Romblon's at-large congressional district

Romblon's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Romblon within the Philippines
Province	Romblon
Region	Mimaropa
Population	308,985 (2020)[1]
Electorate	206,119 (2022)[2]
Area	1,533.45 km^2 (592.07 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1919 (single-member district)
Representative	Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Romblon's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Romblon. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1919 and earlier in the Malolos Congress (National Assembly) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901.^[3][4] Romblon has been represented by a single representative elected provincewide at-large since its reestablishment as a regular province separate from Capiz in 1917.^[5] From 1943 to 1944, the district was again dissolved and reconsolidated with Capiz for the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. Between 1978 and 1984, regional delegations were formed in lieu of provinces for the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Romblon forming part of the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district.^[6] It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.^[3]

The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona of the Nacionalista Party (NP).^[7]

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Romblon's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[4]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Lucas Gonzáles Maninang	Independent	Appointed.			Cirilo Canizares	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Romblon's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
District re-created December 7, 1917.[5]
1	June 3, 1919	September 16, 1935	5th			Leonardo Festín	Nacionalista	Redistricted from Capiz's 3rd district and re-elected in 1919.
			6th				Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Re-elected in 1922.
			7th				Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
			8th					Re-elected in 1928.
			9th					Re-elected in 1931.
			10th				Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Romblon's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
2	November 15, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st			Gabriel Fabella	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.
(1)	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd			Leonardo Festín	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Romblon's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(1)	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st			Leonardo Festín	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Romblon's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
3	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st			Modesto Formilleza	Liberal	Elected in 1946.
4	December 30, 1949	September 1, 1955	2nd			Florencio Moreno	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.
			3rd					Re-elected in 1953. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works and Communications.
5	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1969	4th			José D. Moreno	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
			5th					Re-elected in 1961.
			6th					Re-elected in 1965.
6	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th			Esteban S. Madrona	Liberal	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Romblon's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.[8]
7	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Natalio M. Beltran Jr.	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Romblon's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District re-created February 2, 1987.
(7)	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th			Natalio M. Beltran Jr.	Lakas ng Bansa	Re-elected in 1987.
8	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th			Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
			10th					Re-elected in 1995.
			11th					Re-elected in 1998.
9	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th			Perpetuo B. Ylagan	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
10	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th			Eduardo C. Firmalo	KAMPI	Elected in 2004.
(8)	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th			Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona	Nacionalista	Elected in 2007.
			15th					Re-elected in 2010.
			16th					Re-elected in 2013.
11	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th			Emmanuel F. Madrona	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
(8)	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th			Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona	Nacionalista	Elected in 2019.
			19th					Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Emmanuel Madrona	57,483
	Independent	Robert Muyo Fabella	57,228
	UNA	Jose Madrid	13,307
Invalid or blank votes			16,027
Total votes			144,045
	Nacionalista hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Eleandro Jesus Madrona	66,247	67.28
	UNA	Natalio Beltran	20,259	20.57
Margin of victory			45,988	46.70%
Invalid or blank votes			11,963	12.15
Total votes			98,469	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Eleandro Jesus Madrona	71,610	57.25
	NPC	Alicia Fetalvero	52,326	41.82
	Independent	Jose Cesar Cabrera	909	0.73
	KBL	Camilo Montesa, Jr.	281	0.22
Valid ballots			125,126	94.62
Invalid or blank votes			7,113	5.38
Total votes			132,239	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Romblon

References

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3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 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 21 May 2020.
5. "Act No. 2724, (1917-12-07)". Lawyerly. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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