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1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections
← 1946 November 8, 1949 1953 →
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eugenio Pérez Jose Laurel Jr.
Party Liberal (Quirino wing) Nacionalista Liberal (Avelino wing)
Leader's seat Pangasinan–2nd Batangas–3rd
Last election 49 seats, 38.89% 35 seats, 45.78% New party
Seats won 66 33 6
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 2 Increase 6
Popular vote 1,834,173 1,178,402 385,188
Percentage 53.00 34.05 11.13
Swing Increase 14.11 Decrease 11.73 Increase 11.13
Speaker before election

Eugenio Pérez
Liberal

Elected Speaker

Eugenio Pérez
Liberal

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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.[1]

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

Electoral system

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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

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[a]1,834,17353.00+14.1160+11
Nacionalista Party1,178,40234.05−11.7333−2
Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[a]385,18811.13New6New
Citizens' Party6,4340.19New00
Democratic Party3,7600.11New00
People's Party3,4230.10New00
Collectivista Party1930.01New00
Christian Democrats520.00New00
Independent49,2651.42−2.341−4
Total3,460,890100.00–100+2
Valid votes3,460,89096.68+5.74
Invalid/blank votes119,0273.32−5.74
Total votes3,579,917100.00–
Registered voters/turnout5,135,81469.70−18.96
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[2] and Teehankee[3]
  1. ^ a b The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".
Vote share
LP (QW)
 
 53.00%
NP
 
 34.05%
LP (AW)
 
 11.13%
Others
 
 2.82%
Seats
LP (QW)
 
 60.00%
NP
 
 33.00%
LP (AW)
 
 6.00%
Others
 
 1.00%

Note

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

See also

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
  3. ^ Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.
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