1937 Makati local elections

August 2026 August 2026 1937 Makati mayoral election Makati seal until 1970s 80s.png 1940 Makati local elections 1940 1934 1934 Makati local elections Mayor 1937 12 14 2,864 Jose D. Villena Deogracias Luciano Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 120x120px Nicanor F. Garcia Partido Democrata Nacional Pablo C. Cortes 120x120px 2,185 no presidential Nacionalista Jose D. Villena Jose D. Villena Nacionalista yes Vice mayoral election presidential Deogracias Luciano Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 2,017 120x120px Pablo C. Cortes Partido Democrata Nacional 1,773 Irineo Avinado Independiente 662 Sabino Gutierrez Independiente 610 Vice Mayor Deogracias Luciano Nacionalista Deogracias Luciano Nacionalista yes Municipal Council election parliamentary no no 8 seats in the Makati Municipal Council 5 Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 5 seats 5 d Partido Democrata Nacional 3 seats 3 d Local elections was held in the Municipality of Makati on December 14, 1937, within the 1937 Philippine local elections, during the administration of President Manuel Quezon. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the town: the mayor, vice mayor, and the eight-member local municipal council. The municipality of Makati was then under the jurisdiction of the 1st congressional district of the Province of Rizal. The elections for the district representatives were held in 1935. This was the first local elections in Makati after the ratification of the new 1935 Philippine Constitution on May 14, 1935.Philippines, 14 May 1935: Constitution Direct Democracy deBenitez Conrado 1935 The New Philippine Constitution https://www.jstor.org/stable/2751242 Pacific Affairs 8 4 428–432 10.2307/2751242 0030-851X subscription Kalaw Maximo M. 1935 The New Constitution of the Philippine Commonwealth https://www.jstor.org/stable/20020226 Foreign Affairs 13 4 687–694 10.2307/20020226 0015-7120 subscription Background Incumbent Makati mayor Jose D. Villena is running for his second term, having been elected as municipal mayor in 1934. He selected incumbent vice mayor Deogracias Luciano as his running mate. Both are stalwarts of the ruling Partido Nacionalista Consolidado. His challenger for mayor was former mayor Nicanor C. Garcia, candidate of the rival Partido Democrata Nacional. He was Makati mayor from 1922 to 1934. His vice-mayoral running mate was former vice mayor Pablo C. Cortes. At the time, Philippine politics was dominated by the Nacionalistas, who were opposed by several parties, among them the Partido Democrata Nacional, Partido Reformista, and the Young Philippines Party. Candidates Partido Nacionalista Consolidado Name Party For Mayor Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. Nacionalista Party For Vice MayorDeogracias Luciano Nacionalista Party For CouncilorDionisio Afable Nacionalista Party Luis Anastacio Nacionalista Party Diego Benito Nacionalista Party Felix Blanco Nacionalista Party Amado E. Diaz Nacionalista Party Fidel Dionisio Nacionalista Party Tomas B. Estacio Nacionalista Party Eliseo D. Viray Nacionalista Party Partido Democrata Nacional Name Party For Mayor Nicanor C. Garcia Democrata Party For Vice MayorPablo C. Cortes Democrata Party For CouncilorMaximo Arcangel Democrata Party Ventura Canilao Democrata Party Marcos Concepcion Democrata Party Jose Cunanan Democrata Party Tomas Gonzalez Democrata Party Monico Policarpio Democrata Party Pedro Santiago Democrata Party Martin Santos Democrata Party Independent For Vice MayorIrineo Avinado Independent Sabino Gutierrez Independent Results Mayor Incumbent mayor Jose D. Villena defeated former mayor Nicanor Garcia.The sad history of Makati's mayorship https://manilastandard.net/?p=175292 Manila Standard April 21, 2015 August 23, 2026 1937 Makati mayoral election Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 2864 Nicanor C. Garcia Partido Democrata Nacional 2185 Nacionalista hold Philippine Commission on Elections Vice Mayor Incumbent vice mayor Deogracias Luciano won against former vice mayor Pablo Cortes. Cortes filed an election protest which was later denied by the Supreme Court.PABLO C. CORTES, ET AL., vs. SIXTO DE LA COSTA, Judge of First Instance of Rizal, ET AL., https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1938/aug1938/gr_46065_1938.html The LawPhil Project August 9, 1938 August 31, 2026 1937 Makati vice mayoral election Deogracias Luciano Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 2017 Pablo C. Cortes Partido Democrata Nacional 1773 Irineo Avinado Independiente 662 Sabino Gutierrez Independiente 610 Nacionalista hold Philippine Commission on Elections 1935 elections for Rizal 1st District Representative Pedro Magsalin won re-election as 1st congressional district representative against four other contenders. The election for this position was held on September 16, 1935. This district holds jurisdiction over the Municipality of Makati. The winner held term from 1935 to 1938. 1935 Rizal's 1st congressional district representative election Pedro Serafin G. Magsalin Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 12847 Andres Pascual Partido Nacionalista Coalicionista 7936 Miguel Cornejo Partido Reformista 4183 Genaro T. Torres Independiente 1726 Maximo M. Madrinal Independiente 1263 Partido Nacionalista Consolidado hold Philippine Commission on Elections Municipal Council Five of the eight winning candidates came from the Partido Nacionalista Consolidado, while the remaining three were from the Partido Democrata Nacional.PABLO C. CORTES, ET AL., vs. SIXTO DE LA COSTA, Judge of First Instance of Rizal, ET AL., https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1938/aug1938/gr_46065_1938.html The LawPhil Project August 9, 1938 August 31, 2026 Municipal Council election at Makati's lone district Nacionalista Party Felix Blanco 1,781 Nacionalista Party Diego Benito 1,681 Nacionalista Party Amado E. Diaz 1,628 Democrata Party Martin Santos 1,478 Democrata Party Pedro Santiago 1,369 Nacionalista Party Luis Anastacio 1,365 Nacionalista Party Eliseo D. Viray 1,164 Democrata Party Marcos Concepcion 1,009 |-bgcolor=black |colspan=5| Democrata Party Tomas Gonzalez 1,008 Democrata Party Jose Cunanan 1,005 Nacionalista Party Dionisio Afable 996 Nacionalista Party Fidel Dionisio 965 Democrata Party Ventura Canilao 900 Nacionalista Party Tomas B. Estacio 845 Democrata Party Monico Policarpio 796 Democrata Party Maximo Arcangel 750 Aftermath Mayor Villena will be re-elected three more times: in 1940, 1947 and 1951. He will be opposed for the mayorship by Cortes in 1940 and 1947, which Villena both won. References Category:Elections in Makati Category:Local elections in the Philippines Makati local elections Makati local elections