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1916 Philippine Senate elections

First Filipino Senate Elections

First Filipino Senate Elections

FieldValue
election_name1916 Philippine Senate election
countryPhilippines
flag_year1912
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_electionnone
next_election1919 Philippine Senate elections
next_year1919
election_dateOctober 3, 1916
seats_for_election22 (of the 24) seats in the Philippine Senate
image1MANUELQUEZON (cropped).jpg
leader1Manuel L. Quezon
party1Nacionalista Party
leaders_seat15th District
seats1**20**
image2Vicente Singson Encarnacion.jpg
leader2Vicente Singson Encarnacion
party2Progresista Party
leaders_seat21st District
seats21
map_image1916PhilippineSenateElections.png
map_size280px
map_captionElection results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.
titleSenate President
before_electionNone (This was the first Philippine Senate election)
after_electionManuel L. Quezon
after_partyNacionalista Party

The first elections to Philippine Senate were held on October 3, 1916, immediately after the passage of the Philippine Autonomy Act, known as the Jones Law. The Act created the Senate of the Philippines. The Senate replaced the Philippine Commission as the upper house of the Philippine Legislature, thus creating for the first time a fully elected national legislative branch in the Philippines, under the American colonial Insular Government. Each district elected two senators (plurality-at-large): The first-placer was to serve a six-year term while the second-placer was to serve a three-year term. On each election thereafter, one seat per district was up (first past the post). The senators from the 12th district were appointed by the American governor-general for no fixed term.

Results

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