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1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election

Philippine election

Philippine election

Election of delegates to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention was held on July 10, 1934, in accordance with the Tydings–McDuffie Act.

The Convention drafted the 1935 Constitution, which was the basic law of the Philippines under the American-sponsored Commonwealth of the Philippines and the post-War, sovereign Third Republic.

Results

Province/CityElectorateVotes cast%**Total**
Abra11,2447,08363.0
Agusan8,6875,78166.5
Albay50,32825,46050.6
Antique18,0368,98849.8
Baguio2,2601,25555.5
Bataan14,93110,15868.0
Batanes1,8001,31873.2
Batangas59,58538,15964.0
Bohol47,24023,36149.5
Bulacan57,78433,65358.2
Cagayan36,68919,42452.9
Camarines Norte11,3926,44156.5
Camarines Sur38,79819,57750.5
Capiz36,74213,06335.6
Cavite39,82322,84457.4
Cebu105,79248,73446.1
Davao18,9339,61650.8
Ilocos Norte30,08820,64968.6
Ilocos Sur39,01419,52950.1
Iloilo81,65343,49253.3
Isabela23,32113,76059.0
La Union30,63117,89058.4
Laguna49,18125,70452.3
Leyte84,34844,64552.9
Manila70,08226,47437.8
Marinduque11,0067,99972.7
Masbate14,2967,27650.9
Mindoro15,7579,91462.9
Misamis Occidental18,5527,97343.0
Misamis Oriental19,18510,05852.4
Negros Occidental85,56632,59438.1
Negros Oriental28,10114,43751.4
Nueva Ecija58,14628,83449.6
Nueva Vizcaya9,5536,38266.8
Palawan8,6014,89256.9
Pampanga52,29631,58160.4
Pangasinan114,26457,10050.0
Rizal68,31133,63049.2
Romblon7,5974,05653.4
Samar42,94623,62155.0
Sorsogon31,74916,93653.3
Surigao21,76710,02146.0
Tarlac33,21214,26643.0
Tayabas60,89823,98639.4
Zambales15,4328,98658.2
Zamboanga18,47811,42161.8
**1,704,095****873,021****51.2**
Source: Bureau of Printing

Constitutional Convention of 1934

Leadership

  • President: Claro M. Recto (Batangas–3rd)
  • First Vice-President: Ruperto Montinola (Iloilo–2nd)
  • Second Vice-President: Teodoro Sandiko (Bulacan–1st)

Members

Province/CityDistrictDelegates
AbraLone
AgusanLone
Albay1st
2nd
3rd
4th
AntiqueLone
BataanLone
BatanesLone
Batangas1st
2nd
3rd
Bohol1st
2nd
3rd
BukidnonLone
Bulacan1st
2nd
Cagayan1st
2nd
Camarines NorteLone
Camarines Sur1st
2nd
Capiz1st
2nd
3rd
CaviteLone
Cebu1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
CotabatoLone
DavaoLone
Ilocos Norte1st
2nd
Ilocos Sur1st
2nd
Iloilo1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
IsabelaLone
La Union1st
2nd
Laguna1st
2nd
LanaoLone
Leyte1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Manila1st
2nd
MarinduqueLone
MasbateLone
MindoroLone
Misamis OccidentalLone
Misamis OrientalLone
Mountain ProvinceApayao
Baguio
Benguet
Bontoc
Ifugao
Kalinga
Negros Occidental1st
2nd
3rd
Negros Oriental1st
2nd
Nueva Ecija1st
2nd
Nueva VizcayaLone
PalawanLone
Pampanga1st
2nd
Pangasinan1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Rizal1st
2nd
RomblonLone
Samar1st
2nd
3rd
Sorsogon1st
2nd
SuluLone
SurigaoLone
Tarlac1st
2nd
Tayabas1st
2nd
ZambalesLone
ZamboangaLone

Committees

The Constitutional Convention of 1934 had 47 committees:

CommitteeChairman
Accounts
Agricultural Development
Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Citizenship and Naturalization
Citizenship Duties
Civil Service
Commerce
Comparative Study of Constitutions
Constitutional Guarantees
Credentials
Currency and Banks
Declaration of Principles
Delimitation of Territory
Executive Power
Finance and Public Accounts
Franchises
Health and Hygiene
Immigration
Impeachment
Industry
Insular Police
Interior Government
Judicial Power
Labor and Social Welfare
Legislative Power
Mandatory Provisions
Metropolitan and Foreign Relations
Miscellaneous Matters
National Defense
Nationalization and Conservation of Land and Natural Resources
Nationalization of the Public Utilities
Official Language
Preamble
Printing
Privileges
Provincial and Municipal Governments
Public Instruction
Rules
Scientific Research
Selection of Resident Commissioner under the Commonwealth
Special Provinces
Sponsorship
Style
Suffrage
Tariff
Transitory Provisions

References

References

  1. (1935). "The Philippine Statistical Review". Bureau of Printing.
  2. (1935). "Our Delegates to the Constitutional Assembly". Benipayo Press.
  3. Aruego, Jose M.. (1936). "The Framing of the Philippine Constitution". University Publishing Co., Inc..
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