1916 Philippine House of Representatives elections

The elections for the members of the Philippine Assembly were held on June 6, 1916 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years. After the passage of the Jones Law on August 29, 1916 in where the Philippine Assembly would be replaced by the House of Representatives of the Philippines or the Lower House, the elected members of the Philippine Assembly would be automatically members of the new House of Representatives.

June 6, 1916

All 90 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
46 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party
		PP
Leader	Sergio Osmeña
Party	Nacionalista	Progresista
Leader's seat	Cebu–2nd
Last election	62 seats, 53.35%	16 seats, 16.18%
Seats won	75	7
Seat change	13	9

Speaker before election

Sergio Osmeña
Nacionalista

Elected Speaker

Sergio Osmeña
Nacionalista

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Results

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75	7	6	2
Nacionalista	PP	IND	^[1]

¹ Partido Democrata Nacional

**Summary of the June 6, 1916 Philippine House of Representatives election results**
Party		Seats won
Party		Total	%	+/−
	Nacionalista	75	83.33%	13
	Progresista	7	7.78%	9
	Democrata Nacional	2	2.22%	2
	Independent	6	6.67%	3
Total		90	100%	9
Source: Cesar Pobre. Philippine Legislatures: 100 Years.

References

Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.

Elections and referendums in the Philippines
General elections	1935 1941 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1978 1984 1987 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
Presidential elections	1935 1941 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1981 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022
Senate elections	1916 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1941 1946 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1987 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 Special elections
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Constitutional Conventions	1934 1970
Referendums	1599 1935 1937 1939 1940 1947 1967 1973 (January) 1973 (July) 1975 1976 1977 1981 (April) 1981 (June) 1984 1987
See also: Local elections and plebiscites in the Philippines

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