1925 Philippine Senate elections
June 2, 1925
11 of 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Manuel L. Quezon Juan Sumulong
Party Nacionalista Democrata
Leader's seat 5th District 4th District
Seats before 17 6
Seats won 7 4
Seats after 13 10
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 4
Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.
Senate President before election

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

 Elected Senate President

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

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 V Democrata
PartySeats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Nacionalista Party[lower-alpha 1]1017713−4
Democrata Party1448+4
Appointed[lower-alpha 2]02020
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

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