Four special elections (known elsewhere as "by-elections") to the National Assembly of the Philippines, the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, were held on 10 December 1940 for the four vacant seats in the — namely the third district of Albay, the second district of Iloilo, the fifth district of Leyte and the second district of Nueva Ecija. The date of the special elections was fixed by President Manuel Quezon on 4 October 1940 by virtue of Proclamation No. 625.[1]
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Four of 98 seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines | ||||||||||
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The special elections were held on the same date as local elections for provincial, municipal and city officials.[2]
Results edit
| Parties and coalitions | % | Seats | ||
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| Nacionalista Party (Coalicion Nacionalista) | 100.0 | 4 | ||
| Young Philippines | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Popular Philippines | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Popular Front (Juan Sumulong Wing) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Popular Front (Pedro Abad Santos Wing) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100.00 | 4 | ||
| Source: Philippine Legislature: 100 Years by Cesar Pobre. | ||||
The following were elected to fill the four vacant seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines:
- Albay—3rd: Marcial O. Rañola[2]
- Iloilo—2nd: Oscar Ledesma[3]
- Leyte—5th: Atilano R. Cinco[2]
- Nueva Ecija—2nd: Gabriel Belmonte[4]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Quezon, Manuel L. (4 October 1940). "Proclamation No. 625, s. 1940 – Calling for special election to fill existing vacancies in the National Assembly". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "History from Day to Day: The Philippines". Philippine Magazine. Vol. 38, no. 1. January 1941. pp. 4–5.
- ^ McCoy, Alfred W. (2009). An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 470. ISBN 9780299229849.
- ^ Crisostomo, Isabelo Tinio (1989). Governor Eduardo L. Joson: The Gentle Lion of Nueva Ecija. J. Kriz Publishing Enterprises. p. 145. ISBN 9789719105039.