Batanes's at-large congressional district
| Batanes's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Location of Batanes within the Philippines | |
| Province | Batanes |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Population | 18,831 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 11,006 (2016)[2] |
| Area | 219.01 km2 (84.56 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1909 (single-member district) |
| Representative | Ciriaco B. Gato Jr. |
| Political party | NPC |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Batanes's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Batanes. Batanes has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898.[3] The first congressional delegation consisted of two members in the First Philippine Republic legislature known as the Malolos Congress. Since 1909 when it was re-established as a regular province separate from Cagayan, Batanes has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when it was again eliminated and absorbed by Cagayan's at-large representation for the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic.[4] From 1978 to 1984, all provinces were converted into multi-seat regional at-large districts for the Interim Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Batanes forming part of the seven-seat Region II's at-large district. It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.[4]
The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Ciriaco B. Gato Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[5]
Representation history
| # | Term of office | National Assembly |
Seat A | Seat B | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
Batanes's at-large district for the Malolos Congress | |||||||||||||
| District created June 18, 1898.[6] | |||||||||||||
| – | September 15, 1898 | March 23, 1901 | 1st | Daniel Tirona | Independent | Elected in 1898. | Vito Belarmino | Independent | Appointed. | ||||
| # | Term of office | Legislature | Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Batanes's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly | |||||||||||||
| District re-created May 20, 1909 from Cagayan's 1st district.[7] | |||||||||||||
| 1 | October 16, 1909 | July 22, 1910 | 2nd | Teófilo Castillejos | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. Died. | |||||||
| 2 | September 5, 1911 | October 16, 1916 | Vicente Barsana | Progresista | Elected to finish Castillejos's term. | ||||||||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | ||||||||||||
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | |||||||||||||
| 3 | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Juan C. Castillejos | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | |||||||
| 4 | June 3, 1919 | June 2, 1925 | 5th | Claudio Castillejos | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | |||||||
| 6th | Nacionalista Unipersonalista |
Re-elected in 1922. | |||||||||||
| 5 | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Vicente Agan | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | |||||||
| 6 | June 5, 1928 | June 5, 1934 | 8th | Mariano Lizardo | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | |||||||
| 9th | Re-elected in 1931. | ||||||||||||
| (5) | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Vicente Agan | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | |||||||
| # | Term of office | National Assembly |
Single seat | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Batanes's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | |||||||||||||
| (5) | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Vicente Agan | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-elected in 1935. | |||||||
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | |||||||||||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Cagayan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | |||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Single seat | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | |||||||||||||
| (5) | – | – | 1st | Vicente Agan | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. Died before start of term. | |||||||
| — | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | vacant | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | ||||||||
| # | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
| 7 | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Anastacio Agan | Nacionalista | Elected in 1946. | |||||||
| 8 | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1957 | 2nd | Jorge A. Abad | Independent | Elected in 1949. | |||||||
| 3rd | Liberal | Re-elected in 1953. | |||||||||||
| 9 | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Manuel Agudo | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | |||||||
| (8) | December 30, 1961 | June 22, 1964 | 5th | Jorge A. Abad | Liberal | Elected in 1961. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications. | |||||||
| – | June 22, 1964 | December 30, 1965 | vacant | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | ||||||||
| 10 | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Aurora B. Abad | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | |||||||
| (8) | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Jorge A. Abad | Liberal | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | |||||||
| District dissolved into the seven-seat Region II's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa. | |||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa |
Single seat | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Batanes's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa | |||||||||||||
| District re-created February 1, 1984.[8] | |||||||||||||
| – | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | Fernando C. Faberes | KBL | Elected in 1984. | |||||||
| # | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| 11 | June 30, 1987 | December 31, 1989 | 8th | Florencio Abad | Liberal | Elected in 1987. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Agrarian Reform. | |||||||
| – | December 31, 1989 | June 30, 1992 | vacant | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | ||||||||
| 12 | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1995 | 9th | Enrique C. Lizardo | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 1992. | |||||||
| (11) | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 2004 | 10th | Florencio Abad | Liberal | Elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 11th | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||||||||
| 12th | Re-elected in 2001. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | Henedina Abad | Liberal | Elected in 2004. | |||||||
| 14 | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | 14th | Carlo Oliver Diasnes | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 2007. | |||||||
| (13) | June 30, 2010 | October 8, 2017 | 15th | Henedina Abad | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | |||||||
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | ||||||||||||
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. Died in office. | ||||||||||||
| – | October 8, 2017 | June 30, 2019 | vacant | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | ||||||||
| 15 | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | Ciriaco B. Gato Jr. | NPC | Elected in 2019. | |||||||
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||||||||
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henedina Abad | 4,236 | ||
| NPC | Efren Lizardo | 1,795 | ||
| Independent | Alex Narag | 1,517 | ||
| UNA | Nicanor Abad | 1,479 | ||
| Margin of victory | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 641 | |||
| Total votes | 9,668 | |||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henedina Abad | 3,813 | 45.74 | +8.67 | |
| Independent | Carlo Oliver Diasnes | 3,676 | 44.10 | +8.09 | |
| UNA | Anacleto Mendoza | 847 | 10.16 | +10.16 | |
| Margin of victory | 137 | 1.64 | +0.58 | ||
| Total votes | 8,336 | 100 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.38 | |||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dina Abad | 3,076 | 37.07 | |||
| Lakas–Kampi | Carlo Oliver Diasnes | 2,988 | 36.01 | |||
| Independent | Alex Narag | 2,234 | 26.92 | |||
| Valid ballots | 8,298 | 97.93 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 175 | 2.07 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,473 | 100.00 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi | ||||||
See also
References
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