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Elections for the members of the Senate were held on April 23, 1946, in the Philippines (pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 725).
Background
[edit]Soon after the reconstitution of the Commonwealth Government in 1945 Senators Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino and their allies called for an early national election to choose the president and vice president of the Philippines and members of the Congress. In December 1945, the House Insular Affairs of the United States Congress approved the joint resolution setting the election date at not later than April 30, 1946.
Prompted by this congressional action, President Sergio Osmeña called the Philippine Congress to a three-day special session. Congress enacted Commonwealth Act No. 725, setting the election on April 23, 1946, and was approved by President Osmeña on January 5, 1946.
There are 24 seats in the Senate, with eight seats up every election for every three years starting from the first election in 1941. Of the results in that election, the first eight would have served for six years, the next eight for four years, and the last eight for two years. Due to the intervention of World War II and the destruction of records, this election was the next election since 1941, and that lots were drawn on the 16 seats that would have been up in this election, and those eight seats that would be up in 1947. Of the sixteen seats up in this election, the first eight would serve until 1951, while the last eight would serve until 1949.
Retiring incumbents
[edit]Nacionalista Party
[edit]Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)
[edit]- Quintin Paredes
- Ran for representative from Abra and won
- Elpidio Quirino
- Ran for vice president of the Philippines and won
- Manuel Roxas
- Ran for president of the Philippines and won
Mid-term vacancies
[edit]- Daniel Maramba (Nacionalista), died on December 28, 1941
- Jose Ozamiz (Nacionalista), executed on February 11, 1944
Senators running elsewhere
[edit]- Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista) ran for vice president of the Philippines and lost
Results
[edit]The election was generally peaceful and orderly except in some places where passions ran high, especially in the province of Pampanga. According to the controversial decision of the Electoral Tribunal of the House of Representatives on Meliton Soliman vs. Luis Taruc, Pampanga "was under the terroristic clutches and control of the Hukbalahaps. So terrorized were the people of Arayat, at one time, 200 persons abandoned their homes, their work, and their food, all their belongings in a mass evacuation to the poblacion due to fear and terror."
The dominant Nacionalista Party was divided into two wings in this election. The Liberal wing was led by Senate President Manuel Roxas, while the original Nacionalista Party was headed by President Sergio Osmeña. Roxas defeated Osmeña in the concurrent presidential election, while Roxas's running mate Senator Elpidio Quirino defeated Osmeña's running mate Senator Eulogio Rodriguez.
In the Senate elections, the Liberal wing won nine seats, the original Nacionalista Party won six seats, and the Popular Front won one.
These senators from Liberal wing defended their seats: Melecio Arranz, Mariano Jesus Cuenco, and Ramon Torres. Carlos P. Garcia was the sole senator from the original Nacionalista Party to defend his seat.
Newcomer senators include the Liberal wing's topnotcher Vicente Francisco, Jose Avelino, Olegario Clarin, Enrique Magalona, and Salipada Pendatun. Neophytes from the original Nacionalista Party are Tomas Confesor, Alejo Mabanag, Tomas Cabili, and Ramon Diokno. Newcomer Vicente Sotto was the sole candidate of the Popular Front elected.
José E. Romero of the Nacionalista was also a neophyte senator, but was unseated by the Liberal's Prospero Sanidad.
Jose Vera of the original Nacionalista Party, who last served in the Senate when it was abolished in 1935, is the sole senator to make a comeback.
