Cavite's at-large congressional district

Cavite's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Cavite 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, second and third 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, and the first seven congresses of the republic from 1946 to 1972.[1]

On three occasions in its history, Cavite sent more than one member to the national legislatures who were also elected at-large. Four representatives were elected to the National Assembly (Malolos Congress) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901, two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944 (excluding Cavite City, which was represented separately), and three representatives to the Regular Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986.

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

Representation history

# Term of office National
Assembly 		Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D
Start End Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Cavite's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[2][4]
– September 15, 1898 March 23, 1901 1st Severino de las Alas Independent Elected in 1898. José Basa Independent Elected in 1898. Hugo Ilagan Independent Elected in 1898. José Salamanca Independent Elected in 1898.
# Term of office Legislature Single seat Seats eliminated
Start End Member Party Electoral history

Cavite's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly

District re-created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1 October 16, 1907 July 1, 1908 1st Rafael Palma Nacionalista Elected in 1907.
Resigned on appointment as Philippine commissioner.
2 January 19, 1909 October 16, 1912 Emiliano Tria Tirona Nacionalista Elected in 1909 to finish Palma's term.
2nd Independent Re-elected in 1909.
3 October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Florentino Joya Nacionalista Elected in 1912.
# Term of office Legislature Single seat
Start End Member Party Electoral history

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

(2) October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Emiliano Tría Tirona Demócrata Elected in 1916.
4 June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Emilio P. Virata Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
5 June 6, 1922 June 2, 1925 6th Pedro F. Espíritu Demócrata Elected in 1922.
6 June 2, 1925 July 3, 1925 7th Augusto A. Reyes Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Elected in 1925.
Died.
7 August 15, 1925 June 15, 1929 Antero Soriano Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Elected in 1925 to finish Reyes's term.
8th Re-elected in 1928.
Died.
8 August 24, 1929 June 2, 1931 Fidel Ibáñez Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Elected in 1929 to finish Soriano's term.
(2) June 2, 1931 June 5, 1934 9th Emiliano Tría Tirona Demócrata Elected in 1931.
9 June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 10th Francisco Arca Nacionalista
Democrático 		Elected in 1934.
# Term of office National
Assembly 		Single seat
Start End Member Party Electoral history

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

10 September 16, 1935 October 11, 1939 1st Justiniano Montano Nacionalista
Democrático 		Elected in 1935.
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
Election annulled after an electoral protest.
11 November 2, 1939 December 30, 1941 Manuel S. Rojas Nacionalista Declared winner of 1938 elections.
# Term of office National
Assembly 		Seat A Seat B Seats restored
Start End Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created September 7, 1943.[7]
– September 25, 1943 February 2, 1944 1st Demetrio B. Encarnación KALIBAPI Elected in 1943. Luís Y. Ferrer KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
# Term of office Common
wealth
Congress 		Single seat Seats eliminated
Start End Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(10) June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Justiniano Montano Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
Start End Member Party Electoral history

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

(10) May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Justiniano Montano Nacionalista Re-elected in 1946.
(11) December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Manuel S. Rojas Liberal Elected in 1949.
12 December 30, 1953 December 30, 1957 3rd José T. Cajulis Nacionalista Elected in 1953.
(10) December 30, 1957 September 23, 1972 4th Justiniano Montano Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
7th Liberal Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa 		Seat A Seat B Seat C Seats restored
Start End Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created February 1, 1984.[8]
– July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd Helena Benitez KBL Elected in 1984. Renato P. Dragon KBL Elected in 1984. Cesar Virata KBL Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts.

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "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 2 May 2020.
  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 2 May 2020.
  7. ^ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2020.