Zambales's at-large congressional district

Zambales's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Zambales 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 reapportionment in 1987 under Section 1 of the ordinance annex of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines which created its first and second districts.[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]

On two occasions in its history, Zambales sent more than one member to the national legislatures who were also elected or appointed at-large. Three representatives were sent 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 two congressional districts.[1]

Representation history

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

Zambales's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[2][4]
– September 15, 1898 March 23, 1901 1st Juan Manday Gabriel Independent Elected in 1898. Alejandro Albert Independent Appointed. Félix Bautista Independent Appointed
# Term of office Legislature Single seat Seats eliminated
Start End Member Party Electoral history

Zambales's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly

District re-created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1 October 16, 1907 July 20, 1911 1st Alberto Barretto Nacionalista Elected in 1907.
2nd Re-elected in 1909.
Resigned on appointment as Court of First Instance judge.
2 October 3, 1911 October 16, 1912 Gabriel Alba Nacionalista Elected in 1911 to finish Barretto's term.
3 October 16, 1912 April 1, 1914 3rd Rafael Corpus Nacionalista Elected in 1912.
Resigned on appointment as Solicitor General.
(2) July 22, 1914 October 16, 1916 Gabriel Alba Nacionalista Elected in 1914 to finish Corpus's term.
# Term of office Legislature Single seat
Start End Member Party Electoral history

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

4 October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 4th Guillermo Pablo Nacionalista Elected in 1916.
5th Re-elected in 1919.
5 June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 6th Alejo Labrador Independent Elected in 1922.
7th Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Re-elected in 1925.
6 June 5, 1928 March 1, 1933 8th Gregorio Anonas Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
Resigned on appointment as Department of Public Works and Communications undersecretary.
7 April 1, 1933 June 5, 1934 Mariano Alisangco Independent Elected in 1933 to finish Anonas's term.
8 June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 10th Felipe Estella Nacionalista
Democrático 		Elected in 1934.
# Term of office National
Assembly 		Single seat
Start End Member Party Electoral history

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

9 September 16, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st Potenciano Lesaca Nacionalista
Democrático 		Elected in 1935.
10 December 30, 1938 December 30, 1941 2nd Valentín S. Afable Nacionalista Elected in 1938.
# Term of office National
Assembly 		Seat A Seat B Seats restored
Start End Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Zambales'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 Valentín S. Afable KALIBAPI Elected in 1943. Francisco Dantes KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
# Term of office Common
wealth
Congress 		Single seat Seats eliminated
Start End Member Party Electoral history

Zambales'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 Valentín S. Afable Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
Start End Member Party Electoral history

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

11 May 25, 1946 September 1, 1950 1st Ramón Magsaysay Liberal Elected in 1946.
2nd Re-elected in 1949.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of National Defense.
12 January 28, 1952 December 30, 1953 César Miraflor Liberal Elected in 1951 to finish Magsaysay's term.
13 December 30, 1953 December 30, 1957 3rd Enrique J. Corpus Nacionalista Elected in 1953.
14 December 30, 1957 January 25, 1960 4th Genaro Magsaysay Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
Resigned on election as senator.
15 December 30, 1961 December 30, 1965 5th Virgilio L. Afable Nacionalista Elected in 1961.
16 December 30, 1965 December 30, 1969 6th Ramón Magsaysay Jr. Liberal Elected in 1965.
17 December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Antonio Díaz Nacionalista Elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa 		Single seat
Start End Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created February 1, 1984.[8]
– July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd Antonio Diaz KBL Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Zambales's 1st and 2nd 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 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines – Ordinance". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 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.
  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.