1940 Philippine legislative special elections

none 1940 Philippine National Assembly special elections Philippines 1936 parliamentary no 1938 Philippine legislative election 1938 1941 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1941 (House) December 10, 1940 Four of 98 seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines Nacionalista Party 4 Four special elections (known elsewhere as "by-elections") were held on December 10, 1940, for vacant seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines, the legislative body of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. These elections were conducted to fill the seats left vacant by the appointment of Pedro Sabido as manager of the National Abaca and other Fibers Corporation in Albay's third district, the deaths of Ruperto Montinola in Iloilo's second district and Ruperto Kapunan in Leyte's fifth district, and the resignation of Felipe Buencamino Jr. in Nueva Ecija's second district following his arrest over a fraud scheme.1939-04-18 AIDE TO QUEZON HELD ON CHARGE OF FRAUD; Buencamino Accused of Taking Part in Bond Manipulation https://www.nytimes.com/1939/04/18/archives/aide-to-quezon-held-on-charge-of-fraud-buencamino-accused-of-taking.html 2026-08-31 The New York Times 8 The date of the special elections was set by President Manuel L. Quezon through Proclamation No. 625 signed on October 4, 1940.http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1940/10/04/proclamation-no-625-s-1940/ 4 October 1940 1 December 2017 Proclamation No. 625, s. 1940 – Calling for special election to fill existing vacancies in the National Assembly Manuel L. Quezon Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines The special elections were held on the same date as local elections for provincial, municipal and city officials.January 1941 History from Day to Day: The Philippines https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/ACD5869.0038.001/10 Philippine Magazine en 38 1 4–5 Results Nacionalista Party 4 Young Philippines 0 Popular Philippines 0 Popular Front (Juan Sumulong wing) 0 Popular Front (Pedro Abad Santos wing) 0 The following were elected to fill the four vacant seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines, all retaining the control of the Nacionalista Party: Albay—3rd: Marcial O. Rañola Iloilo—2nd: Oscar Ledesma470 An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines Alfred W. McCoy 2009 University of Wisconsin Press https://books.google.com/books?id=fawaNZu-yqUC 9780299229849 Leyte—5th: Atilano R. Cinco Nueva Ecija—2nd: Gabriel Belmonte145 Governor Eduardo L. Joson: The Gentle Lion of Nueva Ecija Isabelo Tinio Crisostomo 1989 J. Kriz Publishing Enterprises https://books.google.com/books?id=NV0eAAAAMAAJ 9789719105039 External links Official website of the Commission on Elections References Category:Special elections to the National Assembly of the Philippines Special election Category:Elections in Albay Category:Elections in Leyte (province) Category:Politics of Iloilo Category:Politics of Nueva Ecija