Democrata Party and the Nacionalista Party.

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