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1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 8, 1949. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.

Quick facts All 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 51 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

This will be the first time in what would be a pattern in which the party of the incumbent president wins the elections for the members of the House of Representatives.[1]

The elected representatives served in the 2nd Congress from 1949 to 1953.

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Electoral system

The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 100 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts.

Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.

Results

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  1. The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".
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Note

A. ^ The combined number of seats of the Liberal Party before it was divided into two factions.

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