1938 Philippine legislative election

1938 Philippine legislative election

← 1935 November 8, 1938 1941 →

All 98 seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party
 
Leader José Yulo
Party Nacionalista
Leader's seat Negros Occidental–3rd
Seats won 98
Seat change Increase 15

Speaker before election

Gil Montilla
Nacionalista
Democratico

Elected Speaker

José Yulo
Nacionalista

Elections for the Second National Assembly were held on November 8, 1938, under a new law that allowed block voting,[1] which favored the governing Nacionalista Party (formerly divided into the Democratica and the Pro-Independencia factions, which later reconciled). As expected all the 98 seats of the National Assembly went to the Nacionalistas. José Yulo, who was Quezon's Secretary of Justice from 1934 to 1938, was elected Speaker.

  1. ^ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (8 September 2014). "Roque V. Desquitado, first bar topnotcher outside of Cebu City". Philstar.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.