Manila's at-large congressional district

{{short description|Legislative district of the Philippines}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/1898/06jun/18980618-English-Aguinaldo-Establishing-Dictatorial-Government.pdf |title=Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government |publisher=Official Gazette (Philippines) |accessdate=February 10, 2021}} In 1901, the province was abolished and incorporated into the new province of Rizal, while the city remained intact. Both later elected 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1943-constitution/ |title=The 1943 Constitution |publisher=Official Gazette (Philippines) |accessdate=February 10, 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1984/02/01/proclamation-no-2332-s-1984/ |title=Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 |date=February 1984 |publisher=Official Gazette (Philippines) |accessdate=February 10, 2021}}

After 1986, Manila elected its representatives from its six congressional districts.{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province |title=Roster of Philippine legislators |publisher=House of Representatives of the Philippines |accessdate=February 10, 2021}}

Representation history

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=Manila's at-large district for the [[Malolos Republic|Malolos Congress]]=

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| colspan="28" style="text-align:center;" | District created June 18, 1898.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TheMalolosCongress/page/n77/mode/1up |title=The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999) |publisher=National Historical Commission of the Philippines |date=1999 |accessdate=February 10, 2021}}

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| September 15, 1898

| March 23, 1901

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| Arsenio Cruz Herrera

| Independent

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| Félix Ferrer Pascual

| Independent

| Elected in 1898.

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| Teodoro Gonzales Leaño

| Independent

| Elected in 1898.

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| Mariano Limjap

| Independent

| Elected in 1898.

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

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| September 25, 1943

| February 2, 1944

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| Alfonso E. Mendoza

| KALIBAPI

| Elected in 1943.

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| León Guinto

| KALIBAPI

| Appointed as an ex officio member.

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

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| July 23, 1984

| March 25, 1986

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| Lito Atienza

| UNIDO

| Elected in 1984.

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| Eva Estrada Kalaw

| UNIDO

| Elected in 1984.

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| Carlos C. Fernando

| UNIDO

| Elected in 1984.

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| Mel Lopez

| UNIDO

| Elected in 1984.

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| Gonzalo Puyat II

| UNIDO

| Elected in 1984.

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| Arturo Tolentino

| KBL

| Elected in 1984.

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See also

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