Antique's at-large congressional district explained

Antique's at-large congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Antique
Region Label:Region
Region:Western Visayas
Population:612,974 (2020)[1]
Electorate:387,998 (2022)[2]
Area:2729.17sqkm
Year:1907 (single-member district)
Members Label:Representative
Members:Antonio Legarda Jr.
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: NPC
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Majority

Antique's at-large congressional district, also known as Antique's lone district, is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Antique. Antique has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898.[3] Since 1907, Antique 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 a second seat was allocated in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic.[4] It was also earlier represented by three members in the First Philippine Republic legislature known as the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1901.[3]

The district is currently represented by Antonio Agapito "AA" Legarda Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[5]

Representation history

Term of officeNational
Assembly		Seat ASeat BSeat C
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

Antique's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[6]
–September 15, 1898March 23, 19011stVicente LópezIndependentElected in 1898.Aristón GellaIndependentAppointed.Eusebio NatividadIndependentAppointed.
Term of officeLegislatureSingle seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Antique's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly

District re-created January 9, 1907.[7] [8]
1October 16, 1907October 16, 19091stPedro V. JiménezProgresistaElected in 1907.
2October 16, 1909October 16, 19162ndÁngel SalazarProgresistaElected in 1909.
3rdRe-elected in 1912.
Term of officeLegislatureSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

3October 16, 1916June 6, 19224thRamón MazaNacionalistaElected in 1916.
5thRe-elected in 1919.
(2)June 6, 1922June 2, 19256thÁngel SalazarNacionalista
Colectivista		Elected in 1922.
4June 2, 1925June 5, 19347thSegundo C. MoscosoNacionalista
Consolidado		Elected in 1925.
8thRe-elected in 1928.
9thRe-elected in 1931.
5June 5, 1934September 16, 193510thCalixto ZaldívarNacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia		Elected in 1934.
Term of officeNational
Assembly		Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(5)September 16, 1935December 30, 19411stCalixto ZaldívarNacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia		Elected in 1935.
2ndNacionalistaRe-elected in 1938.
Term of officeNational
Assembly		Seat ASeat BSeats restored
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created September 7, 1943.[9]
–September 25, 1943February 2, 19441stAlberto A. VillavertKALIBAPIElected in 1943.Tobias FornierKALIBAPIAppointed as an ex officio member.
Term of officeCommon
wealth
Congress		Single seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
6June 9, 1945May 25, 19461stEmigdio V. NietesPopular FrontElected in 1941.
Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(6)May 25, 1946December 30, 19491stEmigdio V. NietesPopular FrontRe-elected in 1946.
7December 30, 1949October 31, 19642ndTobias FornierNacionalistaElected in 1949.
3rdRe-elected in 1953.
4thRe-elected in 1957.
5thRe-elected in 1961.
Died.
8December 30, 1965December 30, 19696thJosé A. FornierNacionalistaElected in 1965.
9December 30, 1969September 23, 19727thEnrique A. ZaldívarLiberalElected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
Term of officeBatasang
Pambansa		Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Antique's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[10]
–July 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndArturo F. PacificadorKBLElected in 1984.
Election annulled by the Supreme Court.
–––Evelio JavierPosthumously declared winner of 1984 elections September 22, 1986.[11]
Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created February 2, 1987.
10June 30, 1987June 30, 19988thExequiel JavierIndependentElected in 1987.
9thLakasRe-elected in 1992.
10thRe-elected in 1995.
11June 30, 1998June 30, 200111thJovito C. Plameras Jr.LakasElected in 1998.
(10)June 30, 2001June 30, 201012thExequiel JavierLakasElected in 2001.
13thRe-elected in 2004.
14thRe-elected in 2007.
12June 30, 2010June 30, 201915thPaolo Everardo S. JavierLiberalElected in 2010.
16thRe-elected in 2013.
17thPDP–LabanRe-elected in 2016.
13June 30, 2019June 30, 202218thLoren LegardaNPCElected in 2019.
14June 30, 2022Incumbent19thAntonio Agapito Legarda Jr.NPCElected in 2022.

Election results

2010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405172113/http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%20-%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Region_Province_and%20Selected%20Highly%20Urbanized%20or%20Component%20City.xlsx . dead . April 5, 2022 . . 4 May 2020 .
  2. Web site: Philippines 2016 Voters Profile . . 4 May 2020.
  3. Web site: The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999) . . 1999 . 4 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . 4 May 2020 . 16 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
  5. Web site: House Members . . 4 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government . . 4 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09) . Lawyerly . February 20, 2021.
  8. Book: Division of Insular Affairs . Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . 4 May 2020 . Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. 1908. United States War Department. Washington, D.C.. 49.
  9. Web site: The 1943 Constitution . . 4 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . 4 May 2020.
  11. EVELIO B. JAVIER, petitioner, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, and ARTURO F. PACIFICADOR, respondents.. GR. L-68739-81. September 22, 1986 . 4 May 2020.

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