Mindoro's at-large congressional district

Mindoro's at-large congressional district was the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the historical province of Mindoro for various national legislatures before 1952.[1] The former 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 its dissolution in 1952 into the present provinces of Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro.[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, and the first two congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1952.[1]

On two occasions in its history, Mindoro 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 1952, all representatives were elected from Occidental Mindoro's and Oriental Mindoro's 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
Mindoro's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[2][4]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Antonino Constantino	Independent	Elected in 1898.			Arturo Dancel	Independent	Appointed.			Perfecto Gabriel	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Mindoro's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly
District re-created April 1, 1907.[5]
1	October 16, 1907	March 1, 1914	1st			Macario Adriático	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.
			2nd					Re-elected in 1909.
			3rd					Re-elected in 1912. Resigned on appointment as member of the Code Committee created in 1909 to revise the code of law in force in the islands.
2	June 8, 1914	October 16, 1916				Mariano P. Leuterio	Liga Popular	Elected to finish Adriático's term.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Mindoro's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
(2)	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th			Mariano P. Leuterio	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1916.
			5th					Re-elected in 1919.
3	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th			Juan L. Luna	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
(2)	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th			Mariano P. Leuterio	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
(3)	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th			Juan L. Luna	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
(2)	June 2, 1931	April 23, 1932	9th			Mariano P. Leuterio	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931. Died.
(3)	June 4, 1932	June 5, 1934				Juan L. Luna	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected to finish Leuterio's term.
4	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th			Raúl T. Leuterio	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Mindoro's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(3)	November 15, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st			Juan L. Luna	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.
(4)	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd			Raúl T. Leuterio	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
Mindoro's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District re-created September 7, 1943.[6]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	3rd			Raúl T. Leuterio	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Felipe S. Abeleda	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Mindoro's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(4)	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st			Raúl T. Leuterio	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Mindoro's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(4)	May 25, 1946	January 28, 1952	1st			Raúl T. Leuterio	Liberal	Re-elected in 1946.
			2nd					Re-elected in 1949.
District dissolved into Occidental Mindoro's at-large and Oriental Mindoro's at-large districts.

References

1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
3. "Republic Act No. 505 (1950-06-13)". Lawyerly. Retrieved 17 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 17 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 17 May 2020.
6. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 17 May 2020.