1910 La Laguna's 1st Philippine Assembly district special election

1910 La Laguna's 1st assembly district special election By-election Philippines 1908 La Laguna's 1st district seat in the Philippine Assembly no 1909 Philippine Assembly elections 1909 1912 Philippine Assembly elections 1912 1910 12 10 File:Marcos Alcos Paulino.jpg Marcos Paulino Progresista Party 1,491 59.66% Serviliano Platon of La Laguna, Diputado por el Ler Distrito.jpg Serviliano Platon Nacionalista Party 1,008 40.34% Delegate Subsequent delegate Potenciano Malvar Nacionalista Party Marcos Paulino Progresista Party A special election (known elsewhere as "by-elections") for the seat of La Laguna's 1st district in the Philippine Assembly, the lower house of the Philippine Legislature of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, was held on December 13, 1910. This was triggered due to the appointment of the incumbent delegate Potenciano Malvar as the governor of La Laguna (now called simply as Laguna). Marcos Paulino won the special election, defeating Serviliano Platon, a flip from the Nacionalista Party to the Progresista Party. He served the remainder of Malvar's term during the 2nd Philippine Legislature, which ended in 1912. Background Juan Cailles, a Progresista Party stalwart, was to retire as governor of La Laguna. In the immediately preceding gubernatorial election, the Nacionalista Party's Domingo Ordoveza won, but Governor-General William Cameron Forbes, upon the advice of vice governor Newton W. Gilbert, was convinced that Ordoveza bought votes and refused to seat him nor Cailles, and will appoint someone from the Nacionalista Party instead.1910-09-20 Ordoveza not to be Governor of Laguna https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/cana19100920-01.1.2 The Cablenews-American 2 On September 22, 1910, Forbes appointed Potenciano Malvar, the younger brother of Miguel Malvar and incumbent delegate from La Laguna's 1st district, as governor, succeeding Cailles.1910-09-23 Malvar succeeds Cailles https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/cana19100923-01.1.5 The Cablenews-American 5 La Democracia newspaper had opposed Malvar's appointment, pointing out that he was ineligible for the post as a sitting member of the Philippine Assembly.1910-09-23 Selection don't suit Democracia https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/cana19100923-01.1.7 The Cablenews-American 7 La Democracia is the official organ of the Progresistas.Bonifacio Erwin 2021-11-10 Gubernatorial elections in Capiz (1907) https://thecapiztimes.com/articles/gubernatorial-elections-in-capiz-1907/ 2024-02-20 The Capiz Times en A day later, the Philippine Commission approved the appointment of Malvar as provincial governor.1910-09-24 Malvar confirmed as governor https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/cana19100924-01.1.6 The Cablenews-American 6 On October 4, Forbes scheduled the special election for the vacant assembly seat on December 13.1910-10-06 By Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, A Proclamation https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/cana19101006-01.1.10 The Cablenews-American 10 District profile La Laguna's 1st district composed of the province's western municipalities of Bay, Binang, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauang, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro Tunasan, and Santa Rosa. Although legally part of San Pablo at the time, Alaminos was listed separately. Candidates A total of two persons ran to fill the vacant seat, namely: Marcos Paulino (Progresista), municipal president of San Pablo (1902–1906) Serviliano Platon (Nacionalista), former revolutionary captain and law graduate Results Marcos Paulino of the Progresista Party defeated Serviliano Platon of the Nacionalistas.1910-12-15 Progresista wins in Laguna province https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/cana19101215-01.1.3 The Cablenews-American 3 The latter carried Calauang, Los Baños, Santa Rosa and San Pedro Tunasan, Binang saw a tied result, and the former won in Alaminos, Bay, Calamba, Cabuyao, Pila and San Pablo. Paulino's win increased the number of opposition Progresistas in the assembly during the 2nd Philippine Legislature.1910-12-20 Progresista wins by big majority https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/cana19101220-01.1.9 The Cablenews-American Paulino took his oath of office at the Ayuntamiento de Manila on December 20, 1910.1910-12-21 Assembly notes https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/cana19101221-01.1.8 The Cablenews-American 8 1910 La Laguna's 1st Philippine Assembly district special election Marcos Paulino Progresista Party 1491 Serviliano Platon Nacionalista Party 1008 483 19.33 Progresista Party gain from Nacionalista Party The Cablenews-American Per town +TownPaulinoPlatonTotalVotes%Votes%Alaminosresults Alaminos was part of San Pablo from 1903 to 1916 but was grouped separately during the 1910 tally.Act 939 An Act reducing the thirty municipalities of the Province of La Laguna to nineteen https://lawyerly.ph/laws/view/l4037 October 12, 1903 July 10, 2023 200 74.07%7025.93%270Bay 76 50.33%7549.67%151Binang10650.00%10650.00%212Cabuyao 91 60.26%6039.74%151Calamba 107 66.46%5433.54%161Calauang3345.21% 40 54.79%73Los Baños2130.88% 47 69.12%68Pila 64 51.61%6048.39%124San Pablo 725 67.32%35232.68%1,077San Pedro Tunasan3543.75% 45 56.25%80Santa Rosa3325.00% 99 75.00%132Total 1,491 59.66%1,00840.34%2,499 Notes results Aftermath Serviliano Platon won the district's seat in the 1912 general election, succeeding Marcos Paulino. He served as assemblyman for one term until 1916, and then became a judge of the court of first instance in Tayabas during the 1930s. Paulino later became governor of Laguna from 1914 to 1916. References Category:1910 elections in the Philippines Category:Elections in Laguna (province) Category:Special elections to the Philippine Legislature Category:December 1910 in Asia