1946 Philippine House of Representatives elections

8th Philippine House of Representatives elections 1946 Philippine House of Representatives elections Philippines 1936 parliamentary no 1941(House) ←1943(Assembly) 1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1949 All 98 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 50 April 23, 1946 Rep. Eugenio P. Perez (2nd Congress).jpg Eugenio Pérez Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing) Pangasinan–2nd 49 908,740 38.89 Sen Primicias.jpg Cipriano Primicias Sr. Nacionalista Party Pangasinan–4th 35 1,069,971 45.78 Luis Taruc 1946.jpg Luis Taruc Democratic Alliance Pampanga–2nd 6 152,410 6.52 Speaker José Zulueta Nacionalista Party Eugenio Pérez Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing) Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on April 23, 1946. Held on the same day as the presidential election, it was held after the Nacionalista Party had split permanently into two factions: the "conservative" faction headed by president Sergio Osmeña and the "liberal" faction headed by Senate president Manuel Roxas, which later became the Liberal Party. Roxas and the Liberals won the elections, leaving the Nacionalistas with the minority in both houses of Congress. Candidates from the leftist Democratic Alliance won six seats in the House of Representatives but were not allowed to take their seats on grounds of fraud and violent campaign tactics during the election.Dolan Ronald E Philippines: A Country Study Washington GPO for the Library of Congress 1991 http://countrystudies.us/philippines/ Five of them were later restored their seats but only after a constitution amendment concerning parity rights to U.S. citizens was approved. That approval was required by the Bell Trade Act of the United States Congress and led to the 1947 Philippine Parity Rights plebiscite to amend the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines. Electoral system The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 98 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts. Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census. Results Vote share #ddd 600px 410px NP Nacionalista Party 45.78 NP (LW) Liberal Party (Philippines) 38.89 DA Democratic Alliance (Philippines) 6.52 Others gray 8.81 Seats #ddd 600px 410px NP Nacionalista Party 35.71 NP (LW) Liberal Party (Philippines) 50.00 DA Democratic Alliance (Philippines) 6.12 Others gray 8.16 See also 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines References Bibliography The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines 2000 971-8832-24-6 Paras Corazon L. Pobre Cesar P. Philippine Legislature 100 Years 2000 971-92245-0-9 1946 Category:History of the Philippines (1898–1946) Category:1946 elections in the Philippines Category:April 1946 in Asia