1931 Philippine Senate elections

Legislative elections happened on June 2, 1931 in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.

1931 Philippine Senate elections

← 1928 June 2, 1931 1934 →
11 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Manuel L. Quezon Claro M. Recto Party Nacionalista Democrata Leader's seat 5th District 5th District Seats before 17 6 Seats won 7 4 Seats after 17 6 Seat change
Senate President before election Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Elected Senate President Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista

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

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17 1 6 Nacionalista I Democrata

Party		Seats
		Up	Before	Won	After	+/−
	Nacionalista	7	16	7	16	0
	Democrata	4	6	4	6	0
Appointed[a]		0	2	0	2	0
Total		11	24	11	24	0

1. Of the two appointed senators, one was from the Nacionalista and one was independent.

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections