Legislative elections happened on June 2, 1931 in the
Philippines under the
Jones Law provisions.
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 first disputed
in 1919 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
*
Commission on Elections
*
Politics of the Philippines
*
Philippine elections
External links
Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine elections
1931
Events
January
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* January 22 – Sir I ...
1931 elections in the Philippines