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

# Term of office National
Assembly		 Seat A Seat B
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Paragua's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

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
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Palawan's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly

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.
3rd Re-elected in 1912.
# Term of office Legislature Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

(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 Re-elected in 1928.
5 June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 9th Claudio R. Sandoval Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Term of office National
Assembly		 Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

(5) September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Claudio R. Sandoval Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1935.
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
# Term of office National
Assembly		 Seat A Seat B
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Palawan'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 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
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

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
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

(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 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.
7th 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
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. 1 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.
  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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