Elections for the Senate of the Philippines were held on November 11, 1947, with eight of the 24 seats in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

being contested. These eight seats were elected regularly; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from December 30, 1947 until December 30, 1953. Gubernatorial and local elections were held on the same date.

Summary

Going into the 1947 election, the Senate consisted of nine Liberals, 14

Nacionalista The Nacionalista Party (Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ce ...

, and one Popular Front (Vicente Y. Sotto). Of the seats up for election in 1947, all eight seats were held by Nacionalistas. Senate President Jose Avelino, president of the Liberal Party, scored the opposition and said, "the

Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party (Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ce ...

of today is not the party of Quezon and Osmeña ... (it is) the party of Hukbalahaps and other dissident elements." In response,

President Eulogio Rodriguez appealed for the voters to give the opposition a stronger mandate to fiscalize the administration, which they accused of being corrupt and incompetent. In the 1st Congress, the Liberals held 14 seats in the Senate, thereby retaining control of the Senate. The Liberals' total was reduced to 13 seats pursuant to the

Senate Electoral Tribunal The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) is an electoral tribunal that decides election protests in the Senate of the Philippines. It consists of 6 senators nominated by the Senate, and 3 justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, who are design ...

resolution in which Senator Carlos Tan (Liberal) was unseated and replaced by

Eulogio Rodriguez Eulogio "Amang" Adona Rodriguez Sr. (born Eulogio Rodríguez y Adona; January 21, 1883 – December 19, 1964) was a Filipino politician who twice served as President of the Senate of the Philippines. Early life Coming from a poor family, Rodri ...

(Nacionalista) in 1949.

Geronima Pecson Geronima Josefa Tomelden Pecson (December 19, 1896 – July 31, 1989) was an educator, suffragette, and social worker who became the first woman senator of the Philippines in 1947 and the first woman member of the Executive Board of the United Na ...

became the first woman to be elected in the Senate.

Retiring incumbents

Nacionalista Party

# Alauya Alonto # Esteban dela Rama #

Pedro Hernaez Pedro C. Hernaez (12 December 1899 - 21 June 1978) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, diplomat and Senator. Early life and career Hernaez was born on 12 December 1899 in Talisay, Negros Occidental to Rosendo Hernaez and Teofila Conlu. He atte ...

Vicente Rama Vicente Rama (June 6, 1887 – December 24, 1956) was a Filipino Visayan legislator, publisher, and writer from Cebu, Philippines. Recognized as the Father of Cebu City, he authored the bill for its cityhood which was approved into law by Octobe ...

# Proceso Sebastian

Results

Key: * ‡ Seats up * + Gained by a party from another party * √ Held by the incumbent * * Held by the same party with a new senator : Replaced by

as per decision of

dated December 16, 1949.

Per party

Defeated incumbents

Nacionalista Party

originally lost the election, but won an election protest and was seated in 1949.

References

External links

Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine elections

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

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Summary

Retiring incumbents

Nacionalista Party

Results

Per party

Defeated incumbents

Nacionalista Party

See also

References

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