Election Name: | 1916 Philippine Assembly elections |
Country: | Philippines |
Flag Year: | 1912 |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1912 Philippine Assembly elections |
Previous Year: | 1912 |
Next Election: | 1919 Philippine House of Representatives elections |
Next Year: | 1919 |
Election Date: | June 6, 1916 |
Seats For Election: | All 90 seats in the Philippine Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 46 |
Leader1: | Sergio Osmeña |
Leaders Seat1: | Cebu–2nd |
Party1: | Nacionalista Party |
Last Election1: | 62 seats, 53.35% |
Seats1: | 75 |
Seat Change1: | 13 |
Party2: | Progresista Party |
Last Election2: | 16 seats, 16.18% |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | 9 |
Speaker | |
Before Election: | Sergio Osmeña |
Before Party: | Nacionalista Party |
After Election: | Sergio Osmeña |
After Party: | Nacionalista Party |
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.
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Partido Democrata Nacional