1934 Philippine Senate elections

1934 Philippine Senate elections

June 5, 1934
11 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Manuel L. Quezon Sergio Osmeña Party Nacionalista Party-Democratico Nacionalista Party-Pro-Independencia Leader's seat 5th District 10th District Seats after 15 7
Senate President before election Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Party-Consolidato Elected Senate President Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Party-Consolidato

Legislative elections were held on June 5, 1934 in the Philippines. Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña were re-elected in the Philippine Senate and still arch-rivals since the Nacionalista Party broke up in 1922.

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

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16 8 Democratico Pro-Independencia

Party		Seats
		Before	After	+/−
	Nacionalista–Democratico	N/A	15	+15
	Nacionalista–Pro-Independencia	N/A	7	+7
	Nacionalista Party	16	N/A	−16
	Democrata Party	6	N/A	−6
Appointed seats		2	2	0
Total		24	24	0

Aftermath

This was the last Senate election before 1946, since the Constitutional Convention, elected a month later, abolished the Senate by creating the unicameral National Assembly. The Senate would have been restored with amendments to the constitution that would have been applied in 1941, but World War II broke out and the elected senators would not have served until 1946.

See also

• 10th Philippine Legislature
• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections