Philippine general election, 1949

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	The Philippine Legislature
		The first election under the party-list system was held in May 1998, where every voter was entitled to two (2) votes: the first vote is for a candidate to be a member of the House of Representatives in his/her legislative district, and the second vote is for the party-list representative.
		The present Congress is the 12th in the series since the first congress was held from 1946 to 1949; the second from 1949 to 1953; the third from 1953 to 1957; the fourth from 1957 to 1961; the fifth from 1961 to 1965; the sixth from1965 to 1969; and the seventh from 1969 to 1972.
		The Philippine Congress is divided into two chambers, namely the Senate and the House of Representatives referred to as the Upper House and the Lower House respectively.
	www.cld.org /phil_leg.html

	The Philippine Legislature
		The present Congress is the 12th in the series since the first congress was held from 1946 to 1949; the second from 1949 to 1953; the third from 1953 to 1957; the fourth from 1957 to 1961; the fifth from 1961 to 1965; the sixth from1965 to 1969; and the seventh from 1969 to 1972.
		The first election under the party-list system was held in May 1998, where every voter was entitled to two (2) votes: the first vote is for a candidate to be a member of the House of Representatives in his/her legislative district, and the second vote is for the party-list representative.
		The Philippine Congress is divided into two chambers, namely the Senate and the House of Representatives referred to as the Upper House and the Lower House respectively.
	www.cld.org /phil_leg.html

	Ex-general leads vs Megawati in Indonesian election - Jul. 07, 2004
		Indonesia has more than 153 million registered voters but the election commission has no figure for how many went to the polls to directly elect a president for the first time since independence was granted in 1949.
		JAKARTA -- Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was Tuesday leading the field as votes were counted in Indonesia's presidential election, but analysts said he was not assured victory in a likely second round run-off.
		With the election commission's computerized tally expected to take a week or longer to complete, interest was focused on whether Yudhoyono will battle Megawati or his former army boss Wiranto in the second round.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2004/jul/07/wnw_1-1.htm (608 words)

	Ex-general leads vs Megawati in Indonesian election - Jul. 07, 2004
		Indonesia has more than 153 million registered voters but the election commission has no figure for how many went to the polls to directly elect a president for the first time since independence was granted in 1949.
		JAKARTA -- Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was Tuesday leading the field as votes were counted in Indonesia's presidential election, but analysts said he was not assured victory in a likely second round run-off.
		With the election commission's computerized tally expected to take a week or longer to complete, interest was focused on whether Yudhoyono will battle Megawati or his former army boss Wiranto in the second round.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2004/jul/07/wnw_1-1.htm (608 words)

	Frank Murphy--Michigan's 35th Governor
		Franklin D. Roosevelt rewarded Murphy for his support in the 1932 presidential election by appointing him to the post of governor-general of the Philippine Islands.
		Murphy easily defeated George Welsh in the Democratic primary, but it was Roosevelt who carried Murphy to victory in the general election.
		Following his electoral defeat, Murphy served as attorney general of the United States for one year and than as a member of the United States Supreme Court until his death on July 19, 1949.
	www.michiganhistorymagazine.com /extra/politics/frank_murphy.html (932 words)

	Philippines, The -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002
		Philippine opposition to García on issues of government corruption and anti-Americanism led, in June, 1959, to the union of the Liberal and Progressive parties, led by Vice President Diosdad Macapagal, the Liberal party leader, who succeeded García as president in the 1961 elections.
		The Philippine assembly already had a popularly elected lower house, and the Jones Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1916, provided for a popularly elected upper house as well, with power to approve all appointments made by the governor-general.
		The sudden death of President Roxas in Apr., 1948, elevated the vice president, Elpidio Quirino, to the presidency, and in a bitterly contested election in Nov., 1949, Quirino defeated José Laurel to win a four-year term of his own.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/philiprep_history.asp (932 words)

	Philippines, The -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002
		The sudden death of President Roxas in Apr., 1948, elevated the vice president, Elpidio Quirino, to the presidency, and in a bitterly contested election in Nov., 1949, Quirino defeated José Laurel to win a four-year term of his own.
		Philippine opposition to García on issues of government corruption and anti-Americanism led, in June, 1959, to the union of the Liberal and Progressive parties, led by Vice President Diosdad Macapagal, the Liberal party leader, who succeeded García as president in the 1961 elections.
		The Philippine legislature ratified the bill; a constitution, approved by President Roosevelt (Mar., 1935) was accepted by the Philippine people in a plebiscite (May); and Quezon was elected the first president (Sept.).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/philiprep_history.asp (3610 words)

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