Surigao's at-large congressional district

Surigao's at-large congressional district may refer to several occasions when a provincewide at-large district was used for elections to the various Philippine national legislatures from the historical province of Surigao.

The territory of the former Spanish colonial district of Surigao was first represented in the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic known as the Malolos Congress.^[1] Following the establishment of a provincial government under U.S. civilian rule in 1901, a single-member district encompassing the entire province was created ahead of the elections for the first fully elected Philippine Assembly in 1907.^[2][3] The district also elected its representatives to the Commonwealth National Assembly following a shift to unicameral legislature in 1935, and was re-established as a plural member constituency ahead of the 1943 election for the Second Republic National Assembly. It elected a representative to the restored House of Representatives when the country returned to single-member electorates in 1945 and was also represented in the first four meetings under the Third Philippine Republic.^[4]

The district was abolished following the 1960 division of Surigao into two provinces which took effect in 1961.^[5]

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Surigao's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.[6][1]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Timoteo Páez	Independent	Appointed.			Tomás del Rosario	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Surigao's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly
District re-created January 9, 1907.[3][7]
1	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st			Francisco Soriano	Progresista	Elected in 1907.
2	October 16, 1909	May 31, 1910	2nd			Manuel Gavieres	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909. Died.
3	October 14, 1910	October 16, 1916				Inocencio Cortes	Nacionalista	Elected in 1910 to finish Gavieres's term.
			3rd					Re-elected in 1912.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Surigao's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th			Eusebio Tionko	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.
			5th					Re-elected in 1919.
5	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th			Clementino Díez	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Elected in 1922.
6	June 2, 1925	June 2, 1931	7th			Montano Ortiz	Demócrata	Elected in 1925.
			8th					Re-elected in 1928.
7	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th			Vicente Gonzaga	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
8	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th			Ricardo Navarro	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Surigao's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(8)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st			Ricardo Navarro	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935. Won electoral protest against Clementino Diéz (Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia).
			2nd				Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Surigao's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District re-created September 7, 1943.[8]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st			José D. Cortes	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Fernando C. Silvosa	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Surigao's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(8)	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st			Ricardo Navarro	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Surigao's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(8)	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st			Ricardo Navarro	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1946.
9	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1951	2nd			Felixberto M. Verano	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949. Resigned on election as senator.
—	December 30, 1951	December 30, 1953				vacant		No special election held to fill vacancy.
10	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1961	3rd			Reynaldo P. Honrado	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
			4th					Re-elected in 1957. Redistricted to Surigao del Norte's at-large district.
District dissolved into Surigao del Norte's and Surigao del Sur's at-large districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Surigao del Norte
• Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur

References

1. "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 22, 2021.
2. Act No. 127 (May 15, 1901), An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act of the Province of Surigao, Lawyerly, retrieved February 22, 2021
3. Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 20, 2021
4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
5. Republic Act No. 2786 (June 19, 1960), An Act to Create the Provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, retrieved February 22, 2021
6. "Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 22, 2021.
7. 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 February 22, 2021.
8. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 22, 2021.