Abra's at-large congressional district

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Abra's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Abra's at-large congressional district
Map
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Location of Abra within the Philippines
Province Abra
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Population250,985 (2020) [1]
Electorate182,696 (2022) [2]
Area4,165.25 km2 (1,608.21 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1917 (single-member district)
Representative Menchie Bernos
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Abra's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Abra. Abra has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898. [3] The first congressional delegation consisted of two members in the First Philippine Republic legislature known as the Malolos Congress. Since 1919 when it was re-established as a regular province separate from Ilocos Sur, Abra has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when it was again represented by two members in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. [4] From 1978 to 1984, all provinces were converted into multi-seat regional at-large districts for the Interim Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Abra forming part of the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district. It was restored as a single-member district in 1984. [4]

Contents

The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Menchie Bernos of the Lakas–CMD. [5]

Representation history

#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

Abra's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898. [6]
September 15, 1898March 23, 19011stIsidro ParedesIndependent Elected in 1898. Juan Villamor Independent Elected in 1898.
#Term of officeLegislatureSingle seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created March 9, 1917. [7]
1June 3, 1919June 6, 1922 5th Eustaquio Purugganan Nacionalista Redistricted from Ilocos Sur's 3rd district and re-elected in 1919.
2June 6, 1922June 2, 1925 6th Adolfo Brillantes Nacionalista
Colectivista
Elected in 1922.
3June 2, 1925September 16, 1935 7th Quintín Paredes Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1925.
8th Re-elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1934.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(3)November 15, 1935January 9, 1936 1st Quintín Paredes Nacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1935.
Resigned on appointment as Resident Commissioner.
4September 1, 1936December 30, 1938Agapito Garduque Nacionalista Elected in 1936 to finish Paredes's term.
(3)December 30, 1938December 30, 1941 2nd Quintín Paredes Nacionalista Elected in 1938.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created September 7, 1943. [8]
September 25, 1943February 2, 19443rd Quintín Paredes KALIBAPI Elected in 1943.Juan C. Brillantes KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
#Term of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
Single seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
5June 9, 1945May 25, 1946 1st Jesús V. Paredes Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
#Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(3)May 25, 1946December 30, 1949 1st Quintín Paredes Liberal Elected in 1946.
6December 30, 1949December 30, 1953 2nd Virgilio V. Valera Liberal Elected in 1949.
7December 30, 1953December 30, 1965 3rd Lucas P. Paredes Democratic Elected in 1953.
4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
8December 30, 1965September 23, 1972 6th Carmelo Z. Barbero Liberal Elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#Term of officeBatasang
Pambansa
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created February 1, 1984. [9]
July 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndArturo V. Barbero KBL Elected in 1984.
#Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created February 2, 1987.
9June 30, 1987June 30, 1992 8th Rudolfo A. Bernardez LABAN Elected in 1987.
10June 30, 1992June 30, 1998 9th Jeremias Z. Zapata Lakas Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11June 30, 1998June 30, 2001 11th Vicente Ysidro P. Valera LDP Elected in 1998.
12June 30, 2001December 16, 2006 12th Luis P. Bersamin Jr. PDSP Elected in 2001.
13th KAMPI Re-elected in 2004.
Died.
13June 30, 2007June 30, 2010 14th Cecilia Seares-Luna Lakas Elected in 2007.
14June 30, 2010June 30, 2016 15th Joy Bernos PDSP Elected in 2010.
16th Liberal Re-elected in 2013.
15June 30, 2016June 30, 2022 17th Joseph Bernos PDP–Laban Elected in 2016.
18th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2019.
16June 30, 2022Incumbent 19th Ching Bernos Nacionalista (Asenso Abrenio) Elected in 2022.
Lakas (Asenso Abrenio)

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Abra's at-large congressional district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Menchie Bernos 122,223 100.00
Total votes122,223 100%
Nacionalista hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Joseph Bernos 63,919
Nacionalista Marco Bautista53,814
Independent Joselito Bringas7,460
Lakas Cecilia Luna3,424
Invalid or blank votes11,307
Total votes139,924
Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ma. Jocelyn Valera-Bernos 55,32364.79%
Nacionalista Rolando Somera19,11622.39%
Independent Hans Roger Luna10,95212.83%
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDSP Joy Bernos 46,536 40.85
Lakas–Kampi Cecilia Seares-Luna 45,45439.90
Nacionalista Ma. Zita Valera11,2499.87
PMP Mailed Molina10,6779.37
Valid ballots113,91695.21
Invalid or blank votes5,7354.79
Total votes119,651 100.00
PDSP gain from Lakas–Kampi

1936 special

1936 National Assembly special election in Abra's at-large district
CandidateVotes %
Agapito Garduque3,32047.19
Jesus Paredes2,52535.89
Adolfo Brillantes1,19016.92
Total votes7,035 100.00

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