Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1934
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The Elections for the Members of the House of Representatives were held on June 2, 1931 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 anew into two factions: the Pro-Independencias who were in favor of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act
Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act
The Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act was the first US law passed for the decolonization of the Philippines.By 1932, forces for the creation of this law coalesced around US farmers who were hit by the Great Depression and feared Filipino imports of sugar and coconut oil that were not subject to US tariff...

 (the "Pros"), and the Consolidatos who were against it (the "Antis"). The "Antis" won in the House while the "Pros" won in the Senate.

Results

Summary of the June 5, 1934 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
|-
!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
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...

-Pro-Independencia
|align="right" |70
|align="right" |76.09
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Partido Nacionalista
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...

-Consolidato
|align="right" |19
|align="right" |20.65
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Others
|align="right" |3
|align="right" |3.26
|-
|align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|92
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source:
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