Davao's at-large congressional district
Davao's at-large congressional district may refer to several occasions when a provincewide at-large district was used for elections to the various Philippine national legislatures from the undivided province of Davao.
The Spanish colonial district of Davao, formerly the province of Nueva Guipúzcoa, was represented in the Malolos Congress following its reorganization in 1898 for the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic.[1] Two representatives from Luzon were appointed by the assembly to represent the province, namely León María Guerrero from Manila and Ceferino Pantoja from Nueva Vizcaya.[2] After the fall of the First Republic, the province was abolished with its territory reverted to a district annexed to Moro Province under U.S. civilian rule in 1903.[3] Moro Province was unrepresented in the Philippine Assembly.[4]
Provincial government was re-established in Davao in 1914 but was not entitled to its own representation in the national legislature.
Davao was also represented in the
Representation history
# | Term of office | National Assembly |
Seat A | Seat B | |||||||||
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Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
Davao's at-large district for the
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District created June 18, 1898.[1] | |||||||||||||
– | September 15, 1898 | March 23, 1901 | 1st | León María Guerrero | Independent | Appointed. | Ceferino Pantoja | Independent | Appointed. | ||||
# | Term of office | National Assembly |
Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Davao's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | |||||||||||||
District re-created February 8, 1935.[7] | |||||||||||||
1 | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Romualdo C. Quimpo | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1935. | |||||||
2 | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | César M. Sotto | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | |||||||
# | Term of office | National Assembly |
Seat A | Seat B | |||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
Davao's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) | |||||||||||||
District re-created September 7, 1943.[9] | |||||||||||||
– | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st | Juan A. Sarenas | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. | Romualdo C. Quimpo | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. | ||||
# | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Davao's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
District re-created May 24, 1945. | |||||||||||||
3 | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Juan A. Sarenas | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | |||||||
# | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | ||||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Davao's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
4 | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Apolinario Cabigon | Nacionalista | Elected in 1946. | |||||||
5 | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1957 | 2nd | Ismael L. Veloso | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | |||||||
3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | ||||||||||||
6 | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Gavino R. Sepulveda | Liberal | Elected in 1957. | |||||||
(5) | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1965 | 5th | Ismael L. Veloso | Nacionalista | Elected in 1961. | |||||||
7 | December 30, 1965 | January 22, 1968 | 6th | Lorenzo S. Sarmiento | Liberal | Elected in 1965. Redistricted to Davao del Norte's at-large district. | |||||||
District dissolved into Davao del Norte's, Davao del Sur's and Davao Oriental's at-large districts. |
See also
- Legislative districts of Davao del Norte
- Legislative districts of Davao del Sur
- Legislative districts of Davao Oriental
References
- ^ a b "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999)". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 1999. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Act No. 787, (1903-06-01)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Act No. 2408, (1914-07-23)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Act No. 4125, (1934-05-26)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "The 1935 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 4867, (1967-05-08)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.