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1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

9th Philippine House of Representatives elections

9th Philippine House of Representatives elections

FieldValue
election_name1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections
countryPhilippines
flag_year1936
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1946 Philippine House of Representatives elections
previous_year1946
next_election1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections
next_year1953
seats_for_electionAll 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
majority_seats51
election_dateNovember 8, 1949
image1Rep. Eugenio P. Perez (2nd Congress).jpg
leader1Eugenio Pérez
party1Liberal (Quirino wing)
leaders_seat1Pangasinan–2nd
last_election149 seats, 38.89%
seats166
seat_change111
popular_vote11,834,173
percentage153.00
swing114.11
image2Rep. Jose B. Laurel Jr. (2nd Congress).jpg
leader2Jose Laurel Jr.
party2Nacionalista Party
leaders_seat2Batangas–3rd
last_election235 seats, 45.78%
seats233
seat_change22
popular_vote21,178,402
percentage234.05
swing211.73
image3Blank2x3.svg
color3ffffcc
party3Liberal (Avelino wing)
last_election3New party
seats36
seat_change36
popular_vote3385,188
percentage311.13
swing311.13
titleSpeaker
before_electionEugenio Pérez
before_partyLiberal Party (Philippines)
after_electionEugenio Pérez
after_partyLiberal Party (Philippines)

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.

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.

The elected representatives served in the 2nd Congress from 1949 to 1953.

Electoral system

The 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

Note

:A. The combined number of seats of the Liberal Party before it was divided into two factions.

References

Bibliography

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References

  1. Quezon, Manuel III. (2007-06-06). "An abnormal return to normality". PCIJ.org.
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