Zambales's at-large congressional district

Zambales's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Zambales 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 reapportionment in 1987 under Section 1 of the ordinance annex of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines which created its first and second districts.[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]

On two occasions in its history, Zambales 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 1986, all representatives were elected from its two 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
Zambales's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[2][4]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Juan Manday Gabriel	Independent	Elected in 1898.			Alejandro Albert	Independent	Appointed.			Félix Bautista	Independent	Appointed
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Zambales's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly
District re-created April 1, 1907.[5]
1	October 16, 1907	July 20, 1911	1st			Alberto Barretto	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.
			2nd					Re-elected in 1909. Resigned on appointment as Court of First Instance judge.
2	October 3, 1911	October 16, 1912				Gabriel Alba	Nacionalista	Elected to finish Barretto's term.
3	October 16, 1912	April 1, 1914	3rd			Rafael Corpus	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912. Resigned on appointment as Solicitor General.
(2)	July 22, 1914	October 16, 1916				Gabriel Alba	Nacionalista	Elected to finish Corpus's term.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Zambales's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th			Guillermo F. Pablo	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.
			5th					Re-elected in 1919.
5	June 6, 1922	June 5, 1928	6th			Alejo Labrador	Independent	Elected in 1922.
			7th				Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
6	June 5, 1928	March 1, 1933	8th			Gregorio Anonas	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
			9th					Re-elected in 1931. Resigned on appointment as Department of Public Works and Communications undersecretary.
7	April 1, 1933	June 5, 1934				Francisco Dantes	Independent	Elected to finish Anonas's term.
8	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th			Felipe Estella	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Zambales's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
9	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st			Potenciano Lesaca	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.
10	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd			Valentín S. Afable	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
Zambales'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			Valentín S. Afable	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Francisco Dantes	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Zambales's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(10)	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st			Valentín S. Afable	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Zambales's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
11	May 25, 1946	September 1, 1950	1st			Ramón Magsaysay	Liberal	Elected in 1946.
			2nd					Re-elected in 1949. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of National Defense.
12	January 28, 1952	December 30, 1953				César Miraflor	Liberal	Elected to finish Magsaysay's term.
13	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1957	3rd			Enrique J. Corpus	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
14	December 30, 1957	January 25, 1960	4th			Genaro Magsaysay	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957. Resigned on election as senator.
15	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1965	5th			Virgilio L. Afable	Nacionalista	Elected in 1961.
16	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th			Ramón Magsaysay Jr.	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
17	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th			Antonio Díaz	Nacionalista	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
Zambales's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.[7]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Antonio Diaz	KBL	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Zambales's 1st and 2nd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Zambales

References

1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
3. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines – Ordinance". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 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.