Zamboanga del Sur's at-large congressional district

Zamboanga del Sur's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of Zamboanga del Sur in the Philippines. It was represented in the House of Representatives from 1953 to 1972 and in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986. ^[1] The province of Zamboanga del Sur was created as a result of the partition of Zamboanga in 1952 and elected its first representative provincewide at-large during the 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections. ^[2] Roseller T. Lim, who served as representative of Zamboanga's at-large congressional district during the partition, was this district's first representative. The district remained a single-member district until the dissolution of the lower house in 1972. It was later absorbed by the multi-member Region IX's at-large district for the national parliament in 1978. ^[1] In 1984, provincial and city representations were restored and Zamboanga del Sur elected three members for the regular parliament with a separate representation created for Zamboanga City. ^[3] The district was abolished following the 1987 reapportionment to establish three districts under a new constitution. ^[4]

Representation history

#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District created June 6, 1952. [2]
1	December 30, 1953	November 8, 1955	3rd				Roseller T. Lim	Nacionalista	Redistricted from Zamboanga's at-large district and re-elected in 1953. Resigned on election as senator.
2	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th				Canuto M. S. Enerio	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
3	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1969	5th				Vincenzo Sagun	Liberal	Elected in 1961.
			6th						Re-elected in 1965.
4	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th				Vicente M. Cerilles	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the eight-seat Region IX's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Seat A						Seat B						Seat C
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District re-created February 1, 1984. [5]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd				Vicente M. Cerilles	KBL	Elected in 1984.				Bienvenido A. Ebarle	KBL	Elected in 1984.				Isidoro E. Real Jr.	UNIDO (CCA)	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Zamboanga del Sur's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte

References

1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 18, 2021.
2. Republic Act No. 711 (June 6, 1952), An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur , retrieved February 18, 2021
3. Batas Pambansa Blg. 643 (December 21, 1983), AN ACT TO SUBMIT TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE FOR RATIFICATION OR REJECTION THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILIPPINES PROPOSED BY THE BATASANG PAMBANSA IN ITS SIXTH REGULAR SESSION, CALLING A PLEBISCITE FOR THIS PURPOSE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES , retrieved February 18, 2021
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
5. Presidential Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 (February 1, 1984), Proclaiming the Ratification in the Plebiscite of January 27, 1984, of the Amendments to the Constitution Embodied in Batasang Pambansa Resolutions Nos. 104, 105, 110, 111, 112 and 113, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved February 18, 2021