Surigao's at-large congressional district
Surigao'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 historical province of Surigao.
The territory of the former Spanish colonial district of Surigao was first represented in the National Assembly of the
Third Philippine Republic.[4]
The district was abolished following the 1960 division of Surigao into two provinces which took effect in 1961.[5]
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 | ||||||
Surigao's at-large district for the
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| District created June 18, 1898.[6][1] | |||||||||||||
| – | September 15, 1898 | March 23, 1901 | 1st | Timoteo Páez | Independent | Appointed. | Tomás del Rosario | Independent | Appointed. | ||||
| # | Term of office | Legislature | Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Surigao's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly | |||||||||||||
| District re-created January 9, 1907.[3][7] | |||||||||||||
| 1 | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Francisco Soriano | Progresista | Elected in 1907. | |||||||
| 2 | October 16, 1909 | May 31, 1910 | 2nd | Manuel Gavieres | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. Died. | |||||||
| 3 | October 14, 1910 | October 16, 1916 | Inocencio Cortes | Nacionalista | Elected in 1910 to finish Gavieres's term. | ||||||||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | ||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Legislature | Single seat | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Surigao's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | |||||||||||||
| 4 | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Eusebio Tionko | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916 .
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| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Clementino Díez | Nacionalista Unipersonalista |
Elected in 1922. | |||||||
| 6 | June 2, 1925 | June 2, 1931 | 7th | Montano Ortiz | Demócrata
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Elected in 1925. | |||||||
| 8th | Re-elected in 1928. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Vicente Gonzaga | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | |||||||
| 8 | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Ricardo Navarro | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | |||||||
| # | Term of office | National Assembly |
Single seat | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Surigao's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | |||||||||||||
| (8) | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Ricardo Navarro | Nacionalista Democrático |
Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia).
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| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | |||||||||||
| # | Term of office | National Assembly |
Seat A | Seat B | |||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
Surigao's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) | |||||||||||||
| District re-created September 7, 1943.[8] | |||||||||||||
| – | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st | José D. Cortes | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. | Fernando C. Silvosa | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. | ||||
| # | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Surigao's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | |||||||||||||
| (8) | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Ricardo Navarro | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | |||||||
| # | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Surigao's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
| (8) | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Ricardo Navarro | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | |||||||
| 9 | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1951 | 2nd | Felixberto M. Verano | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. Resigned on election as senator. | |||||||
| — | December 30, 1951 | December 30, 1953 | vacant | No special election held to fill vacancy. | |||||||||
| 10 | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1961 | 3rd | Reynaldo P. Honrado | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | |||||||
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. Redistricted to Surigao del Norte's at-large district. |
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| District dissolved into Surigao del Norte's and Surigao del Sur's at-large districts. | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "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 22, 2021.
- ^ Act No. 127 (15 May 1901), An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act of the Province of Surigao, Lawyerly, retrieved February 22, 2021
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Republic Act No. 2786 (19 June 1960), An Act to Create the Provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, retrieved February 22, 2021
- ^ "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ 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 February 22, 2021.
- ^ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 22, 2021.
