Tarlac's at-large congressional district

Tarlac's at-large congressional district is an obsolete electoral district that was used for electing members of Philippine national legislatures in Tarlac before 1987. ^[1]

Tarlac first elected its representatives at-large during the 1898 Philippine legislative election for three seats in the Malolos Congress, the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic. ^[2] Following the installation of U.S. civil government in 1901 and the reorganization of provinces for the Philippine Assembly, Tarlac was divided into a first and second district. ^[1] The provincewide electoral district was re-created ahead of the 1943 Philippine legislative election for a seat in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic, with an additional seat assigned to its provincial governor. ^[3] The district became inactive again following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when Tarlac returned to electing its representatives from its two districts. ^[1] In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House in 1978, Tarlac was included in the multi-member regional electoral district of Region III (Central Luzon) for its interim parliament. The district was again utilized in the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election when Tarlac was granted two seats in the regular parliament. ^{[1] [4]}

After 1986, Tarlac elected its representatives from three single-member congressional districts drawn under a new constitution. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A						Seat B						Seat C
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District created June 18, 1898. [2] [6]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st				Julián Carpio	Independent	Elected in 1898.				Juan Nepomuceno	Independent	Appointed.				Victoriano Tañedo	Independent	Appointed.
#	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. [3]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st				Benigno Aquino Sr.	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.				Sergio L. Aquino	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
District dissolved into Tarlac's 1st and 2nd districts.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Seat A						Seat B
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District re-created February 1, 1984. [7]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd				Homobono Sawit	KBL	Elected in 1984.				Mercedes C. Teodoro	KBL	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Tarlac's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Tarlac

References

1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 18, 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 March 18, 2021.
3. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
4. "Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21)". Lawyerly. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
5. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
6. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines) . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
7. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district	Home district of the speaker September 25, 1943 – February 2, 1944	Succeeded by Iloilo's 1st congressional district