The Liberal Party won nine out of 16 contested senatorial seats; the first eight senators would serve until 1951, and the second eight until 1949:
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Election result | Not up | LP | PF | NP | Not up | |||||||||||||||||||
After election | √ | √ | * | * | * | * | + | + | + | + | * | * | * | * | √ | √ |
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Key:
- ‡ Seats up
- ^ Vacancy
- + Gained by a party from another party
- √ Held by the incumbent
- * Held by the same party with a new senator
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Vicente Francisco | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 735,671 | 28.63 | |
Vicente Sotto | Popular Front | 717,225 | 27.91 | |
José Avelino | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 708,420 | 27.57 | |
Melecio Arranz | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 666,700 | 25.94 | |
Ramon Torres | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 640,477 | 24.92 | |
Tomás Confesor | Nacionalista Party | 627,354 | 24.41 | |
Mariano Jesús Cuenco | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 623,650 | 24.27 | |
Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista Party | 617,542 | 24.03 | |
Olegario Clarin | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 611,227 | 23.78 | |
Alejo Mabanag | Nacionalista Party | 608,902 | 23.69 | |
Enrique Magalona | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 591,796 | 23.03 | |
Tomas Cabili | Nacionalista Party | 589,762 | 22.95 | |
José O. Vera | Nacionalista Party | 588,993 | 22.92 | |
Ramón Diokno | Nacionalista Party | 584,598 | 22.75 | |
José E. Romero[b] | Nacionalista Party | 563,816 | 21.94 | |
Salipada Pendatun | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 557,156 | 21.68 | |
Prospero Sanidad[b] | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 556,772 | 21.67 | |
Vicente dela Cruz | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 544,621 | 21.19 | |
Servillano dela Cruz | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 536,995 | 20.90 | |
Pedro Magsalin | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 516,127 | 20.08 | |
Antonio Paguia | Laborite Party | 505,770 | 19.68 | |
Santiago Fonacier | Nacionalista Party | 499,565 | 19.44 | |
Antonio Araneta | Nacionalista Party | 491,054 | 19.11 | |
Emilio M. Javier | Popular Front | 481,913 | 18.75 | |
Eduardo Cojuangco Sr. | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 481,683 | 18.74 | |
Pedro S. Reyes | Nacionalista Party | 465,987 | 18.13 | |
Jose Altavas | Nacionalista Party | 461,014 | 17.94 | |
Rafael Martinez | Nacionalista Party | 449,534 | 17.49 | |
Vicente Lava | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 431,842 | 16.80 | |
Mariano Garchitorena | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 423,828 | 16.49 | |
Pedro Insua | Nacionalista Party | 403,561 | 15.70 | |
Pascual Azanza | Nacionalista Party | 397,835 | 15.48 | |
Carlos Padilla Sr. | Modernist Party | 75,066 | 2.92 | |
Dionesio Gutierrez | Nacionalista Party | 49,037 | 1.91 | |
Francisco Zandueta | Independent Nacionalista | 47,802 | 1.86 | |
Ramon Lopez | Democratic Alliance | 44,718 | 1.74 | |
Vicente Ocampo | Modernist Party | 43,872 | 1.71 | |
Jose C. Soto | Modernist Party | 35,408 | 1.38 | |
Asa-ad Usman | Nacionalista Party | 28,924 | 1.13 | |
Timoteo Consing | Nacionalista Party | 27,597 | 1.07 | |
Emilia T. Del Rosario | Modernist Party | 25,586 | 1.00 | |
Manuel Silos | Modernist Party | 23,344 | 0.91 | |
Miguel Anzures | Modernist Party | 20,441 | 0.80 | |
Jose Climaco | Modernist Party | 20,231 | 0.79 | |
Ismael Golez | National Welfare Service Party | 17,069 | 0.66 | |
Dominador Santiago | Modernist Party | 16,553 | 0.64 | |
Casiano Rosales | Modernist Party | 14,949 | 0.58 | |
Carlos V. Tolosa | Modernist Party | 13,527 | 0.53 | |
Paul Versoza | National Welfare Service Party | 12,094 | 0.47 | |
Godofredo Calub | Modernist Party | 11,498 | 0.45 | |
Jesus Infante | Modernist Party | 10,487 | 0.41 | |
Melchor Lagasca | National Welfare Service Party | 10,323 | 0.40 | |
Felix E. Rey | Modernist Party | 9,787 | 0.38 | |
Rosendo Zaldarriaga | Democratic (Osmeña) | 9,656 | 0.38 | |
Pasto Lavadia | Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing)[a] | 7,864 | 0.31 | |
Constancio P. Cecilio | Modernist Party | 7,807 | 0.30 | |
Marcelino Josue | Modernist Party | 4,604 | 0.18 | |
Total | 18,269,634 | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 2,569,880 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,898,604 | 88.66 |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The Nacionalista Party was split into two wings: those who supported Sergio Osmeña in the presidential election or the "conservative wing", and those who supported Manuel Roxas or the "liberal wing". The liberal wing eventually split off after the election and became the Liberal Party.
- ^ a b José E. Romero was later removed from office in favor of Prospero Sanidad who won an election protest.
Per party
[edit]The Nacionalistas originally won 7 seats. but an election protest unseated a Nacionalista senator in favor of a Liberal one in 1946.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Up | Before | Won | After | +/− | ||||
Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing) | 8,634,829 | 47.26 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | +3 | |
Nacionalista Party | 7,455,075 | 40.81 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 13 | −2 | |
Popular Front | 1,199,138 | 6.56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | New | |
Laborite Party | 505,770 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Modernist Party | 333,160 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Nacionalista | 47,802 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic Alliance | 44,718 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
National Welfare Service Party | 39,486 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic (Osmeña) | 9,656 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Vacancy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | |||
Total | 18,269,634 | 100.00 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 0 | |
Total votes | 2,569,880 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,898,604 | 88.66 | ||||||
Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. ISBN 9780199249596. & Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. |