1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 8, 1949. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives.
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
This will be the first time in what would be a pattern in which the party of the incumbent president wins the elections for the members of the House of Representatives.[1]
The elected representatives served in the 2nd Congress from 1949 to 1953.
Electoral system
editThe House of Representatives has at most 120 seats, 100 seats for this election, all voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province is guaranteed at least one congressional district, with more populous provinces divided into two or more districts.
Congress has the power of redistricting three years after each census.
Results
edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[a] | 1,834,173 | 53.00 | +14.11 | 60 | +11 | |
| Nacionalista Party | 1,178,402 | 34.05 | −11.73 | 33 | −2 | |
| Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[a] | 385,188 | 11.13 | New | 6 | New | |
| Citizens' Party | 6,434 | 0.19 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 3,760 | 0.11 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 3,423 | 0.10 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Collectivista Party | 193 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 52 | 0.00 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 49,265 | 1.42 | −2.34 | 1 | −4 | |
| Total | 3,460,890 | 100.00 | – | 100 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 3,460,890 | 96.68 | +5.74 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 119,027 | 3.32 | −5.74 | |||
| Total votes | 3,579,917 | 100.00 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,135,814 | 69.70 | −18.96 | |||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[2] and Teehankee[3] | ||||||
Note
edit- A. ^ The combined number of seats of the Liberal Party before it was divided into two factions.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Quezon, Manuel III (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
- ^ Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
- Teehankee, Julio. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-06.