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Legislative elections happened on June 5, 1928, in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.
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
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Party | Seats | |||||
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Up | Before | Won | After | +/− | ||
Nacionalista Party | 7 | 14 | 9 | 16 | +2 | |
Democrata Party | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | −2 | |
Appointed[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 2 |
- ↑ At the time of the election, the two appointed senators were from the Democrata Party.
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