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1925 Philippine legislative election
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1925 Philippine legislative election Philippines 1919 June 2, 1925 no 1928 1922 Philippine legislative election 1922 1928 Philippine legislative election yes Senate election parliamentary no 1922 Philippine Senate elections 1922 1928 Philippine Senate elections 1928 11 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate Quezon.jpg Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Party 5th District 16 7 13 3 Senator Juan Sumulong (1935).png Juan Sumulong Democrata Party 4th District 7 4 10 3 1925PhilippineSenateElections.png 280px Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate. Senate President Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Party Nacionalista Party parliamentary yes House of Representatives election 1922 1928 All 92 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 47 Manuel Roxas.jpg Manuel Roxas Capiz–1st Nacionalista Consolidado 98fb98 64 Senator Claro M. Recto (cropped).jpg Claro M. Recto Batangas–3rd Democrata Party 22 4 Speaker Manuel Roxas Nacionalista Party Manuel Roxas Nacionalista Party
Elections to the Philippine Legislature were held on June 2, 1925, pursuant to the pursuant to the Jones Law of 1916 which prescribed elections for every three years for both chambers of legislature. Votes elected 90 members of the House of Representatives in the Philippine House of Representatives elections; and 11 out of 24 members of the Senate in the Philippine Senate elections.
Background
The 1925 elections were held amid growing political tensions between Filipino legislative leaders and the American insular government due to the Cabinet Crisis happened in 1923.Onofre D. Corpuz, The Philippines. The Filipino cabinet filed resignation in protesting Governor-General Leonard Wood's reinstatement of American detective Mike Conley of Manila Police Department. 2014-11-29 Ang 'Cabinet Crisis' sa pamahalaan noong 1923 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/ulatfilipino/390380/ang-cabinet-crisis-sa-pamahalaan-noong-1923/story/ 2026-06-29 GMA News Online en
Also, even Partido Nacionalista remain dominant force of Philippine politics, divisions inside the party increasingly influenced legislative politics during the period.Carlos P. Romulo, Quezon of the Philippines.
The elections reflected both continued nationalist opposition of Filipino leaders to American intervention and decisions, with factionalism still intact inside of the Filipino political elite under the institutions established by the Jones Act of 1916.Renato Constantino, The Philippines: A Past Revisited.
Results
Senate results
+ ↓13110NacionalistaV VacantDemocrata
Up Before Won After +/− NacionalistaIn the 1922 election, the Nacionalista Party was divided into the Colectivistas, which had 12 seats, and the Unipersonalistas, which had 6 seats. The two factions reconciled prior to this election. 10 16 7 13 −3 Democrata 1 5 4 8 +3 0 2 0 2 0 24 0 AppointedThe two appointed senators were from Democrata. Vacant 0 1 0 1 0notes
House of Representatives result
+ ↓64226Nacionalista ConsolidadoDemocrataInd.
Nacionalista Party Consolidado 64 New Democrata Party 22 −4 Independent 6 +3 −1
See also
7th Philippine Legislature
1925 Philippine Senate elections
1925 Philippine House of Representatives elections
References
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Category:1925 elections in Asia
Category:1925 in the Philippines
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