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1925 Philippine Senate elections

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1925 Philippine Senate elections

← 1922 June 2, 1925 1928 →

11 of 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Manuel L. Quezon Teodoro Sandiko
Party Nacionalista Democrata
Leader's seat 5th District 3rd District
Last election 17 (united NP) 5 seats
Seats won 13 11
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 5

Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.

Senate President before election

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista Party-Consolidato

Elected Senate President

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista Party-Consolidato

Senatorial elections happened on June 2, 1925 in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.

Electoral system

In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were first disputed in 1919 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

13 1 10
Nacionalista Democrata
PartySeats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party[a]1017713−4
Democrata Party1448+4
Appointed0202[b]0
Vacant01010
Total112411244
  1. ^ In the 1922 election, the Nacionalista Party was divided into the Colectivistas, which had 12 seats, and the Unipersonalistas, which had 6 seats. The two factions reconciled prior to this election.
  2. ^ At the time of the election, the two appointed senators were from the Democrata Party.

See also