Batanes's at-large congressional district

Batanes's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Batanes. Batanes has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898.[3] The first congressional delegation consisted of two members in the First Philippine Republic legislature known as the Malolos Congress. Since 1909 when it was re-established as a regular province separate from Cagayan, Batanes has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when it was again eliminated and absorbed by Cagayan's at-large representation for the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic.[4] From 1978 to 1984, all provinces were converted into multi-seat regional at-large districts for the Interim Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Batanes forming part of the seven-seat Region II's at-large district. It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.[4]

Batanes's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Batanes within the Philippines
Province	Batanes
Region	Cagayan Valley
Population	17,246 (2015)[1]
Electorate	11,006 (2016)[2]
Area	219.01 km^2 (84.56 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1909 (single-member district)
Representative	Ciriaco B. Gato Jr.
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Ciriaco B. Gato Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[5]

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[6]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Daniel Tirona	Independent	Elected in 1898.			Vito Belarmino	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly
District re-created May 20, 1909 from Cagayan's 1st district.[7]
1	October 16, 1909	July 22, 1910	2nd			Teófilo Castillejos	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909. Died.
2	September 5, 1911	October 16, 1916				Vicente Barsana	Progresista	Elected to finish Castillejos's term.
			3rd					Re-elected in 1912.
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
3	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th			Juan C. Castillejos	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.
4	June 3, 1919	June 2, 1925	5th			Claudio Castillejos	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
			6th				Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Re-elected in 1922.
5	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th			Vicente Agan	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
6	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th			Mariano Lizardo	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
			9th					Re-elected in 1931.
(5)	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th			Vicente Agan	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(5)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st			Vicente Agan	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.
			2nd				Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Cagayan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(5)	–	–	1st			Vicente Agan	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941. Died before start of term.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
7	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st			Anastacio Agan	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.
8	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1957	2nd			Jorge A. Abad	Independent	Elected in 1949.
			3rd				Liberal	Re-elected in 1953.
9	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th			Manuel Agudo	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
(8)	December 30, 1961	June 22, 1964	5th			Jorge A. Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1961. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications.
10	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th			Aurora B. Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
(8)	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th			Jorge A. Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the seven-seat Region II's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.[8]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Fernando C. Faberes	KBL	Elected in 1984.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District re-created February 2, 1987.
11	June 30, 1987	December 31, 1989	8th			Florencio Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1987. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Agrarian Reform.
12	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th			Enrique C. Lizardo	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 1992.
(11)	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th			Florencio Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1995.
			11th					Re-elected in 1998.
			12th					Re-elected in 2001.
13	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th			Henedina Abad	Liberal	Elected in 2004.
14	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th			Carlo Oliver Diasnes	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2007.
(13)	June 30, 2010	October 8, 2017	15th			Henedina Abad	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
			16th					Re-elected in 2013.
			17th					Re-elected in 2016. Died.
15	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th			Ciriaco B. Gato Jr.	NPC	Elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Henedina Abad	4,236
	NPC	Efren Lizardo	1,795
	Independent	Alex Narag	1,517
	UNA	Nicanor Abad	1,479
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes			641
Total votes			9,668
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Henedina Abad	3,813	45.74	+8.67
	Independent	Carlo Oliver Diasnes	3,676	44.10	+8.09
	UNA	Anacleto Mendoza	847	10.16	+10.16
Margin of victory			137	1.64	+0.58
Total votes			8,336	100
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.38

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Dina Abad	3,076	37.07
	Lakas–Kampi	Carlo Oliver Diasnes	2,988	36.01
	Independent	Alex Narag	2,234	26.92
Valid ballots			8,298	97.93
Invalid or blank votes			175	2.07
Total votes			8,473	100.00
	Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi

See also

• Legislative districts of Batanes

References

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6. "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 8 May 2020.
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