Philippine parliamentary election, 1938
- Philippine parliamentary election, 1938
Infobox Election
election_name = Philippine parliamentary election, 1938
country = Philippines
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = Philippine general election, 1935
previous_year = 1935
next_election = Philippine general election, 1941
next_year = 1941
election_date = November 8, 1938
leader1 = Jose Y. Yulo
leader_since1 = 1938
party1 = Nacionalista Party
leaders_seat1 = 3rd District, Negros Occidental
last_election1 = 83 seats, 82.65%
seats_for_election= All 98 seats of the Second National Assembly
seats1 = 98
seat_change1 = +15
percentage1 = 100.00%The Elections for the Second National Assembly were held on November 8, 1938, under a new law that allowed block voting [ [http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view_article.php?article_id=33603 Block voting - Philippine Daily Inquirer] . "Accessed on April 13, 2007."] which favored the governing Nacionalista Party. As expected all the 98 seats of the National Assembly went to the Nacionalistas. Jose Yulo who was Quezon's Secretary of Justice from 1934 to 1938, was elected Speaker.
The Second National Assembly embarked on passing legislations strengthening the economy, unfortunately the cloud of the Second World War loomed over the horizon. Certain laws passed by the First National Assembly were modified or repealed to meet existing realities. [Commonweatlh Act (CA) No. 494 amended CA 444 "Eight Hour Law" authorizing the President to suspend the law.] A controversial immigration law that set an annual limit of 50 immigrants per country which [ [http://www.chanrobles.com/commonwealthactno613.htm Immigration Act of 1940 (CA No. 613), Sec. 13] . "Accessed on April 13, 2007] affected mostly Chinese and Japanese nationals escaping the Sino-Japanese War was passed in 1940. Since the law bordered on foreign relations it required the approval of the U.S. President which was nevertheless obtained. When the result of the 1939 census was published, the National Assembly updated the apportionment of legislative districts, which became the basis for the 1941 elections.
Results
References
External links
* [http://www.comelec.gov.ph Official website of the Commission on Elections]
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