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
edit| # | 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 Congressedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Assemblyedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Islandsedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (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)edit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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)edit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Philippinesedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Philippinesedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (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 Pambansaedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. 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 2 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 2 May 2020.
- ^ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2020.