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1943 Philippine legislative election
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State elections in the Philippines
1943 Philippine legislative election Philippines 1943 Flag of the Philippines (1943–1945).svg legislative no 1941 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1941 1946 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1946 September 20, 1943 All 54 elective seats and 54 ex officio members in the National Assembly of the Philippines Benigno Simeón Aquino Sr.jpg Benigno Aquino Sr. KALIBAPI Tarlac new party 108 108 Speaker José Yulo Nacionalista Party Benigno Aquino Sr. KALIBAPI
The 1943 Philippine legislative election was held on September 20, 1943 to elect the 54 of the 108 members of the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic.Section 1, Executive Order No. 201 of the Chairman of the Executive Commission.
Electoral system
Executive Order No. 201 of the Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission
The 1943 Constitution provided for a unicameral National Assembly that was to be composed of provincial governors and city mayors as ex officio members and one delegate for every province and city who were to serve for a term of three years.1943 Constitution https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1943-constitution/ cs1 Official Gazette
Members from the provinces were elected by the provincial, municipal and municipal district committees of the KALIBAPI, while members from the cities were elected by the city and city district committees.Section 2, Executive Order No. 201 of the Chairman of the Executive Commission. Candidates were required to be registered with the KALIBAPI provincial and city committees.Section 3, Executive Order No. 201 of the Chairman of the Executive Commission. Only members of the KALIBAPI provincial, municipal, municipal district, city and city districts were allowed to vote.
A simple plurality of the votes is needed for a candidate to be elected, and ties are resolved by drawing lots.Section 14, Executive Order No. 201 of the Chairman of the Executive Commission.
Results
KALIBAPI 54 Ex officio seatsEx officio members are governors from each province and mayors from some cities. All of these members are from the KALIBAPI. "1943PHHouse" "exo" 54 Philippine Legislature: 100 Years 2000 Philippine Historical Association in cooperation with New Day Publishers Pobre Cesar P. Quezon City"1943PHHouse"
References
See also
1943 Philippine presidential election
Category:1943 elections in the Philippines
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