1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

9th Philippine House of Representatives elections 1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections Philippines 1936 parliamentary no 1946 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1946 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1953 All 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 51 November 8, 1949 Rep. Eugenio P. Perez (2nd Congress).jpg Eugenio Pérez Liberal (Quirino wing) Pangasinan–2nd 49 seats, 38.89% 66 11 1,834,173 53.00 14.11 Rep. Jose B. Laurel Jr. (2nd Congress).jpg Jose Laurel Jr. Nacionalista Party Batangas–3rd 35 seats, 45.78% 33 2 1,178,402 34.05 11.73 Blank2x3.svg ffffcc Liberal (Avelino wing) New party 6 6 385,188 11.13 11.13 Speaker Eugenio Pérez Liberal Party (Philippines) Eugenio Pérez Liberal Party (Philippines) Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 8, 1949. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. This will be the first time in what would be a pattern in which the party of the incumbent president wins the elections for the members of the House of Representatives.An abnormal return to normality Manuel III Quezon Manuel Quezon III http://pcij.org/stories/an-abnormal-return-to-normality/ PCIJ.org 2007-06-06 2010-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129022315/http://pcij.org/stories/an-abnormal-return-to-normality/ 2010-11-29 dead The elected representatives served in the 2nd Congress from 1949 to 1953. Electoral system The House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 100 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 Liberal (Quirino) Liberal Party (Philippines) 53.00 Nacionalista Nacionalista Party 34.05 Liberal (Avelino) #FFFFCC 11.13 Others gray 2.82 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Liberal (Quirino) Liberal Party (Philippines) 60.00 Nacionalista Nacionalista Party 33.00 Liberal (Avelino) #FFFFCC 6.00 Others gray 1.00 Note A. a The combined number of seats of the Liberal Party before it was divided into two factions. See also 2nd Congress 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 1949 Category:1949 elections in the Philippines Category:November 1949 in Asia