Bataan's at-large congressional district

Bataan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Bataan 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]

Bataan has had two instances in its history where more than one member represented it in the national legislatures. Three members were elected or appointed at-large for the National Assembly (Malolos Congress) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901 and two members for 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 office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B					Seat C
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Bataan's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[2][4]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			José Tuázon	Independent	Elected in 1898.			Hermógenes Marco	Independent	Appointed			Pedro Teopaco	Independent	Appointed
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Bataan's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly
District re-created April 1, 1907.[5]
1	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st			José María Lerma	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.
2	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd			Tomás del Rosario	Progresista	Elected in 1909.
3	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd			Pablo Técson	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Bataan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th			Maximino de los Reyes	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.
			5th					Re-elected in 1919.
5	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th			Antonio G. Llamas	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.
6	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th			Manuel S. Bánson	Demócrata	Elected in 1925.
7	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th			Teodoro Camacho	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
8	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th			Fortunato de León	Demócrata	Elected in 1931.
(7)	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th			Teodoro Camacho	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Bataan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(7)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st			Teodoro Camacho	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.
			2nd				Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B				Seats restored
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Bataan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District re-created September 7, 1943.[6]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st			Joaquín J. Linao	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Simeón D. Salonga	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Bataan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(5)	–	–	1st			Antonio G. Llamas	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941. Died before start of term.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Bataan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
9	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st			Bonifacio Camacho	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.
10	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd			Medina Lacson de León	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.
11	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1965	3rd			José R. Nuguid	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
			4th					Re-elected in 1957.
			5th					Re-elected in 1961.
12	December 30, 1965	September 23, 1972	6th			Pablo R. Román	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
			7th				Nacionalista	Re-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
Bataan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.[7]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Antonino P. Roman	KBL	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Bataan's 1st and 2nd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Bataan

References

1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
3. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines – Ordinance". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. "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 3 May 2020.
5. Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
6. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
7. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 May 2020.