Catanduanes's at-large congressional district

Catanduanes's at-large congressional district, also known as Catanduanes's lone district, is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Catanduanes. Catanduanes has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898.[3] Since 1946 when it was reorganized as an independent province separate from Albay, Catanduanes has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for the period under the Fourth Philippine Republic between 1978 and 1984 when its representation was absorbed by the regional at-large assembly district of Region V.[4]

Catanduanes's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Catanduanes within the Philippines
ProvinceCatanduanes
RegionBicol Region
Population260,964 (2015)[1]
Electorate196,405 (2019)[2]
Area1,492.16 km2 (576.13 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1945 (single-member district)
RepresentativeLeo Rodriguez
Political party  Independent
Congressional blocMajority

The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Leo Rodriguez, who is an independent.[5]

Representation history
# Term of office National
Assembly		 Seat A Seat B
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Catanduanes's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[3]
– September 15, 1898 March 23, 1901 1st José Alejandrino Independent Appointed. Marcelino Santos Independent Appointed.
# Term of office Congress Single seat Seats eliminated
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Catanduanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District re-created September 26, 1945.[6] Redistricted from Albay's 4th district.
1 May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Francisco Perfecto Nacionalista Re-elected in 1946.
2 December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Severiano de León Liberal Elected in 1949.
(1) December 30, 1953 December 30, 1957 3rd Francisco Perfecto Nacionalista Elected in 1953.
3 December 30, 1957 September 23, 1972 4th José M. Alberto Liberal Elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
6th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa		 Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Catanduanes's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[7]
(3) July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd José M. Alberto KBL Elected in 1984.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Catanduanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District re-created February 2, 1987.
4 June 30, 1987 November 15, 1987 8th Moises M. Tapia Independent Elected in 1987.
Died in office.
5 June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Leandro B. Verceles Jr. Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
6 June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Joseph Santiago NPC Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
7 June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Cesar V. Sarmiento Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
8 June 30, 2019 June 30, 2022 18th Hector S. Sanchez Lakas–CMD Elected in 2019.
9 June 30, 2019 Incumbent 19th Eulogio R. Rodriguez Independent Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022
2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Leo Rodriguez 75,432 47.1
Lakas Hector S. Sanchez (incumbent) 48,684 30.4
NUP Cesar Sarmiento 33,281 20.78
Liberal Oliver Rodulfo 2,754 1.72
Total votes 160,151 100.00
Independent gain from Lakas

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Hector S. Sanchez 56,743
Nacionalista Araceli Wong 44,407
Independent Jorge Sarmiento 40,970
NPC Joseph Santiago 5,630
Total votes 100.00
Lakas gain from PDP–Laban

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. "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 February 15, 2021.
  4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. "C.A. No. 687". The Corpus Juris. 26 September 1945. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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