Marinduque's at-large congressional district

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Marinduque's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Location of Marinduque within the Philippines
Province Marinduque
Region Mimaropa
Population239,207 (2020) [1]
Electorate161,538 (2022) [2]
Area952.58 km2 (367.79 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1922 (single-member district)
Representative Lord Allan Jay Velasco
Political party  NPC
Congressional blocMajority

Marinduque's at-large congressional district, also known as Marinduque's lone district, is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Marinduque. Marinduque has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898. [3] The first congressional delegation consisted of two members in the First Philippine Republic legislature known as the Malolos Congress. Since 1922 when it was re-established as a regular province separate from Tayabas, Marinduque has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when it was again eliminated and included as part of Tayabas's at-large representation for the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. [4]

Contents

The district is currently represented by Lord Allan Jay Velasco of the Nationalist People's Coalition. [5]

Representation history

#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

Marinduque's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898. [6]
September 15, 1898March 23, 19011st Ricardo Paras Independent Elected in 1898.Julio RuizIndependentAppointed.
#Term of officeLegislatureSingle seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Marinduque's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

District re-created January 21, 1920 from Tayabas's 2nd district. [7]
1June 6, 1922June 2, 1931 6th Ricardo Nepomuceno Nacionalista
Colectivista
Elected in 1922.
7th Nacionalista
Consolidado
Re-elected in 1925.
8th Re-elected in 1928.
2June 2, 1931September 16, 1935 9th José A. Uy Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1934.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

3September 16, 1935August 31, 1937 1st Cecilio A. Maneja Nacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1935.
Election annulled by electoral commission after an electoral protest.
(2)August 31, 1937December 30, 1941José A. Uy Nacionalista
Democrático
Declared winner of 1935 elections.
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Tayabas's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#Term of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(3)June 11, 1945May 25, 1946 1st Cecilio A. Maneja Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
#Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

4May 25, 1946December 30, 1949 1st Timoteo P. Ricohermoso Liberal Elected in 1946.
5December 30, 1949December 30, 1957 2nd Panfilo M. Manguera Nacionalista Elected in 1949.
3rd Re-elected in 1953.
6December 30, 1957September 23, 1972 4th Francisco M. Lecaroz Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
6th Liberal Re-elected in 1965.
7th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#Term of officeBatasang
Pambansa
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Marinduque's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984. [8]
July 23, 1984March 25, 19862nd Carmencita Reyes KBL Elected in 1984.
#Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created February 2, 1987.
7June 30, 1987June 30, 1998 8th Carmencita Reyes LABAN Elected in 1987.
9th Lakas Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
8June 30, 1998June 30, 2007 11th Edmundo O. Reyes Jr. LAMMP Elected in 1998.
12th Lakas Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
(7)June 30, 2007June 30, 2010 14th Carmencita Reyes Liberal Elected in 2007.
9June 30, 2010June 30, 2013 15th Lord Allan Jay Velasco NUP Elected in 2010.
10June 30, 2013January 12, 2016 16th Regina Reyes Mandanas Liberal Elected in 2013.
Disqualified by the Commission on Elections. Election annulled by the Supreme Court due to foreign citizenship and lack of residency. [9]
(9)February 1, 2016Incumbent Lord Allan Jay Velasco NUP Declared winner of 2013 elections.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
19th NPC Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PDP–Laban Lord Allan Jay Velasco 98,688 100%
Total votes98,688 100%
PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PDP–Laban Lord Allan Jay Velasco 95,067 94.54%
UNA Harold Lim5,4885.46%
Total votes100,555 100%
PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NUP Lord Allan Jay Velasco 60,585 55.28% +7.18%
Liberal Regina Ongsiako Reyes 49,00544.72%−7.18%
Margin of victory11,58010.56%0%
Total votes109,590 100.00%
NUP gain from Liberal

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Regina Ongsiako Reyes 52,209 51.90%
NUP Lord Allan Jay Velasco 48,39648.10%
Margin of victory3,8133.79%
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Total votes100,605 100.00
Liberal gain from NUP

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lakas–Kampi Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco 52,407 52.04
Liberal Edmundo O. Reyes48,30047.96
Valid ballots100,70796.82
Invalid or blank votes3,3063.18
Total votes104,013 100.00
Lakas–Kampi gain from Liberal

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