1916 Philippine Senate elections

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1916 Philippine Senate election

October 3, 1916 1919 →
22 (of the 24) seats in the Philippine Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Manuel L. Quezon Vicente Singson Encarnacion Party Nacionalista Progresista Leader's seat 5th District 1st District Seats won 20 1
Election results; each district sent in two seats to the Senate.
Senate President before election None (This was the first Philippine Senate election) Elected Senate President Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista

The first elections to Philippine Senate were held on October 3, 1916, immediately after the passage of the Philippine Autonomy Act, known as the Jones Law. The Act created the Senate of the Philippines. The Senate replaced the Philippine Commission as the upper house of the Philippine Legislature, thus creating for the first time a fully elected national legislative branch in the Philippines, under the American colonial Insular Government. Each district elected two senators (plurality-at-large): The first-placer was to serve a six-year term while the second-placer was to serve a three-year term. On each election thereafter, one seat per district was up (first past the post). The senators from the 12th district were appointed by the American governor-general for no fixed term.