Isabela's at-large congressional district

Isabela's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Isabela 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 it was reapportioned in 1987 under Section 1 of the ordinance annex of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines into a first, second, third and fourth district.^[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 seven congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1972.^[1]

On three occasions in its history, Isabela 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, two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944, and three representatives to the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986.

After 1986, all representatives were elected from 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
Isabela de Luzon's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[2][4]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Raymundo Alindada	Independent	Elected in 1898.			Abelardo Guzmán	Independent	Elected in 1898.			Eustacio del Rosario	Independent	Appointed
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Isabela's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly
District re-created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1	October 16, 1907	January 20, 1908	1st			Nicasio P. Claraváll	Progresista	Elected in 1907. Election annulled by the Assembly after an electoral protest.
2	January 20, 1908	March 18, 1909				Dimas Guzmán	Nacionalista	Declared winner of 1907 elections. Died.
3	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	2nd			Eliseo Claraváll	Progresista	Elected in 1909.
			3rd					Re-elected in 1912.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Isabela's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th			Mauro Verzosa	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.
5	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th			Miguel Binag	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th			Tolentino Verzosa	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
7	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th			Manuel Nieto	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
8	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th			Pascual Paguirigan	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
9	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th			Silvestre B. Macutay	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
10	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th			Silvino M. Gumpal	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Isabela's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(4)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st			Mauro Verzosa	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.
			2nd				Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B				Seats restored
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Isabela's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District re-created September 7, 1943.[7]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st			Gregorio P. Formoso	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Lino J. Castillejo	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Isabela's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
11	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st			Lino J. Castillejo	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Isabela's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
12	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st			Domingo Paguirigan	Liberal	Elected in 1946.
13	December 30, 1949	January 23, 1957	2nd			Samuel F. Reyes	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
			3rd					Re-elected in 1953. Election annulled by the House electoral tribunal after an electoral protest.
14	January 23, 1957	December 30, 1965				Delfín B. Albano	Nacionalista	Declared winner of 1953 elections.
			4th					Re-elected in 1957.
			5th					Re-elected in 1961. Oath of office deferred to 1963 due to electoral protest.
15	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th			Melanio T. Singson	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
16	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th			Rodolfo B. Albano Jr.	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		Seat A					Seat B					Seat C
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Isabela's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.[8]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Rodolfo B. Albano Jr.	KBL	Elected in 1984.			Prospero G. Bello	KBL	Elected in 1984.			Simplicio B. Domingo Jr.	KBL	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Isabela's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Isabela

References

1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2021. 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. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
6. 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. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
7. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
8. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved 3 May 2020.