Elections to the Philippine Legislature were held on June 5, 1928 pursuant to the Jones Law of 1916 which prescribed elections for every three years for both chambers of legislature. Votes elected 94 members of the House of Representatives in the House of Representatives elections; and 11 out of 24 members of the Senate in the Senate elections. Background The 1928 elections still reflecting the continued factional rivalry inside Partido Nacionalista that shaped the Philippine politics during the late 1920s, even though they are already consolidated.Carlos P. Romulo, Quezon of the Philippines.
The elections took place shortly at the end of Governor-General Leonard Wood's administration, as he died from heart attack by 1927. Wood and Filipino leaders have confrontations with each other, as the former's political and administrative decisions that resulted to Filipino political leader's outrage against Insular Government.Onofre D. Corpuz, The Philippines.
By late 1920s, elections increasingly reflected competition among political elite and its factions rather than to disagree over independence initiative, as most major Filipino parties had adopted nationalist platforms favoring eventual sovereignty.Renato Constantino, The Philippines: A Past Revisited.
With economic talks increasingly focused on the Philippines' dependence on preferential access to American trading arena, concerns raised among Filipino leaders regarding the sustainable and long-term plans of the economic system imposed by the American government.Grayson Kirk, The Philippines and the United States: Problems of Partnership. Results Senate results + ↓168NacionalistaDemocrata
House of Representatives results + ↓71167Nacionalista ConsolidadoDemocrataIND
See also 8th Philippine Legislature 1928 Philippine Senate elections 1928 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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