Local elections was held in the Municipality of Makati on June 2, 1925, within the 1925 Philippine local elections, under the auspices of the American Civil Government in the Philippines. This is pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years . 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 1925.
Background Incumbent Makati mayor Nicanor C. Garcia Sr. is running for his second term, having been elected as municipal mayor in 1922. He selected incumbent vice mayor Pablo Cortes as his running mate. Both are stalwarts of the ruling Partido Democrata Nacional.
His challenger was former mayor Ricardo Arpilleda, candidate of the rival Partido Nacionalista Consolidado. He served as Makati Mayor from 1919 to 1920. This was the second mayoralty contest between Garcia and Arpilleda. The have faced each other in the 1922, in which Garcia won. Arpilleda's vice-mayoral running mate was Jose D. Villena.
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.
Candidates
Partido Democrata Nacional Name Party For Mayor Nicanor C. Garcia Sr. For Vice MayorPablo C. Cortes
Partido Nacionalista Consolidado Name Party For Mayor Ricardo Arpilleda For Vice MayorJose Daniel S. Villena Sr. For Councilor
Results Mayor Incumbent mayor Nicanor Garcia defeated former mayor Ricardo Arpilleda for the second consecutive election.
Vice Mayor Incumbent vice mayor Pablo Cortes won against Jose Villena Sr.
1925 elections for Rizal 1st District Representative Partido Democrata's Basilio Bautista won as 1st congressional district representative against Pedro Magsalin. The election for this position was held on June 2, 1925, pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years . This district holds jurisdiction over the Municipality of Makati. The winner held term from 1925 to 1928.
Municipal Council
There were no surviving records regarding the results for the members of the Makati Municipal Board, as most election files were destroyed during World War II.
Aftermath Mayor Garcia will be re-elected in (1928) and (1931). He ran once again for the mayoralty post in 1937, but lost to then-incumbent mayor Jose D. Villena.
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