1917 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on June 16, 1917. They were the first elections under the Jones–Shafroth Act, which had repealed the Foraker Act of 1900 on March 2. The Jones-Shafroth Act granted United States citizenship to Puerto Ricans. Among the changes brought about by this law were the increase in size of the House of Delegates from 35 to 39 members. Suffrage was denied to women, with only men over 21 years of age who owned property being able to vote. The elections were the last before the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted women the right to vote.

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1917 Puerto Rico elections

← 1914 June 16, 1917 (1917-06-16) 1920 â†’

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Félix Córdova Dávila was elected Resident Commissioner with 52% of the vote.^[1] Arthur Yager, appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, was the governor at the time.