Capiz's 3rd congressional district
Capiz's 3rd congressional district was one of the three
Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1957.[1]
The district was represented by a total of fourteen representatives throughout its existence. In 1917, following the re-establishment of the province of Romblon, Capiz was redistricted, leaving the third district with only the municipalities in western Aklan including Calivo.[3] The district was abolished in 1957 following the passage of Republic Act No. 1414 which created the province of Aklan.[4]
It was last represented by Godofredo P. Ramos of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[1]
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Capiz's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[2][5] | ||||||||
| 1 | Simeón Mobo | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Independent | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Taft
| |
| 2 | Braulio C. Manican | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | ||
| 3 | José Tiról | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Progresista | Elected in 1912. | ||
Capiz's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
| 4 | Leonardo Festín | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Progresista | Elected in 1916. .
Redistricted to Romblon's at-large district |
1916–1919 Taft
| |
| 5 | Eufrocinio Mobo Alba | June 3, 1919 | February 9, 1921 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. Election annulled by electoral commission following an electoral protest. |
1919–1935 | |
| 6 | Gregorio Pastrana | February 9, 1921 | June 6, 1922 | Nacionalista | Declared winner of 1919 elections. | |||
| 7 | Manuel Terencio | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista |
Elected in 1922. | ||
| 8 | Manuel Laserna | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | ||
| 9 | Teódulfo Suñer | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | ||
| 10 | Rufino L. Garde | June 2, 1931 | January 23, 1932 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. Election annulled by House following an electoral protest. | ||
| 11 | Rafael Tumbokon | January 23, 1932 | September 16, 1935 | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Declared winner of 1931 elections. | |||
| 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1934. | ||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Capiz's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
| (11) | Rafael Tumbokon | November 15, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 | |
| 12 | Juan M. Reyes | December 30, 1938 | December 17, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. Died. | ||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Capiz's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (12) | Juan M. Reyes | – | – | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. Died before start of term. |
1945–1946 | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Capiz's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
| 13 | José M. Reyes | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 | |
| 14 | Godofredo P. Ramos | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1957 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | 1949–1957 | |
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | |||||||
| District dissolved into Aklan's at-large district. | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Republic Act No. 2724 (7 December 1917), An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Romblon From the Province of Capiz and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Romblon, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved May 20, 2020
- ^ Republic Act No. 1414 (25 April 1956), An Act to Create the Province of Aklan, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved May 20, 2020
- ^ Act No. 1582 (9 January 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 20, 2021
