1946 Philippine Senate election

1946 Philippine Senate election

← 1941 April 23, 1946 1947 →

16 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader José Avelino Carlos P. Garcia Vicente Sotto
Party Liberal Nacionalista Popular Front
Seats before 3 (1 up) 20 (9 up) 0
Seats won 9 6 1
Seats after 10 13 1
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 8,626,965 7,454,074 1,199,138
Percentage 47.26 40.81 6.56

Senate President before election

Manuel Roxas
Liberal

Elected Senate President

José Avelino
Liberal

Elections for the members of the Senate were held on April 23, 1946, in the Philippines (pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 725).