1916 Philippine Assembly elections

1916 Philippine Assembly elections
All 90 seats in the Philippine Assembly; 46 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Sergio Osmeña; Nacionalista	Elected Speaker ; Sergio Osmeña; Nacionalista

The elections for the members of the Philippine Assembly were held on June 6, 1916 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years. After the passage of the Jones Law on August 29, 1916 in where the Philippine Assembly would be replaced by the House of Representatives of the Philippines or the Lower House, the elected members of the Philippine Assembly would be automatically members of the new House of Representatives.

Results

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75	7	6	2
Nacionalista	PP	IND	^[1]

¹ Partido Democrata Nacional


Party		Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	75	+13
	Progresista Party	7	−9
	Partido Democrata Nacional	2	New
	Independent	6	+3
Total		90	+9

Source: Cesar Pobre. Philippine Legislatures: 100 Years.

References

Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. Giraffe Books. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. Philippine Historical Association. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.