Philippines's 8th senatorial district

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Philippines's 8th senatorial district, officially the Eighth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands (Spanish : Octavo Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the western Visayas provinces of Antique, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Palawan. [1]

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The district was represented by a total of seven senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections when the Senate was restored after a constitutional plebiscite, all twenty-four members of the upper house have been elected countrywide at-large. It was last represented by Gil Montilla and Isaac Lacson of the Nacionalista Democrático. [2] [3]

List of senators

Seat ALegislatureSeat B
#SenatorTerm of officePartyElectoral history#SenatorTerm of officePartyElectoral history
StartEndStartEnd
1 Espiridion Guanco October 16, 1916May 2, 1925 Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 4th 1 Manuel López October 16, 1916June 3, 1919 Nacionalista Elected in 1916.
5th 2 Hermenegildo Villanueva June 3, 1919June 2, 1931 Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
Nacionalista
Colectivista
Re-elected in 1922.
Died.
6th Nacionalista
Colectivista
2 Mariano Yulo August 31, 1925July 11, 1929 Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected to finish Guanco's term. 7th Nacionalista
Consolidado
Re-elected in 1925.
Re-elected in 1928.
Died.
8th
3 Francisco Zulueta September 18, 1929June 5, 1934 Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected to finish Yulo's term.
9th 3 Gil Montilla June 2, 1931September 16, 1935 Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1931.
4 Isaac Lacson June 5, 1934September 16, 1935 Nacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1934. 10th Nacionalista
Democrático

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References

  1. United States Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1918. pp. 37–38. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. "List of previous senators". Senate of the Philippines . Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine Senators". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Retrieved May 13, 2020.