Local elections was held in the Municipality of Makati on June 2, 1931, within the 1931 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 six-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 also held in 1931. This was the last local election in Makati in which the Makati Municipal Board is composed of six (6) members, plus the Vice Mayor.
Background
Incumbent Makati mayor Nicanor C. Garcia Sr. is running for his fourth term, having been elected as municipal mayor since 1922. He selected incumbent vice mayor Pablo Cortes as his running mate. Both are stalwarts of the ruling Partido Democrata Nacional.
His challenger for mayor was Jose D. Villena, candidate of the rival Partido Nacionalista Consolidado. He ran unsuccessfully for Makati 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 the Young Philippines Party. In the Makati local political scene, the Democratas have dominated every election since 1922.
Candidates
Partido Democrata Nacional Name Party For Mayor Nicanor C. Garcia Sr. For Vice MayorPablo C. Cortes For CouncilorMarcos Concepcion Jorge Cruz Felipe Juan Gregorio Santos Abundio G. Suck Potenciano Villanueva
Partido Nacionalista Consolidado Name Party For Mayor Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. For Vice MayorDeogracias Luciano For CouncilorDionisio Afable Luis Anastacio Felix Blanco Amado E. Diaz Tomas B. Estacio Eliseo D. Viray
Results Mayor Incumbent mayor Nicanor Garcia defeated Jose D. Villena.
Vice Mayor Incumbent vice mayor Pablo Cortes won against Deogracias Luciano.
1931 elections for Rizal 1st District Representative Pedro Magsalin won as 1st congressional district representative against two other contenders. The election for this position was held on June 2, 1931. This district holds jurisdiction over the Municipality of Makati. The winner held term from 1931 to 1934.
Municipal Council
Four of the six winning candidates came from the Partido Democrata Nacional, while the remaining two were from the Partido Nacionalista Consolidado.
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Aftermath Mayor Garcia will not run for mayor in the next election (1934), opting to run as Rizal Provincial Board Member instead. He ran once again for the mayoralty post in 1937, but lost to then-incumbent mayor Jose D. Villena.
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