1910 La Laguna's 1st Philippine Assembly district special election explained

Election Name:1910 La Laguna's 1st assembly district special election
Type:By-election
Country:Philippines
Flag Year:1908
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1909 Philippine Assembly elections
Previous Year:1909
Next Election:1912 Philippine Assembly elections
Next Year:1912
Candidate1:Marcos Paulino
Party1:Progresista Party
Popular Vote1:1,491
Percentage1:59.66%
Candidate2:Servillano Platon
Party2:Nacionalista Party
Popular Vote2:1,008
Percentage2:40.34%
Delegate
Posttitle:Subsequent delegate
Before Election:Potenciano Malvar
Before Party:Nacionalista Party
After Election:Marcos Paulino
After Party:Progresista Party

A special election (known elsewhere as "by-elections") for the seat of La Laguna's 1st district in the Philippine Assembly, the lower house of the Philippine Legislature of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, was held on December 13, 1910. This was triggered due to the appointment of the incumbent delegate Potenciano Malvar as the governor of La Laguna (now called simply as Laguna). Marcos Paulino won the special election, defeating Servillano Platón, a flip from the Nacionalista Party to the Progresista Party.

Background

La Laguna's 1st district composed of the province's western municipalities of Alaminos, Bay, Binang, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauang, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro Tunasan, and Santa Rosa.

Juan Cailles, a Progresista Party stalwart, was to retire as governor of La Laguna. In the immediately preceding gubernatorial election, the Nacionalista Party's Domingo Ordoveza won, but Governor-General William Cameron Forbes, upon the advice of vice governor Newton W. Gilbert, was convinced that Ordoveza bought votes and refused to seat him nor Cailles, and will appoint someone from the Nacionalista Party instead.[1] On September 22, 1910, Forbes appointed Potenciano Malvar, the younger brother of Miguel Malvar and incumbent delegate from La Laguna's 1st district, as governor, succeeding Cailles.[2] La Democracia newspaper had opposed Malvar's appointment, pointing out that he was ineligible for the post as a sitting member of the Philippine Assembly.[3] La Democracia is the official organ of the Progresistas.[4] A day later, the Philippine Commission approved the appointment of Malvar as provincial governor.[5] On October 4, Forbes scheduled the special election for the vacant assembly seat on December 13.[6]

Candidates

A total of two persons ran to fill the vacant seat, namely:

Results

Marcos Paulino of the Progresista Party defeated Servillano Platón of the Nacionalistas.[7] The latter carried Calauang, Los Baños, Santa Rosa and San Pedro Tunasan, Biñang saw a tied result, and the former won in Alaminos, Bay, Calamba, Cabuyao, Pila and San Pablo. Paulino's win increased the number of opposition Progresistas in the assembly during the 2nd Philippine Legislature.[8] Paulino took his oath of office at the Ayuntamiento de Manila on December 20, 1910.[9]

Per town

Town! colspan="2"
PaulinoPlatonTotal
Votes%Votes%
Alaminos20074.07%7025.93%270
Bay7650.33%7549.67%151
Binang10650.00%10650.00%212
Cabuyao9160.26%6039.74%151
Calamba10766.46%5433.54%161
Calauang3345.21%4054.79%73
Los Baños2130.88%4769.12%68
Pila6451.61%6048.39%124
San Pablo72567.32%35232.68%1,077
San Pedro Tunasan3543.75%4556.25%80
Santa Rosa3325.00%9975.00%132
Total1,49159.66%1,00840.34%2,499

Notes and References

  1. News: 1910-09-20 . Ordoveza not to be Governor of Laguna . The Cablenews-American . 2.
  2. News: 1910-09-23 . Malvar succeeds Cailles . The Cablenews-American . 5.
  3. News: 1910-09-23 . Selection don't suit Democracia . The Cablenews-American . 7.
  4. Web site: Bonifacio . Erwin . 2021-11-10 . Gubernatorial elections in Capiz (1907) . 2024-02-20 . The Capiz Times . en.
  5. News: 1910-09-24 . Malvar confirmed as governor . The Cablenews-American . 6.
  6. News: 1910-10-06 . By Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, A Proclamation . The Cablenews-American . 10.
  7. News: 1910-12-15 . Progresista wins in Laguna province . The Cablenews-American . 3.
  8. News: 1910-12-20 . Progresista wins by big majority . The Cablenews-American.
  9. News: 1910-12-21 . Assembly notes . The Cablenews-American . 8.