Palawan's at-large congressional district

Palawan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Palawan, formerly Paragua, for various national legislatures before 1987.^[1] The province elected its representatives province-wide at-large from its reorganization under Article 6 of the Decreto de 18 junio de 1898 y las instrucciones sobre el régimen de las provincias y pueblos for the Malolos Congress in 1898 until the creation of a first and second district on February 2, 1987.^[2]^[3] It was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1946, the seven congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1972, and the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986.^[1]

Palawan has had two instances in its history where more than one member represented it in the national legislatures. The province, still separate from Calamianes and Balabac, sent two representatives to the National Assembly (Malolos Congress) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901 and two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944.

After 1986, all representatives were elected from its congressional districts.^[1]

Representation history

#	Start	End	National Assembly	Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
#	Term of office		National Assembly	Seat A					Seat B
Paragua's at-large district for the Malolos Congress [edit]
District created June 18, 1898.^[2]^[4]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st		Felipe Calderón	Independent	Appointed.			Domingo Colmenar	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Legislature	Single seat				Seats eliminated
#	Start	End	Legislature	Member		Party	Electoral history
Palawan's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly [edit]
District re-created January 9, 1907.^[5]^[6]
1	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st		Santiago M. Patero	Independent	Elected in 1907.
2	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	2nd		Manuel M. Sandoval	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
2	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	3rd		Manuel M. Sandoval	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1912.
#	Term of office		Legislature	Single seat
#	Start	End	Legislature	Member		Party	Electoral history
Palawan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands [edit]
(2)	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th		Manuel M. Sandoval	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1916.
3	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th		Román de Jesús	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
4	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1931	6th		Patricio Fernández	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
			7th			Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
			8th			Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1928.
5	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th		Claudio R. Sandoval	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
5	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	10th		Claudio R. Sandoval	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly	Single seat
#	Start	End	National Assembly	Member		Party	Electoral history
Palawan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) [edit]
(5)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st		Claudio R. Sandoval	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.
(5)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	2nd		Claudio R. Sandoval	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
#	Term of office		National Assembly	Seat A					Seat B
#	Start	End	National Assembly	Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Palawan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) [edit]
District re-created September 7, 1943.^[7]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st		Íñigo R. Peña	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Patricio Fernández	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Single seat				Seats eliminated
#	Start	End	Common wealth Congress	Member		Party	Electoral history
Palawan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines [edit]
District re-created May 24, 1945.
6	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st		Sofronio T. Española	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.
#	Term of office		Congress	Single seat
#	Start	End	Congress	Member		Party	Electoral history
Palawan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines [edit]
(6)	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st		Sofronio T. Española	Liberal	Re-elected in 1946.
7	December 30, 1949	March 6, 1953	2nd		Gaudencio E. Abordo	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an electoral protest.
(6)	March 6, 1953	December 30, 1953	2nd		Sofronio T. Española	Liberal	Declared winner of 1949 elections.
(7)	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1965	3rd		Gaudencio E. Abordo	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
			4th				Re-elected in 1957.
			5th				Re-elected in 1961.
8	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1971	6th		Ramón Mitra Jr.	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
8	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1971	7th		Ramón Mitra Jr.	Liberal	Re-elected in 1969. Resigned on election as senator.
District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa	Single seat
#	Start	End	Batasang Pambansa	Member		Party	Electoral history
Palawan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa [edit]
District re-created February 1, 1984.^[8]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd		Ramón Mitra Jr.	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines – Ordinance". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ "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 3 May 2020.
^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 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 3 May 2020.
^ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[congleg-1] "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[malolos-2] "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[3] "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines – Ordinance". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[4] "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 3 May 2020.

[electionlaw-5] "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[6] 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 3 May 2020.

[7] "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[8] "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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v t e Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Mimaropa
Capiz	At-large* 3rd*
Marinduque	At-large
Mindoro	At-large*
Occidental Mindoro	At-large
Oriental Mindoro	At-large* 1st 2nd
Palawan	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd
Region IV–A	At-large*
Romblon	At-large
Tayabas	At-large* 2nd
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct. Districts per region I II III IV-A V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII BARMM CAR Mimaropa NCR NIR

Representation history

Paragua's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

Palawan's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly

Palawan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

Palawan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

Palawan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)

Palawan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

Palawan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Palawan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

See also

References