Davao's at-large congressional district

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Davao's at-large congressional district may refer to several occasions when a provincewide at-large district was used for elections to the various Philippine national legislatures from the undivided province of Davao.

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The Spanish colonial district of Davao, formerly the province of Nueva Guipúzcoa, was represented in the Malolos Congress following its reorganization in 1898 for the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic. [1] Two representatives from Luzon were appointed by the assembly to represent the province, namely León María Guerrero from Manila and Ceferino Pantoja from Nueva Vizcaya. [2] After the fall of the First Republic, the province was abolished with its territory reverted to a district annexed to Moro Province under U.S. civilian rule in 1903. [3] Moro Province was unrepresented in the Philippine Assembly. [4]

Provincial government was re-established in Davao in 1914 but was not entitled to its own representation in the national legislature. [5] Instead, it remained a part of the larger constituency of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu under the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes whose representatives were appointed by the Governor General beginning in 1916. In 1934 following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act, Davao elected its own delegate for the first time to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention which was charged with the drafting of a new constitution for the Commonwealth of the Philippines. [6] The province then began to send a representative to the Commonwealth National Assembly from its single-member at-large district created under the 1935 constitution. [7]

Davao was also represented in the Second Republic National Assembly during the Pacific War. It also elected a representative to the restored House of Representatives and to the first six congresses under the Third Philippine Republic. After the 1967 division of Davao, the district was abolished and replaced by Davao del Norte's, Davao del Sur's and Davao Oriental's at-large districts. [4] [8]

Representation history

#Term of officeNational
Assembly		Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

Davao's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898. [1]
–September 15, 1898March 23, 19011st León María Guerrero IndependentAppointed.Ceferino PantojaIndependentAppointed.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly		Single seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created February 8, 1935. [7]
1September 16, 1935December 30, 1938 1st Romualdo C. Quimpo Nacionalista
Democrático		 Elected in 1935.
2December 30, 1938December 30, 1941 2nd César M. Sotto Nacionalista Elected in 1938.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly		Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created September 7, 1943. [9]
–September 25, 1943February 2, 19441stJuan A. Sarenas KALIBAPI Elected in 1943.Romualdo C. Quimpo KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
#Term of officeCommon
wealth
Congress		Single seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
3June 9, 1945May 25, 1946 1st Juan A. Sarenas Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
#Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

4May 25, 1946December 30, 1949 1st Apolinario Cabigon Nacionalista Elected in 1946.
5December 30, 1949December 30, 1957 2nd Ismael L. Veloso Nacionalista Elected in 1949.
3rd Re-elected in 1953.
6December 30, 1957December 30, 1961 4th Gavino R. Sepulveda Liberal Elected in 1957.
(5)December 30, 1961December 30, 1965 5th Ismael L. Veloso Nacionalista Elected in 1961.
7December 30, 1965January 22, 1968 6th Lorenzo S. Sarmiento Liberal Elected in 1965.
Redistricted to Davao del Norte's at-large district.
District dissolved into Davao del Norte's, Davao del Sur's and Davao Oriental's at-large districts.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines) . Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "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 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Act No. 787, (1903-06-01)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Act No. 2408, (1914-07-23)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Act No. 4125, (1934-05-26)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "The 1935 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Republic Act No. 4867, (1967-05-08)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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