1940 Makati local elections

1940 Makati mayoral election Makati seal until 1970s 80s.png 1947 Makati local elections 1947 1937 1937 Makati local elections Mayor 1940 12 10 3,487 Deogracias Luciano Coalicion Nacionalista Jose D. Villena 120x120px Pablo C. Cortes Popular Front Martin Santos 120x120px 2,875 no presidential Nacionalista Jose D. Villena Jose D. Villena Nacionalista yes Vice mayoral election presidential Deogracias Luciano Coalicion Nacionalista 3,214 Martin Santos Popular Front 3,148 Vice Mayor Deogracias Luciano Nacionalista Deogracias Luciano Nacionalista Local elections was held in the Municipality of Makati on December 10, 1940, within the 1940 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 1938 and in 1941. This was the last local elections in Makati before the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in January 1942. Background Incumbent Makati mayor Jose D. Villena is running for his third term, having been elected as municipal mayor in 1934 and 1937. 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 vice mayor Pablo Cortes, candidate of the newly-formed Popular Front. He was Makati vice mayor from 1922 to 1934, during the administration of then-mayor Nicanor F. Garcia. His vice-mayoral running mate was incumbent councilor Martin Santos. At the time, Philippine politics was dominated by the Nacionalistas, who were opposed by several parties, among them the Popular Front, Partido Democrata Nacional, and the Young Philippines Party. Candidates Coalicion Nacionalista Name Party For Mayor Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. Nacionalista Party For Vice MayorDeogracias Luciano Nacionalista Party Popular Front Name Party For Mayor Pablo C. Cortes Popular Front (Philippines)For Vice MayorMartin Santos Popular Front (Philippines) Results Mayor Incumbent mayor Jose D. Villena defeated former vice mayor Pablo Cortes.The sad history of Makati's mayorship https://manilastandard.net/?p=175292 Manila Standard April 21, 2015 August 23, 2026 1940 Makati mayoral election Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. Coalicion Nacionalista 3487 Pablo C. Cortes Popular Front 2875 Nacionalista hold Philippine Commission on Elections Vice Mayor Incumbent vice mayor Deogracias Luciano won against incumbent councilor Martin Santos. 1940 Makati vice mayoral election Deogracias Luciano Coalicion Nacionalista 3214 Martin Santos Popular Front 3148 Nacionalista hold Philippine Commission on Elections 1938 elections for Rizal 1st District Representative Francisco Sevilla won as 1st congressional district representative against eight other contenders, among them incumbent Makati mayor Jose D. Villena. The election for this position was held on November 8 ,1938. This district holds jurisdiction over the Municipality of Makati. The winner held term from 1938 to 1941. 1938 Rizal's 1st congressional district representative election Francisco Sevilla Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 19616 Anatolia Reyes Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 6793 Elpidio Santos Partido Ganap de Filipinas 3438 Wenceslao Virata Partido Ganap de Filipinas 2415 Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. Partido Nacionalista Consolidado 1823 Maximino M. Magtoto Frente Popular 761 Gualberto Cruz Partido Liberal 173 Ramon Comagon Frente Popular 6 Alejandro San Miguel Frente Popular 5 Partido Nacionalista Consolidado hold Philippine Commission on Elections 1941 elections for Rizal 1st District Representative Francisco Sevilla won re-election as 1st congressional district representative against former representative Miguel Cornejo. The election for this position was held on November 11 ,1941. This district holds jurisdiction over the Municipality of Makati. The winner held term from 1941 to 1944, though it was interrupted by World War II and the subsequent Japanese occupation of the Philippines. 1941 Rizal's 1st congressional district representative election Francisco Sevilla Coalicion Nacionalista 18506 Miguel Cornejo Popular Front 6226 Coalicion Nacionalista hold Philippine Commission on Elections Municipal Council There were no surviving records regarding the results for the members of the Makati Municipal Board, as most election files were destroyed during World War II. There were some records, however that one of the elected councilors was Atty. Tomas Baluyut, the future vice mayor of Makati. Aftermath Mayor Villena's term will be interrupted by the war. On December 24, 1941, President Manuel Quezon appointed Secretary Jorge B. Vargas as Mayor of the City of Greater ManilaCreating the City of Greater Manila https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1942/01/01/executive-order-no-400-s-1942/ Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines January 1, 1942 August 30, 2026, whose merger included the municipality of Makati, effectively ending Villena's term as mayor. Villena will be elected for two more terms, in 1947 and 1951. References Category:Elections in Makati Category:Local elections in the Philippines Makati local elections Makati local elections