1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

The 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.

1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections

November 8, 1949
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 51 seats needed for a majority
LQ NP LA Leader Eugenio Pérez José Laurel, Jr. Party Liberal Nacionalista Liberal Leader's seat Pangasinan–2nd Batangas–3rd Last election 49 seats, 38.89% 35 seats, 45.78% 49 seats, 38.89% Seats before 49^A 35 49^A Seats won 66 33 6 Seat change 11 2 43 Popular vote 1,834,173 1,178,402 385,188 Percentage 53.00% 34.05% 11.13% Swing 14.11% 11.73% 27.76%
Speaker before election Eugenio Pérez Liberal Elected Speaker Eugenio Pérez Liberal

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.

Results

The top bar represents seats won, while the bottom bar represents the proportion of votes received.

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60 33 7

53.00% 34.05% 12.55% Liberal (Quirino wing) Nacionalista Others

No seats won: 0.41% (white)

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party (Quirino wing)	1,834,173	53.00	+14.11	60	+11
	Nacionalista Party	1,178,402	34.05	−11.73	33	−2
	Liberal Party (Avelino wing)	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
Registered voters/turnout		5,135,814	–
Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos. Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. & Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.

Note

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

See also

• 2nd Congress of the Philippines

References

1. 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.

• 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.