Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1922
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The Elections for the Members of the House of Representatives were held on June 6, 1922 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902
Philippine Organic Act (1902)
The Philippine Organic Act, popularly known as the Philippine Bill of 1902 and sometimes known as the Cooper Act after its author Henry A. Cooper, was the first organic law for the Philippines enacted by the United States Congress during the American Colonial Period in the Philippines...

 which prescribed elections for every three years. The ruling Nacionalista Party
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

 was split into Consolidato and Pro-Independencia blocs, although both blocs formed the largest party grouping in the House, with 64 of the 93 members. The Democrata Party emerged as the strongest opposition party since then Progresistas of the 1910s, winning 25 seats.

Results

Summary of the 6 June 1922 House of Representatives of the Philippines
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...

 election results
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!colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties and coalitions
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Partido Nacionalista Consolidato
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...


|align="right" |35
|align="right" |37.23
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Partido Nacionalista Pro-Independencia
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...


|align="right" |29
|align="right" |31.18
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Democrata Nacional
|align="right" |25
|align="right" |26.88
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Others
|align="right" |4
|align="right" |4.30
|-
|align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|93
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00
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|align=left colspan=5|Source: Philippine Legislatures: 100 Years by Cesar Pobre
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