Bukidnon's at-large congressional district

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Bukidnon's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Bukidnon. It existed between 1935 and 1986 as either a single or plural member constituency for several national legislatures. [1]

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Bukidnon was first created as a subprovince of Agusan in 1907 from the territory of the Buquidnones that was previously unorganized spanning the Spanish politico-military districts of Misamis and Cotabato. [2] It was admitted as a special province in 1914 under the direct control and jurisdiction of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu whose representatives to the national legislature were appointed by the Governor General as one at-large district beginning with the 4th Philippine Legislature in 1916. [3] Following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act in 1934, a delegate from the province was elected for the first time to the Philippine constitutional convention held in the same year. [4] The province then began to send a representative to the Commonwealth National Assembly the following year from its single-member at-large district created under the 1935 constitution. [5]

Bukidnon was also represented in the Second Republic National Assembly during the Pacific War. It returned to a single-member constituency for the restored House of Representatives in both the Commonwealth Congress and all seven meetings of the Third Philippine Republic Congress until 1972. The district was last contested at the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election and was eliminated following the 1987 apportionment under a new constitution. [6] [1]

Representation history

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

District created February 8, 1935 from Mindanao and Sulu's at-large district. [5]
1September 16, 1935December 30, 1941 1st Manuel Fortich Nacionalista
Democrático		 Elected in 1935.
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
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Bukidnon's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)

District re-created September 7, 1943. [7]
–September 25, 1943February 2, 19443rdPedro Carrillo KALIBAPI Elected in 1943.Antonio Rubin KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
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Bukidnon's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(1)–– 1st Manuel Fortich Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941.
Died before start of term.
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Bukidnon's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

2May 25, 1946October 12, 1946 1st Carlos A. Fortich Liberal Elected in 1946.
Died in office.
3March 11, 1947December 30, 1949Remedios Ozámiz Fortich Liberal Elected in 1947 to finish Fortich's term.
4December 30, 1949March 3, 1960 2nd Cesar M. Fortich Liberal Elected in 1949.
3rd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1953.
4th Re-elected in 1957.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
–March 3, 1960September 15, 1961vacant–No special election held to fill vacancy.
(4)September 15, 1961December 30, 1965Cesar M. Fortich Nacionalista Returned to office upon resignation as Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
5December 30, 1965December 30, 1969 6th Benjamin N. Tabios Liberal Elected in 1965.
(4)December 30, 1969September 23, 1972 7th Cesar M. Fortich Nacionalista Elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the nine-seat Region X's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
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Pambansa		Seat ASeat B
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Bukidnon's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984. [8]
–July 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndLorenzo S. Dinlayan KBL Elected in 1984. Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. KBL Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Bukidnon's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts.

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  3. ↑ Act No. 2408 (July 23, 1914), AN ACT PROVIDING A TEMPORARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF MINDANAO AND SULU, MAKING APPLICABLE THERETO, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, THE PROVISIONS OF GENERAL LAWS NOW IN FORCE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES., Lawyerly, retrieved February 26, 2021
  4. ↑ Act No. 4125 (May 26, 1934), AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION AND HOLDING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AUTHORIZED BY THE ACT OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF MARCH TWENTY-FOURTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR, APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES., Lawyerly, retrieved February 26, 2021
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  8. ↑ Presidential Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 (February 1, 1984), PROCLAIMING THE RATIFICATION IN THE PLEBISCITE OF JANUARY 27, 1984, OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION EMBODIED IN BATASANG PAMBANSA RESOLUTIONS NOS. 104, 105, 110, 111, 112 AND 113., Official Gazette (Philippines) , retrieved February 26, 2021
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