Mindoro's at-large congressional district was the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the historical province of Mindoro for various national legislatures before 1952.[1] The former province elected its representatives province-wide at-large from its reorganization under Article 6 of the Decreto de 18 junio de 1898 y las instrucciones sobre el régimen de las provincias y pueblos for the Malolos Congress in 1898 until its dissolution in 1952 into the present provinces of Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro.[2][3] It was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1946, and the first two congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1952.[1]
On two occasions in its history, Mindoro sent more than one member to the national legislatures who were also elected or appointed at-large. Three representatives were sent to the National Assembly (Malolos Congress) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901 and two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944.
After 1952, all representatives were elected from Occidental Mindoro's and Oriental Mindoro's congressional districts.[1]
Representation history
edit| # | Term of office | National Assembly |
Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||
Mindoro's at-large district for the Malolos Congressedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| District created June 18, 1898.[2][4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | September 15, 1898 | March 23, 1901 | 1st | Antonino Constantino | Independent | Elected in 1898. | Arturo Dancel | Independent | Appointed. | Perfecto Gabriel | Independent | Appointed. | |||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Legislature | Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Mindoro's at-large district for the Philippine Assemblyedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| District re-created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | October 16, 1907 | March 1, 1914 | 1st | Macario Adriático | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1909. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. Resigned on appointment as Code Committee member. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | June 8, 1914 | October 16, 1916 | Mariano P. Leuterio | Liga Popular | Elected in 1914 to finish Adriático's term. | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Legislature | Single seat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Mindoro's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islandsedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Mariano P. Leuterio | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1916. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Juan L. Luna | Nacionalista Colectivista |
Elected in 1922. | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Mariano P. Leuterio | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Juan L. Luna | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) | June 2, 1931 | April 23, 1932 | 9th | Mariano P. Leuterio | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. Died. | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) | June 4, 1932 | June 5, 1934 | Juan L. Luna | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1932 to finish Leuterio's term. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Raúl T. Leuterio | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | |||||||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | National Assembly |
Single seat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Mindoro's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)edit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (3) | November 15, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Juan L. Luna | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1935. | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Raúl T. Leuterio | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | |||||||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | National Assembly |
Seat A | Seat B | Seats restored | ||||||||||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||||||||||
Mindoro's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)edit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| District re-created September 7, 1943.[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 3rd | Raúl T. Leuterio | KALIBAPI | Re-elected in 1943. | Felipe S. Abeleda | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. | ||||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Mindoro's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippinesedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (4) | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Raúl T. Leuterio | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | |||||||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||||||||||
Mindoro's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (4) | May 25, 1946 | January 28, 1952 | 1st | Raúl T. Leuterio | Liberal | Re-elected in 1946. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1949. Redistricted to Oriental Mindoro's at-large district. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| District dissolved into Occidental Mindoro's at-large and Oriental Mindoro's at-large districts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 505 (1950-06-13)". Lawyerly. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "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 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 17 May 2020.