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Elections for the Philippine Legislature were held on June 3, 1919, [1] pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years. Voters elected all 90 members of the House of Representatives in the 1919 Philippine House of Representatives elections; and all 22 members of the Senate in the 1919 Philippine Senate elections.
For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic. The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ...
Elections for the members of the House of Representatives were held on June 3, 1919 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902, which prescribed elections for every three years. The ruling Nacionalista Party increased its majority from 75 seats out of 90 seats in the 1916 election to 83 out of 90 seats in this election.
The results are then printed as the election return and sent electronically to the city or municipal Board of Canvassers. In 2016, for the third time in a row, the Philippines automated their elections using electronic vote counting machines. The deployment of 92,500 of these machines was the largest in the world.
In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were second place in 1916 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.
^1 In 1949, two candidates from the Liberal Party contested the election: Jose Avelino and Elpidio Quirino. Avelino did not win at least a plurality of votes in a single province except his home province of Samar. ^2 In 1946, two candidates from the Nacionalista Party contested the election: Sergio Osmeña and Manuel Roxas. Both candidates won ...
Lost election: First attempt Gilbert Teodoro: June 14, 1964 45 years, 10 months, and 26 days May 10, 2010 Grace Poe Llamanzares: September 3, 1968 47 years, 8 months, and 6 days May 9, 2016 Isko Moreno Domagoso: October 24, 1974 47 years, 6 months, and 15 days May 9, 2022 Manny Pacquiao: December 17, 1978 43 years, 4 months, and 22 days May 9, 2022
The following are the terms of the elected senators of this Legislature, according to the date of election: For senators elected on October 3, 1916: October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922; For senators elected on June 3, 1919: June 3, 1919 – June 2, 1925; Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.