Manila's at-large congressional district

Manila's at-large congressional district may refer to three occasions when a city-wide or provincewide at-large district was used for elections to the various Philippine national legislatures from Manila.

From 1898 to 1901, four representatives from the province of Manila who were elected at-large sat in the Malolos Congress, the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic.[1] The city and province were separated in 1901 with both electing their representatives from two districts each. From 1943 to 1944, the city of greater Manila as a whole sent two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic.[2] Multiple district representation was restored in the city in 1945. In 1978, regional at-large assembly districts were created for the national parliament with Manila included in the 21-seat Region IV's at-large district. The city returned to its own single multi-member at-large district in 1984 with a six-seat delegation for the Regular Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic.[3]

After 1986, Manila elected its representatives from its six congressional districts.[4]

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

Manila's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[1][5]
– September 15, 1898 March 23, 1901 1st Arsenio Cruz Herrera Independent Elected in 1898. Félix Ferrer Pascual Independent Elected in 1898. Teodoro Gonzales Leaño Independent Elected in 1898. Mariano Limjap Independent Elected in 1898.
# Term of office National
Assembly		 Seat A Seat B
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created September 7, 1943.[2]
– September 25, 1943 February 2, 1944 1st Alfonso E. Mendoza KALIBAPI Elected in 1943. León Guinto KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa		 Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat E Seat F
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created February 1, 1984.[3]
– July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd Lito Atienza UNIDO Elected in 1984. Eva Estrada Kalaw UNIDO Elected in 1984. Carlos C. Fernando UNIDO Elected in 1984. Mel Lopez UNIDO Elected in 1984. Gonzalo Puyat II UNIDO Elected in 1984. Arturo Tolentino KBL Elected in 1984.

See also

References
  1. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. "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 10, 2021.
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