Palawan's at-large congressional district

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Palawan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Palawan, formerly Paragua, for various national legislatures before 1987. [1] The province elected its representatives province-wide at-large from its reorganization under Article 6 of the Decreto de 18 junio de 1898 y las instrucciones sobre el régimen de las provincias y pueblos for the Malolos Congress in 1898 until the creation of a first and second district on February 2, 1987. [2] [3] It was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1946, the seven congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1972, and the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986. [1]

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Palawan has had two instances in its history where more than one member represented it in the national legislatures. The province, still separate from Calamianes and Balabac, sent two representatives to the National Assembly (Malolos Congress) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901 and two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944.

After 1986, all representatives were elected from its congressional districts. [1]

Representation history

#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

Paragua's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898. [2] [4]
September 15, 1898March 23, 19011st Felipe Calderón IndependentAppointed.Domingo ColmenarIndependentAppointed.
#Term of officeLegislatureSingle seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Palawan's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly

District re-created January 9, 1907. [5] [6]
1October 16, 1907October 16, 1909 1st Santiago M. PateroIndependent Elected in 1907.
2October 16, 1909October 16, 1916 2nd Manuel M. Sandoval Nacionalista Elected in 1909.
3rd Re-elected in 1912.
#Term of officeLegislatureSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(2)October 16, 1916June 3, 1919 4th Manuel M. Sandoval Nacionalista Re-elected in 1916.
3June 3, 1919June 6, 1922 5th Román de Jesús Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
4June 6, 1922June 2, 1931 6th Patricio Fernández Nacionalista
Colectivista
Elected in 1922.
7th Nacionalista
Consolidado
Re-elected in 1925.
8th Re-elected in 1928.
5June 2, 1931September 16, 1935 9th Claudio R. Sandoval Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1934.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(5)September 16, 1935December 30, 1941 1st Claudio R. Sandoval Nacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1935.
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created September 7, 1943. [7]
September 25, 1943February 2, 19441stÍñigo R. Peña KALIBAPI Elected in 1943.Patricio Fernández KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
#Term of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
Single seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
6June 11, 1945May 25, 1946 1st Sofronio T. Española Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
#Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(6)May 25, 1946December 30, 1949 1st Sofronio T. Española Liberal Re-elected in 1946.
7December 30, 1949March 6, 1953 2nd Gaudencio E. Abordo Nacionalista Elected in 1949.
Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an electoral protest.
(6)March 6, 1953December 30, 1953Sofronio T. Española Liberal Declared winner of 1949 elections.
(7)December 30, 1953December 30, 1965 3rd Gaudencio E. Abordo Nacionalista Elected in 1953.
4th Re-elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
8December 30, 1965December 30, 1971 6th Ramón Mitra Jr. Liberal Elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Resigned on election as senator.
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

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

District re-created February 1, 1984. [8]
July 23, 1984March 25, 19862nd Ramón Mitra Jr. PDP–Laban Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts.

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