1925 Philippine Senate elections
Senatorial elections happened on June 2, 1925 in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.
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11 of 24 seats in the Philippine Senate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Party | Seats | |||||
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Before | After | +/โ | ||||
Nacionalista Party[lower-alpha 1] | 17 | 13 | โ4 | |||
Democrata Party | 5 | 9 | +4 | |||
Appointed seats[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 24 | 0 |
- 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.
- The Governor-General of the Philippines appointed 2 members of the Democrata Party.
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