Senatorial elections happened on June 3, 1919 in the
Philippines under the
Jones Law provisions. There were 717,295 registered voters, of whom 672,122, or 92 percent, voted.
Electoral system
In a
staggered election
Staggered elections are elections where only some of the places in an elected body are up for election at the same time. For example, United States senators have a six-year term, but they are not all elected at the same time. Rather, elections a ...
, the seats of the senators who were second place
in 1916 were up for election. The Philippines is divided into
12 senatorial districts, of which all districts save for the
12th district, has one of its seats up. In the 12th district, any vacancy is filled via appointment of the
Governor-General
Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...
. The election itself is via
first-past-the-post.
Results
See also
*
5th Philippine Legislature
The Fifth Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from 1919 to 1922.
Members
Senate
Notes
House of Representatives
Notes
See also
*Congress of the Phili ...
*
Commission on Elections
*
Politics of the Philippines
*
Philippine elections
External links
Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine elections
1919
Events
January
* January 1
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1919 elections in the Philippines