1941 Philippine presidential election

The 1941 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 11, 1941, a month before the Attack on Pearl Harbor; and subsequently, the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, which brought the Philippines and the United States to the Second World War. Incumbent President Manuel Luis Quezon won an unprecedented second partial term as President of the Philippines in a landslide. His running mate, Vice President Sergio Osmeña, also won via landslide. The elected officials however, did not serve their terms from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II. In 1943, a Japanese-sponsored Republic was established and appointed Jose P. Laurel as president. From 1943 to 1945, the Philippines had two presidents. Quezon died in 1944 of tuberculosis and was replaced by Sergio Osmeña.[1]

Philippine presidential election, 1941
November 11, 1941
 
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Nominee Manuel L. Quezon Juan Sumulong
Party Nacionalista Popular Front
Running mate Sergio Osmeña Sr Emilio Javier
Popular vote 1,340,320 298,608
Percentage 80.13% 17.85%
President before election

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

 Elected President

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

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Candidates

The main contenders in this election were Manuel L. Quezon, the incumbent president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, under the ruling Nacionalista Party, with incumbent Vice President Sergio Osmeña Sr as his running mate; and Senator Juan Sumulong Sr of the Popular Front-Sumulong Wing (also called Pagkakaisa ng Bayan), with Dr. Emilio M. Javier as his vice presidential candidate. Other presidential-vice presidential tandems include Pedro Abad Santos and Pilar V. Aglipay of the Popular Front-Abad Santos Wing; Celerino Tiongco I of the Partido Ganap de Filipinas, with Aglipay as his running mate; and Hilario C. Moncado of the Partido Modernista and Partido Liberal de Filipinas, with former president Emilio Aguinaldo Sr as his running mate. Abad Santos and Aguinaldo later withdrew their candidacies for president and vice president, respectively. Other candidates include Ernesto Tupas Belleza, Hermogenes Dumpit and Veronica Miciano, independent presidential candidates, and Pedro Yabut, an independent running for vice president.

Results

Quezon and Osmeña performed better than their 1935 poll performance, winning all the provinces. Their feat as a tandem is unmatched to date.[2] The only place that Sumulong won is his hometown, Antipolo City in the province of Rizal, where he won by a slim margin over Quezon.

President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Manuel L. QuezonNacionalista Party1,340,32080.14
Juan SumulongPopular Front (Sumulong Wing)298,60817.85
Celerino Tiongco IPartido Ganap de Filipinas22,4741.34
Hilario MoncadoPartido Modernista10,7260.64
Hermogenes DumpitIndependent2980.02
Veronica MicianoIndependent620.00
Ernesto T. BellezaIndependent160.00
Pedro Abad Santos (withdrew)Popular Front (Abad Santos Wing)00.00
Total1,672,504100.00
Popular vote
Quezon
 
 80.13%
Sumulong
 
 17.85%
Others
 
 2.00%

Vice-President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Sergio OsmeñaNacionalista Party1,445,89790.24
Emilio JavierPopular Front (Sumulong Wing)124,0357.74
Pilar AglipayPopular Front (Abad Santos Wing)32,1482.01
Pedro YabutIndependent1230.01
Emilio Aguinaldo (withdrew)Partido Modernista00.00
Total1,602,203100.00
Popular vote
Osmeña
 
 90.24%
Javier
 
 7.74%
Others
 
 2.01%

See also

References
  1. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning (2013). Philippine Electoral Almanac. pp. 14–16.
  2. "The Tribune". November 13, 1941.
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