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Legislative elections happened on June 2, 1931 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
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Party | Seats | |||||
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Up | Before | Won | After | +/− | ||
Nacionalista Party | 7 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 0 | |
Democrata Party | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
Appointed[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 0 |
- ↑ Of the two appointed senators, one was from the Nacionalista Party and one was independent.
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