Zambales's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Zambales 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 reapportionment in 1987 under Section 1 of the ordinance annex of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines which created its first and second districts. [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]
On two occasions in its history, Zambales sent more than one member to the national legislatures who were also elected or appointed at-large. Three representatives were sent 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 two congressional districts. [1]
# | Term of office | National Assembly | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | ||||||||||||||||||
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Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||
Zambales's at-large district for the Malolos Congress | |||||||||||||||||||||||
District created June 18, 1898. [2] [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
– | September 15, 1898 | March 23, 1901 | 1st | Juan Manday Gabriel | Independent | Elected in 1898. | Alejandro Albert | Independent | Appointed. | Félix Bautista | Independent | Appointed | |||||||||||
# | Term of office | Legislature | Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Zambales's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
District re-created January 9, 1907. [5] [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | October 16, 1907 | July 20, 1911 | 1st | Alberto Barretto | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | Re-elected in 1909. Resigned on appointment as Court of First Instance judge. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | October 3, 1911 | October 16, 1912 | Gabriel Alba | Nacionalista | Elected in 1911 to finish Barretto's term. | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | October 16, 1912 | April 1, 1914 | 3rd | Rafael Corpus | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. Resigned on appointment as Solicitor General. | |||||||||||||||||
(2) | July 22, 1914 | October 16, 1916 | Gabriel Alba | Nacionalista | Elected in 1914 to finish Corpus's term. | ||||||||||||||||||
# | Term of office | Legislature | Single seat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Zambales's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Guillermo Pablo | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | |||||||||||||||||
5th | Re-elected in 1919. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1928 | 6th | Alejo Labrador | Independent | Elected in 1922. | |||||||||||||||||
7th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1925. | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | June 5, 1928 | March 1, 1933 | 8th | Gregorio Anonas | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1928. | |||||||||||||||||
9th | Re-elected in 1931. Resigned on appointment as Department of Public Works and Communications undersecretary. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | April 1, 1933 | June 5, 1934 | Mariano Alisangco | Independent | Elected in 1933 to finish Anonas's term. | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Felipe Estella | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1934. | |||||||||||||||||
# | Term of office | National Assembly | Single seat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Zambales's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Potenciano Lesaca | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1935. | |||||||||||||||||
10 | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Valentín S. Afable | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | |||||||||||||||||
# | Term of office | National Assembly | Seat A | Seat B | Seats restored | ||||||||||||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||||||||||
Zambales's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
District re-created September 7, 1943. [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
– | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st | Valentín S. Afable | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. | Francisco Dantes | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. | ||||||||||||||
# | Term of office | Common wealth Congress | Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Zambales's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||
District re-created May 24, 1945. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(10) | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Valentín S. Afable | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | |||||||||||||||||
# | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Zambales's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | May 25, 1946 | September 1, 1950 | 1st | Ramón Magsaysay | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | Re-elected in 1949. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of National Defense. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | January 28, 1952 | December 30, 1953 | César Miraflor | Liberal | Elected in 1951 to finish Magsaysay's term. | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1957 | 3rd | Enrique J. Corpus | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | |||||||||||||||||
14 | December 30, 1957 | January 25, 1960 | 4th | Genaro Magsaysay | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. Resigned on election as senator. | |||||||||||||||||
15 | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1965 | 5th | Virgilio L. Afable | Nacionalista | Elected in 1961. | |||||||||||||||||
16 | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Ramón Magsaysay Jr. | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | |||||||||||||||||
17 | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Antonio Díaz | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | |||||||||||||||||
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
# | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa | Single seat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Zambales's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
District re-created February 1, 1984. [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
– | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | Antonio Diaz | KBL | Elected in 1984. | |||||||||||||||||
District dissolved into Zambales's 1st and 2nd districts. |
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