Four special elections (known elsewhere as "by-elections") were held on December 10, 1940, for vacant seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines, the legislative body of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. These elections were conducted to fill the seats left vacant by the appointment of Pedro Sabido as manager of the National Abaca and other Fibers Corporation in Albay's third district, the deaths of Ruperto Montinola in Iloilo's second district and Ruperto Kapunan in Leyte's fifth district, and the resignation of Felipe Buencamino Jr. in Nueva Ecija's second district. The date of the special elections was set by President Manuel L. Quezon through Proclamation No. 625 signed on October 4, 1940.[1]
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The special elections were held on the same date as local elections for provincial, municipal and city officials.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Seats | |
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| Nacionalista Party | 4 | |
| Young Philippines | 0 | |
| Popular Philippines | 0 | |
| Popular Front (Juan Sumulong wing) | 0 | |
| Popular Front (Pedro Abad Santos wing) | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | |
The following were elected to fill the four vacant seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines, all retaining the control of the Nacionalista Party:
- Albay—3rd: Marcial O. Rañola[2]
- Iloilo—2nd: Oscar Ledesma[3]
- Leyte—5th: Atilano R. Cinco[2]
- Nueva Ecija—2nd: Gabriel Belmonte[4]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Quezon, Manuel L. (4 October 1940). "Proclamation No. 625, s. 1940 – Calling for special election to fill existing vacancies in the National Assembly". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "History from Day to Day: The Philippines". Philippine Magazine. Vol. 38, no. 1. January 1941. pp. 4–5.
- ^ McCoy, Alfred W. (2009). An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 470. ISBN 9780299229849.
- ^ Crisostomo, Isabelo Tinio (1989). Governor Eduardo L. Joson: The Gentle Lion of Nueva Ecija. J. Kriz Publishing Enterprises. p. 145. ISBN 9789719105039.