Aklan's at-large congressional district

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Aklan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Aklan. It was represented by a single member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines who was elected provincewide at-large from 1957 until its reapportionment in 2018. [1] [2] The district was created following the establishment of Aklan as a regular province separate from Capiz on April 25, 1956 through Republic Act No. 1414. [3] Before 1956, its territories were represented in the national legislatures as part of Capiz's at-large, 2nd and 3rd districts. It was a single-member district for the final four legislatures of the Third Philippine Republic from 1957 to 1972, the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986, and the 8th to 17th congresses of the Fifth Philippine Republic from 1987 to 2019. [1]

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After the 2018 reapportionment, all representatives have been elected from Aklan's 1st and 2nd districts. [2] It was last represented by Carlito S. Marquez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). [1]

Representation history

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

District created April 25, 1956. [3]
1José B. LegaspiDecember 30, 1957December 30, 1961 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
2Godofredo P. RamosDecember 30, 1961December 30, 1965 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1961.
3Rafael B. LegaspiDecember 30, 1965September 23, 1972 6th Nacionalista Elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
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Aklan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984. [4]
(3)Rafael B. LegaspiJuly 23, 1984March 25, 19862nd UNIDO Elected in 1984.
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Aklan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District re-created February 2, 1987.
4Ramon B. LegaspiJune 30, 1987June 30, 1992 8th Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987.
5Allen S. QuimpoJune 30, 1992June 30, 2001 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th LDP Re-elected in 1998.
6 Gabrielle V. Calizo-Quimpo June 30, 2001June 30, 2004 12th LDP Elected in 2001.
7 Florencio Miraflores June 30, 2004June 30, 2013 13th Liberal Elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
15th Liberal Re-elected in 2010.
8 Teodorico T. Haresco Jr. June 30, 2013June 30, 2016 16th Independent Elected in 2013.
Nacionalista
9 Carlito S. Marquez June 30, 2016June 30, 2019 17th NPC Elected in 2016.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
District dissolved into Aklan's 1st and 2nd districts.

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  1. 1 2 3 "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Republic Act No. 11077". Official Gazette (Philippines). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Republic Act No. 1414" . Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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