Elections for the Senate of the Philippines were held on November 11, 1947, with eight of the 24 seats in the Senate being contested. These eight seats were elected regularly; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from December 30, 1947, until December 30, 1953. Gubernatorial and local elections were held on the same date.
Going into the 1947 election, the Senate consisted of nine Liberals, 14 Nacionalista, and one Popular Front (Vicente Y. Sotto). Of the seats up for election in 1947, all eight seats were held by Nacionalistas.
Senate President Jose Avelino, president of the Liberal Party, scored the opposition and said, "the Nacionalista Party of today is not the party of Quezon and Osmeña ... (it is) the party of Hukbalahaps and other dissident elements." In response, Nacionalista Party President Eulogio Rodriguez appealed for the voters to give the opposition a stronger mandate to fiscalize the administration, which they accused of being corrupt and incompetent.[1]
In the 1st Congress, the Liberals held 14 seats in the Senate, thereby retaining control of the Senate. The Liberals' total was reduced to 13 seats pursuant to the Senate Electoral Tribunal resolution in which Senator Carlos Tan (Liberal) was unseated and replaced by Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista) in 1949.
Geronima Pecson became the first woman to be elected in the Senate.
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. OUP Oxford. ISBN9780199249596. & Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph.
Vote share
LP
54.72%
NP
45.04%
Others
0.24%
Senate seats
LP
75.00%
NP
25.00%
Others
0.00%
Defeated incumbentsedit
Nacionalista Partyedit
Eulogio Rodriguez originally lost the election, but won an election protest and was seated in 1949.
^. The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09.
External linksedit
Official website of the Commission on Elections
January 01, 1970
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Elections for the Senate of the Philippines were held on November 11 1947 with eight of the 24 seats in the Senate being contested These eight seats were elected regularly the winners were eligible to serve six year terms from December 30 1947 until December 30 1953 Gubernatorial and local elections were held on the same date 1947 Philippine Senate election 1946 November 11 1947 1947 11 11 1949 8 of the 24 seats in the Senate of the Philippines13 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Jose Avelino Carlos P Garcia Party Liberal Nacionalista Seats before 10 seats 14 seats Seats won 6 2 Seats after 15 seats 8 seats Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 12 241 929 10 114 453 Percentage 54 5 45 0 Senate President before election Jose Avelino Liberal Elected Senate President Jose Avelino Liberal Contents 1 Summary 2 Retiring incumbents 2 1 Nacionalista Party 3 Results 3 1 Per candidate 3 2 Per party 4 Defeated incumbents 4 1 Nacionalista Party 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSummary editGoing into the 1947 election the Senate consisted of nine Liberals 14 Nacionalista and one Popular Front Vicente Y Sotto Of the seats up for election in 1947 all eight seats were held by Nacionalistas Senate President Jose Avelino president of the Liberal Party scored the opposition and said the Nacionalista Party of today is not the party of Quezon and Osmena it is the party of Hukbalahaps and other dissident elements In response Nacionalista Party President Eulogio Rodriguez appealed for the voters to give the opposition a stronger mandate to fiscalize the administration which they accused of being corrupt and incompetent 1 In the 1st Congress the Liberals held 14 seats in the Senate thereby retaining control of the Senate The Liberals total was reduced to 13 seats pursuant to the Senate Electoral Tribunal resolution in which Senator Carlos Tan Liberal was unseated and replaced by Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista in 1949 Geronima Pecson became the first woman to be elected in the Senate Retiring incumbents editNacionalista Party edit Alauya Alonto Esteban dela Rama Pedro Hernaez Vicente Rama Proceso SebastianResults edit1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Before election Election result Not up LP NP Not up After election Key Seats up Gained by a party from another party Held by the incumbent Held by the same party with a new senator Per candidate edit CandidatePartyVotes Lorenzo TanadaLiberal Party1 570 39048 11Vicente MadrigalLiberal Party1 562 82547 87Geronima PecsonLiberal Party1 559 51147 77Emiliano Tria TironaLiberal Party1 552 54547 56Fernando LopezLiberal Party1 543 83047 29Camilo OsiasNacionalista Party1 512 19646 32Pablo Angeles y DavidLiberal Party1 489 01445 61Carlos Tan a Liberal Party1 480 30545 35Primitivo LovinaLiberal Party1 473 88845 15Eulogio Rodriguez a Nacionalista Party1 346 17441 24Felixberto SerranoNacionalista Party1 236 64937 88Jose Maria VelosoNacionalista Party1 225 34737 54Emilio JavierNacionalista Party1 210 41937 08Sotero CabahugNacionalista Party1 209 59837 05Jesus BarreraNacionalista Party1 201 32936 80Jose ImperialNacionalista Party1 172 74135 92Fabian R TenebroLiberal Party33 7851 03Fabian AbelleraLiberal Party22 5230 69Ponciano AbordoYoung Philippines13 4410 41Hilario MoncadoModernist Party11 2610 34Manuel DikitModernist Party10 1360 31Rosendo ZaldarriagaDemocrat Osmena 9 0100 28Leonardo TenebroModernist Party7 8840 24Melchor LagascaGoodwill Party1 6410 05Total22 456 442100 00Total votes3 264 423 Registered voters turnout4 233 52877 11 a b Carlos Tan was later removed from office in favor of Eulogio Rodriguez who won an election protest Per party edit nbsp PartyVotes SeatsUpBeforeWonAfter Liberal Party12 288 61654 72 7 46211615 4Nacionalista Party10 114 45345 04 4 2361228 4Modernist Party29 2810 13 1 6900000Young Philippines13 4410 06New00000Democrat Osmena 9 0100 04New00000Goodwill Party1 6410 01New00000Popular Front01010Total22 456 442100 00 8248240Total votes3 264 423 Registered voters turnout4 233 52877 11Source 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 OUP Oxford ISBN 9780199249596 amp Julio Teehankee Electoral Politics in the Philippines PDF quezon ph Vote share LP 54 72 NP 45 04 Others 0 24 Senate seats LP 75 00 NP 25 00 Others 0 00 Defeated incumbents editNacionalista Party edit Eulogio Rodriguez originally lost the election but won an election protest and was seated in 1949 See also editCommission on Elections 1st Congress of the PhilippinesReferences edit Philippine Electoral Almanac The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office 2013 p 22 Archived from the original on 2014 04 09 External links editOfficial website of the Commission on Elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1947 Philippine Senate 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