1925 Philippine legislative election

1925 Philippine legislative election

← 1922 June 2, 1925 1928 →
Senate election
← 1922 1928 →
11 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate
First party Second party   Leader Manuel L. Quezon Juan Sumulong Party Nacionalista Democrata Leader's seat 5th District 4th District Seats before 16 7 Seats won 7 4 Seats after 13 10 Seat change 3 3
Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.
Senate President before election Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Elected Senate President Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista
House of Representatives election
← 1922 1928 →
All 92 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 47 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Manuel Roxas Claro M. Recto Party Nacionalista Consolidado Democrata Leader's seat Capiz–1st Batangas–3rd Seats won 64 22 Seat change 4
Speaker before election Manuel Roxas Nacionalista Elected Speaker Manuel Roxas Nacionalista

Elections to the Philippine Legislature were held on June 2, 1925, pursuant to the pursuant to the Jones Law of 1916 which prescribed elections for every three years for both chambers of legislature. Votes elected 90 members of the House of Representatives in the Philippine House of Representatives elections; and 11 out of 24 members of the Senate in the Philippine Senate elections.

Background

The 1925 elections were held amid growing political tensions between Filipino legislative leaders and the American insular government due to the Cabinet Crisis happened in 1923.^[1] The Filipino cabinet filed resignation in protesting Governor-General Leonard Wood's reinstatement of American detective Mike Conley of Manila Police Department.^[2]

Also, even Partido Nacionalista remain dominant force of Philippine politics, divisions inside the party increasingly influenced legislative politics during the period.^[3]

The elections reflected both continued nationalist opposition of Filipino leaders to American intervention and decisions, with factionalism still intact inside of the Filipino political elite under the institutions established by the Jones Act of 1916.^[4]

Results

Senate results

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13 1 10 Nacionalista V Democrata

Party		Seats
		Up	Before	Won	After	+/−
	Nacionalista[a]	10	16	7	13	−3
	Democrata	1	5	4	8	+3
Appointed[b]		0	2	0	2	0
Vacant		0	1	0	1	0
Total		11	24	11	24	0

1. In the 1922 election, the Nacionalista Party was divided into the Colectivistas, which had 12 seats, and the Unipersonalistas, which had 6 seats. The two factions reconciled prior to this election.
2. The two appointed senators were from Democrata.

House of Representatives result

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64 22 6 Nacionalista Consolidado Democrata Ind.

Party		Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party Consolidado	64	New
	Democrata Party	22	−4
	Independent	6	+3
Total		92	−1

See also

• 7th Philippine Legislature
• 1925 Philippine Senate elections
• 1925 Philippine House of Representatives elections

References

1. Onofre D. Corpuz, The Philippines.
2. "Ang 'Cabinet Crisis' sa pamahalaan noong 1923". GMA News Online. 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
3. Carlos P. Romulo, Quezon of the Philippines.
4. Renato Constantino, The Philippines: A Past Revisited.