La Union's at-large congressional district

La Union's at-large congressional district is an obsolete electoral district that was used for electing members of Philippine national legislatures in La Union before 1987.[1]

La Union first elected its representatives at-large during the 1898 Philippine legislative election for a seat in the Malolos Congress, the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic, with additional seats granted to two appointed delegates.[2] Following the installation of U.S. civil government in 1901 and the reorganization of provinces for the Philippine Assembly, La Union was divided into a first and second district.[1] The provincewide electoral district was re-created ahead of the 1943 Philippine legislative election for a seat in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic, with an additional seat assigned to its provincial governor.[3] The district became inactive again following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when La Union returned to electing its representatives from its two districts.[1] In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House in 1978, La Union was included in the multi-member regional electoral district of Region I (Ilocos Region) for its interim parliament. The district was again utilized in the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election when La Union was granted two seats in the regular parliament.[1][4]

After 1986, La Union elected its representatives from its two single-member congressional districts restored under a new constitution.[5]

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

Union's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[2][6]
– September 15, 1898 March 23, 1901 1st Joaquín Luna Independent Elected in 1898. Miguel Paterno Independent Appointed. Mateo del Rosario Independent Appointed.
# Term of office National
Assembly		 Seat A Seat B
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

La Union's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)

District re-created September 7, 1943.[3]
– September 25, 1943 February 2, 1944 1st Rufino Macagba KALIBAPI Elected in 1943. Bonifacio Tadiar KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
District dissolved into La Union's 1st and 2nd districts.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa		 Seat A Seat B
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

La Union's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[7]
– July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd Jose Aspiras KBL Elected in 1984. Joaquin L. Ortega KBL Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into La Union's 1st and 2nd districts.

See also

References
  1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. "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 March 18, 2021.
  3. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  4. "Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21)". Lawyerly. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  5. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  6. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  7. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
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