Masbate's at-large congressional district

Masbate's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Masbate for various national legislatures before 1987.[1] The province had its representatives elected or appointed 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, second and third district on February 2, 1987.[2][3] It was represented as a single-member district when it was re-established as a regular province separate from Sorsogon in 1920 and took part in five legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1922 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1946, and the seven congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1972.[1]

Masbate was allocated an additional seat on three separate occasions in its history. From 1898 to 1901, the province, then known as Masbate y Ticao, was represented by two members in the National Assembly (Malolos Congress) of the First Philippine Republic, with a separate representation for the then island province of Burias. It also sent two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944 and the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986.

After 1986, all representatives were elected from its congressional districts.[1]

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Masbate y Ticao's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[2][4]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Alberto Barretto	Independent	Appointed.			Máximo Cabigting	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Masbate's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
District re-created December 15, 1920 from Sorsogon's 2nd district.[5]
1	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th			Pablo de la Rosa	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
2	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th			Eduardo Marcaido	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
3	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th			Pío V. Corpus	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
			9th					Re-elected in 1931.
4	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th			Emilio B. Espinosa	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Masbate's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(3)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st			Pío V. Corpus	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.
			2nd				Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Masbate'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			Emilio B. Espinosa	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Pío V. Corpus	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Masbate's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(4)	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st			Emilio B. Espinosa	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Masbate's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(4)	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1953	1st			Emilio B. Espinosa	Liberal	Re-elected in 1946.
			2nd					Re-elected in 1949.
5	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1957	3rd			Mateo Pecson	Liberal	Elected in 1953.
6	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1965	4th			Emilio R. Espinosa Jr.	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
			5th					Re-elected in 1961.
7	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th			Andrés Clemente Jr.	Nacionalista	Elected in 1965.
(6)	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th			Emilio R. Espinosa Jr.	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Masbate's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.[7]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Jolly T. Fernandez	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.			Venancio L. Yaneza	Independent	Elected in 1984. Died September 9, 1984.
District dissolved into Masbate's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Masbate

References

1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
2. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
3. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines – Ordinance". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 4 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. "Act No. 2934, (1920-12-15)". Lawyerly. Retrieved 4 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.