Nueva Vizcaya's at-large congressional district

Nueva Vizcaya's at-large congressional district, also known as Nueva Vizcaya's lone district, is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Nueva Vizcaya for various national legislatures since 1898.[3] The province first elected its representative provincewide at-large for the Malolos Congress of the First Philippine Republic. In 1907 when the Philippine Assembly was established, the province had no representation as it then included parts of non-Christian tribelands.[4] Since 1916 when it was re-established as a specially organized province separate from its former Comandancia de Quiañgan which became the Ifugao sub-province under Jones Law, Nueva Vizcaya has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives.[5] It remains as a single-member district, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when a second seat was allocated in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic.[6]

Nueva Vizcaya's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Nueva Vizcaya within the Philippines
Province	Nueva Vizcaya
Region	Cagayan Valley
Population	434,415 (2015)[1]
Electorate	228,289 (2016)[2]
Area	4,221.45 km²
Current constituency
Created	1916 (single-member district)
Representative	Luisa Lloren Cuaresma
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

The district is currently represented by Luisa Lloren Cuaresma of the National Unity Party (NUP).[7]

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[8]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Evaristo Pañganiban	Independent	Elected in 1898.			Hipólito Magsalin	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
District re-created August 29, 1916.[5]
1	March 19, 1917	June 3, 1919	4th			Wenceslao Valera	Nacionalista	Appointed.
2	June 3, 1919	June 12, 1924	5th			Evaristo Pañganiban	Independent	Appointed.
			6th
3	June 12, 1924	January 1, 1926				Eulogio Rodríguez	Demócrata	Appointed.
			7th
4	January 1, 1926	June 5, 1928				Antonio G. Escamilla	Independent	Appointed.
5	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th			Manuel Nieto	Nacionalista Consolidado	Appointed.
6	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th			Domingo Maddela	Nacionalista Consolidado	Appointed.
7	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th			Severino Purugganan	Nacionalista Democrático	Appointed.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
8	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st			Bernardo L. Buenafe	Nacionalista Democrático	Appointed.
9	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd			Guillermo E. Bongolan	Nacionalista	Appointed.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District re-created September 7, 1943.[9]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st			Guillermo E. Bongolan	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Demetrio Quirino	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
10	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st			León Cabarroguis	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(10)	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1953	1st			León Cabarroguis	Liberal	Re-elected in 1946.
			2nd					Re-elected in 1949.
11	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1969	3rd			Leonardo B. Pérez	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
			4th					Re-elected in 1957.
			5th					Re-elected in 1961.
			6th					Re-elected in 1965.
12	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th			Benjamín B. Pérez	Nacionalista	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
Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.[10]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Leonardo B. Perez	KBL	Elected in 1984.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Nueva Vizcaya's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District re-created February 2, 1987.
13	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th			Carlos Padilla	LABAN	Elected in 1987.
(11)	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th			Leonardo B. Perez	NPC	Elected in 1992.
(13)	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th			Carlos Padilla	LDP	Elected in 1995.
			11th					Re-elected in 1998.
			12th					Re-elected in 2001.
14	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th			Rodolfo Q. Agbayani	LDP	Elected in 2004.
(13)	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th			Carlos Padilla	Nacionalista	Elected in 2007.
			15th					Re-elected in 2010.
			16th					Re-elected in 2013.
15	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th			Luisa Lloren Cuaresma	NUP	Elected in 2016.
			18th					Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Luisa Cuaresma	84,616
	Nacionalista	Ruth Padilla	84,217
	Liberal	Donna Lyn Gerdan	20,449
	Independent	Lawrence Sta. Ana	631
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes			11,992
Total votes			201,905
	UNA gain from Nacionalista

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Carlos M. Padilla	77,738	57.04
	UNA	Luisa Cuaresma	51,313	37.65
	Independent	Lawrence Sta. Ana	1,426	1.05
Margin of victory			26,425	19.39%
Invalid or blank votes			5,803	4.26
Total votes			136,280	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Carlos M. Padilla	108,316	63.75
	Liberal	Ralph Lantion	59,473	35.00
	Independent	Carlito Labitoria	1,761	1.04
	Independent	Lawrence Sta. Ana	367	0.22
Valid ballots			169,917	97.03
Invalid or blank votes			5,201	2.97
Total votes			175,118	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

References

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4. 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 May 3, 2020.
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