Philippines's 4th senatorial district

Philippines's 4th senatorial district, officially the Fourth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands (Spanish: Cuarto Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the capital Manila and adjacent provinces in south-central Luzon, namely Bataan, Laguna and Rizal.[1]

The district was represented by a total of seven senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections when the Senate was restored after a constitutional plebiscite, all twenty-four members of the upper house have been elected countrywide at-large. It was last represented by Juan Nolasco and Juan Sumulong of the Nacionalista Democrático.[2][3]

List of senators

Seat A Legislature Seat B
# Senator Term of office Party Electoral history # Senator Term of office Party Electoral history
Start End Start End
1 Rafael Palma October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 4th 1 Pedro Guevara October 16, 1916 March 4, 1923 Nacionalista Elected in 1916.
5th Re-elected in 1919.
Resigned on appointment as Resident Commissioner.
2 Emiliano Tria Tirona June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 Demócrata Elected in 1922. 6th Nacionalista
Colectivista
2 Ramon J. Fernandez October 3, 1923 June 2, 1925 Nacionalista
Colectivista
Elected in 1923 to finish Guevara's term.
7th 3 Juan Sumulong June 2, 1925 June 2, 1931 Demócrata Elected in 1925.
3 José G. Generoso June 5, 1928 June 5, 1934 Demócrata Elected in 1928. 8th
9th 4 Juan G. Nolasco June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1931.
4 Juan Sumulong June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 Nacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1934. 10th Nacionalista
Democrático

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1918. pp. 37–38. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "List of previous senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine Senators". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved May 12, 2020.