1935 Philippine legislative election

1935 Philippine legislative election

September 16, 1935
All 89 seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines 45 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Gil Montilla Manuel Roxas Party Nacionalista Democratico Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia Leader's seat Negros Occidental–3rd Capiz-1st Last election 70 19 Seats won 64 19 Seat change 6
Speaker before election Quintín Paredes Nacionalista Democratico Elected Speaker Gil Montilla Nacionalista Democratico

Elections for the members of the First National Assembly were held on September 16, 1935, pursuant to the Tydings–McDuffie Act, which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The leaders of the ruling Nacionalista Party, Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmeña reconciled and became running mates in the presidential election but their supporters, the Democraticos and the Democrata Pro-Independencias respectively, effectively were two separate parties at the National Assembly elections.

With the Senate abolished, the National Assembly became a unicameral legislature.

Results

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64 19 6 Democratico Pro-Independencia IND

Party		Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Democratico	64	New
	Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia	19	New
	Independent	6	New
Total		89	−3
Source: Teehankee and PCDSPO

References

• 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.