Manila's at-large congressional district

Manila's at-large congressional district may refer to three occasions when a city-wide or provincewide at-large district was used for elections to the various Philippine national legislatures from Manila.

From 1898 to 1901, four representatives from the province of Manila who were elected at-large sat in the Malolos Congress, the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic. ^[1] In 1901, the province was abolished and incorporated into the new province of Rizal, while the city remained intact. Both later elected their representatives from two districts each. From 1943 to 1944, the city of greater Manila as a whole sent two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. ^[2] Multiple district representation was restored in the city in 1945. In 1978, regional at-large assembly districts were created for the national parliament with Manila included in the 21-seat Region IV's at-large district. The city returned to its own single multi-member at-large district in 1984 with a six-seat delegation for the Regular Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic. ^[3]

After 1986, Manila elected its representatives from its six congressional districts. ^[4]

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A						Seat B						Seat C						Seat D
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District created June 18, 1898. [1] [5]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st				Arsenio Cruz Herrera	Independent	Elected in 1898.				Félix Ferrer Pascual	Independent	Elected in 1898.				Teodoro Gonzales Leaño	Independent	Elected in 1898.				Mariano Limjap	Independent	Elected in 1898.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A						Seat B
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District re-created September 7, 1943. [2]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st				Alfonso E. Mendoza	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.				León Guinto	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Seat A						Seat B						Seat C						Seat D						Seat E						Seat F
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District re-created February 1, 1984. [3]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd				Lito Atienza	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.				Eva Estrada Kalaw	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.				Carlos C. Fernando	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.				Mel Lopez	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.				Gonzalo Puyat II	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.				Arturo Tolentino	KBL	Elected in 1984.

See also

• Legislative districts of Manila

References

1. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
2. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Retrieved February 10, 2021.
3. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 10, 2021.
5. "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 10, 2021.