1919 Philippine Senate election

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11 (of the 24) seats in the Philippine Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Manuel L. Quezon Teodoro Sandiko Party Nacionalista Democrata Leader's seat 5th District 3rd District Seats before 21 New Seats won 10 1 Seats after 21 1 Seat change New
Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.
Senate President before election Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Elected Senate President Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista

Senatorial elections happened on June 3, 1919 in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions. There were 717,295 registered voters, of whom 672,122, or 92 percent, voted.

Electoral system

In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were second place in 1916 were up for election. The Philippines is divided into 12 senatorial districts, of which all districts save for the 12th district, has one of its seats up. In the 12th district, any vacancy is filled via appointment of the Governor-General. The election itself is via first-past-the-post.

Results