1935 Philippine general election

The 1935 Philippine general election was the first general election of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. This was also the first direct election of the President of the Philippines and Vice President of the Philippines, positions created by the 1935 constitution. Furthermore, members of the National Assembly of the Philippines, that replaced the Philippine Legislature were elected.

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1935 Philippine general election

1941 â†’

Presidential election

1941 â†’

Candidate Manuel Quezon Emilio Aguinaldo Gregorio Aglipay Party Nacionalista National Socialist Republican Running mate Sergio Osmeña Raymundo Melliza Norberto Nabong Popular vote 695,332 179,349 148,010 Percentage 67.99% 17.54% 14.47%

Elected President Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista

Vice presidential election

1941 â†’

Candidate Sergio Osmeña Raymundo Melliza Norberto Nabong Party Nacionalista National Socialist Republican Popular vote 1,445,897 70,899 51,443 Percentage 90.24% 7.59% 5.50%

Elected Vice President Sergio Osmeña Nacionalista

National Assembly election

← 1934 1938 â†’

All 98 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 50 seats needed for a majority

Party Vote % Seats +/– Nacionalista Democratico 64 −6 Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia 19 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Quintín Paredes Nacionalista Democratico Gil Montilla Nacionalista Democratico

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The Nacionalista Party, which was split into two camps supporting Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña, and reconciled prior to the election, maintained its electoral superiority, with Quezon winning the presidency, Osmeña the vice presidency, and majority of the National Assembly seats.