Local elections was held in the Municipality of Makati on June 5, 1934, within the 1934 Philippine local elections, under the auspices of the American Civil Government in the Philippines. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the town: the mayor, vice mayor, and the eight-member local municipal council. The municipality of Makati was then under the jurisdiction of the 1st congressional district of the Province of Rizal. The elections for the district representatives were held in 1934. This was the last local elections in Makati before the creation and later, ratification of the new 1935 Philippine Constitution on May 14, 1935.Philippines, 14 May 1935: Constitution Direct Democracy . This was also the last Philippine local elections held in the month of June.
Background
Incumbent Makati mayor Nicanor C. Garcia is not seeking another term and instead ran as Rizal Provincial Board member. His Partido Democrata Nacional selected incumbent vice mayor Pablo Cortes as their candidate for mayor. Cortes selected Sabino Gutierrez as his running mate.
Cortes' challenger for mayor was Jose D. Villena, candidate of the rival Partido Nacionalista Consolidado. He ran as mayor in 1931 against Mayor Garcia but lost. He also ran unsuccessful bids for vice mayor in 1925 and 1928. His vice-mayoral running mate was Deogracias Luciano.
At the time, Philippine politics was dominated by the Nacionalistas, who were opposed by several parties, among them the Partido Democrata Nacional, Partido Reformista, and others. The Nacionalistas and Democratas at the time were divided between the Pros (In favor of accepting the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act) and Antis (Against accepting the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act). In the Makati local political scene, the Democratas have dominated every election since 1922.
Candidates
Partido Democrata Nacional Name Party For Mayor Pablo C. Cortes For Vice MayorSabino Gutierrez For CouncilorMarcos Concepcion Jose Cunanan Tomas Gonzalez Felipe Juan Pedro Santiago Gregorio Santos Martin Santos Abundio G. Suck
Partido Nacionalista Consolidado Name Party For Mayor Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. For Vice MayorDeogracias Luciano For CouncilorDionisio Afable Luis Anastacio Diego Benito Felix Blanco Amado E. Diaz Fidel Dionisio Tomas B. Estacio Eliseo D. Viray
Results Mayor Jose D. Villena defeated incumbent vice mayor Pablo Cortes.
Vice Mayor Deogracias Luciano won against Sabino Gutierrez.
1934 elections for Rizal 1st District Representative Pedro Magsalin won re-election as 1st congressional district representative against Genaro Torres. The election for this position was held on June 5, 1934. This district holds jurisdiction over the Municipality of Makati. The winner held term only for one (1) year, from 1934 to 1935, due to the upcoming 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election.
Municipal Council
Five of the eight winning candidates came from the Partido Nacionalista Consolidado, while the remaining three were from the Partido Democrata Nacional. This was the first local election in Makati in which the number of members of the Municipal Board was increased from six to eight.
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Aftermath Mayor Villena will be re-elected four more times: in 1937, 1940, 1947 and 1951. He will be opposed for the mayorship by Cortes in 1937, 1940 and 1947, which Villena all won.
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