Misamis Oriental's at-large congressional district explained

Misamis Oriental's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district of the Philippines that encompassed the entire province of Misamis Oriental. It was created ahead of the 1931 Philippine House of Representatives elections following the 1929 division of Misamis into two provinces.[1] The district elected one member in each of the final two meetings of the Philippine Assembly from 1931 to 1935 and in the two meetings of Commonwealth National Assembly from 1935 to 1941.[2]

Two members represented the district in the Second Republic National Assembly from 1943 to 1944. It returned to a single-member constituency for the restored House of Representatives in both the Commonwealth Congress from 1945 to 1946 and all seven meetings post-independence until 1972. The district was last contested at the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election when its capital city of Cagayan de Oro also began to elect its own separate representative. It was abolished following the 1987 reapportionment under a new constitution.[3]

Representation history

Term of officeLegislatureSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Misamis Oriental's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

District created November 2, 1929.
1June 2, 1931June 5, 19349thIsidro VamentaNacionalista
Consolidado
Redistricted from Misamis's 2nd district and re-elected in 1931.
2June 5, 1934September 16, 193510thSegundo GastónNacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Elected in 1934.
Term of officeNational
Assembly
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Misamis Oriental's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

3September 16, 1935December 30, 19381stLeón BorromeoNacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1935.
(1)December 30, 1938December 30, 19412ndIsidro VamentaNacionalistaElected in 1938.
Term of officeNational
Assembly
Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created September 7, 1943.[4]
September 25, 1943February 2, 19443rdIsidro VamentaKALIBAPIElected in 1943.José ArtadiKALIBAPIAppointed as an ex officio member.
Term of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
Single seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Misamis Oriental's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
4June 11, 1945May 25, 19461stJosé ArtadiNacionalistaElected in 1941.
Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

5May 25, 1946December 30, 19491stPedro BaculioLiberalElected in 1946.
6December 30, 1949December 30, 19532ndEmmanuel PelaezLiberalElected in 1949.
7December 30, 1953December 30, 19573rdIgnacio S. CruzNacionalistaElected in 1953.
8December 30, 1957December 30, 19614thFausto DugenioNCPElected in 1957.
9December 30, 1961December 30, 19655thVicente B. de LaraLiberalElected in 1961.
(6)December 30, 1965November 14, 19676thEmmanuel PelaezNacionalistaElected in 1965.
Resigned on election as senator.
10December 30, 1969September 23, 19727thPedro N. RoaNacionalistaElected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the nine-seat Region X's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
Term of officeBatasang
Pambansa
Seat ASeat B
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

Misamis Oriental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[5]
July 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndHomobono A. AdazaMindanao AllianceElected in 1984.Concordio C. DielKBLElected in 1984.
District dissolved into Misamis Oriental's 1st and 2nd districts.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Act. 3537. An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis; Establish the Boundaries Thereof; Assign One Representative to Each Province; and Repeal Act Numbered Thirty-three Hundred and Fifty-four, and for Other Purposes . November 2, 1929. Lawyerly . February 21, 2021.
  2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 21, 2021.
  3. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 21, 2021.
  4. Web site: The 1943 Constitution . . February 21, 2021.
  5. Proclaiming the Ratification in the Plebiscite of January 27, 1984, of the Amendments to the Constitution Embodied in Batasang Pambansa Resolutions Nos. 104, 105, 110, 111, 112 and 113. February 1, 1984 . PP. 2332, s. 1984 . . February 21, 2021.