Catanduanes's at-large congressional district

Catanduanes's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Catanduanes within the Philippines
Province	Catanduanes
Region	Bicol Region
Population	271,879 (2020) [1]
Electorate	198,872 (2022) [2]
Area	1,492.16 km2 (576.13 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1945 (single-member district)
Representative	Leo Rodriguez
Political party	PFP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Catanduanes's at-large congressional district, also known as Catanduanes's lone district, is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Catanduanes. Catanduanes has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898. ^[3] Since 1946 when it was reorganized as an independent province separate from Albay, Catanduanes has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for the period under the Fourth Philippine Republic between 1978 and 1984 when its representation was absorbed by the regional at-large assembly district of Region V. ^[4]

The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Leo Rodriguez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). ^{[5] [6]}

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A						Seat B
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District created June 18, 1898. [3]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st				José Alejandrino	Independent	Appointed.				Marcelino Santos	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat					Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District re-created September 26, 1945. [7]
1	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st				Francisco Perfecto	Nacionalista	Redistricted from Albay's 4th district and re-elected in 1946.
2	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd				Severiano de León	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
(1)	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1957	3rd				Francisco Perfecto	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
3	December 30, 1957	September 23, 1972	4th				José M. Alberto	Liberal	Elected in 1957.
			5th						Re-elected in 1961.
			6th					Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1965.
			7th						Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Single seat
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District re-created February 1, 1984. [8]
(3)	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd				José M. Alberto	KBL	Elected in 1984.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District re-created February 2, 1987.
4	June 30, 1987	November 15, 1987	8th				Moises M. Tapia	Independent	Elected in 1987. Died in office.
5	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th				Leandro B. Verceles Jr.	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
			10th						Re-elected in 1995.
			11th						Re-elected in 1998.
6	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th				Joseph Santiago	NPC	Elected in 2001.
			13th						Re-elected in 2004.
			14th						Re-elected in 2007.
7	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th				Cesar V. Sarmiento	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
			16th						Re-elected in 2013.
			17th					PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
8	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th				Hector S. Sanchez	Lakas	Elected in 2019.
9	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	19th				Eulogio R. Rodriguez	Independent	Elected in 2022.
								PFP

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Leo Rodriguez	75,432	47.1
	Lakas	Hector S. Sanchez (incumbent)	48,684	30.4
	NUP	Cesar Sarmiento	33,281	20.78
	Liberal	Oliver Rodulfo	2,754	1.72
Total votes			160,151	100.00
	Independent gain from Lakas

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Hector S. Sanchez	56,743
	Nacionalista	Araceli Wong	44,407
	Independent	Jorge Sarmiento	40,970
	NPC	Joseph Santiago	5,630
Total votes				100.00
	Lakas gain from PDP–Laban

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
3. "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 February 15, 2021.
4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
6. "Certified List of Candidates (PROVINCIAL)" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
7. "C.A. No. 687". The Corpus Juris. 26 September 1945. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
8. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.