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 won 8 3
Seats after 16 8
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

↓
16 8
Democratico Pro-Independencia
PartySeats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party[lower-alpha 1]10211122+1
Democrata Party1100−1
Appointed[lower-alpha 2]02020
Total112411241
  1. ↑ The Nacionalista Party won 11 seats: 8 seats under the Democratico faction and 3 seats under the Democrata Pro-Independencia faction. Following the election, the Nacionalista Party has a total of 24 seats: 16 seats under the Democratico faction and 8 seats under the Democrata Pro-Independencia faction.
  2. ↑ Of the two appointed senators from the Nacionalista Party, one was from the Democratico faction and one was from the Democrata Pro-Independencia faction.

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

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