1925 Philippine Senate elections

Senatorial elections happened on June 2, 1925 in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.

1925 Philippine Senate elections

June 2, 1925

11 of 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Manuel L. Quezon Teodoro Sandiko
Party Nacionalista Democrata
Leader's seat 5th District 3rd District
Last election 17 (united NP) 5 seats
Seats won 13 11
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 5

Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.

Senate President before election

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista Party-Consolidato

Elected Senate President

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista Party-Consolidato

Electoral system

In a staggered election, 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. The election itself is via first-past-the-post.

Results

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13 11
Nacionalista Democrata
PartySeats
BeforeAfter+/โˆ’
Nacionalista Party[lower-alpha 1]1713โˆ’4
Democrata Party59+4
Appointed seats[lower-alpha 2]220
Total24240
  1. In the previous election, the Nacionalistas were split into the Colectivistas, which had 11 seats, and the Unipersonalistas, who had 6 seats. These factions reconciled prior to this election.
  2. The Governor-General of the Philippines appointed 2 members of the Democrata Party.

See also

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