| Bacolod's at-large congressional district | |
| Parl Name: | House of Representatives of the Philippines |
| District Label: | City |
| District: | Bacolod |
| Region Label: | Region |
| Region: | Negros Island Region |
| Population: | 561,875 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate: | 312,816 (2019)[2] |
| Area: | 162.67sqkm |
| Year: | 1943 |
| Members Label: | Representative |
| Members: | Greg G. Gasataya |
| Blank1 Name: | Political party |
| Blank1 Info: | NPC |
| Blank2 Name: | Congressional bloc |
| Blank2 Info: | Majority |
Bacolod's at-large congressional district is the city-wide electoral district in Bacolod, Philippines. It has been electing representatives at-large to the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier to the National Assembly from 1943 to 1944.[3]
The district was first formed ahead of the 1943 Philippine legislative election following the ratification of the Second Philippine Republic constitution which called for a unicameral legislature composed of delegates from all provinces and chartered cities in the country.[4] Bacolod, a chartered city since 1938, elected Francisco Zulueta to the National Assembly, who was joined by then-mayor Alfredo C. Yulo as an appointed second delegate.[5] The district became inactive following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when the city reverted to its old provincial constituency of Negros Occidental's 2nd congressional district.[3] In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House, Bacolod was not entitled to its own separate representation despite being a highly-urbanized city. Instead, it formed part of the multi-member Region VI's at-large district for the interim parliament from 1978 to 1984 and Negros Occidental's at-large district in the regular parliament from 1984 to 1986.[3] The city-wide electoral district was only restored in 1987 under a new constitution.[6]
The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Greg G. Gasataya of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[7]
| Term of office | National Assembly | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
Bacolod's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) | |||||||||||||
| District created September 7, 1943. | |||||||||||||
| – | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st | Francisco Zulueta | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. | Alfredo C. Yulo | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. | ||||
| District dissolved into Negros Occidental's 2nd district. | |||||||||||||
| Term of office | Congress | Single seat | Seats eliminated | ||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Bacolod's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. Redistricted from Negros Occidental's at-large district. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | Romeo G. Guanzon | Lakas ng Bansa | Elected in 1987. | |||||||
| 9th | LDP | Re-elected in 1992. | |||||||||||
| 10th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||||||
| 2 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | Juan N. Orola Jr. | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | |||||||
| 3 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Monico Puentevella | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | |||||||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2013 | 15th | Anthony Rolando T. Golez Jr. | Independent | Elected in 2010. | |||||||
| 5 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | Evelio Leonardia | NPC | Elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 6 | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | Greg G. Gasataya | NPC | Elected in 2016. | |||||||
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. | ||||||||||||
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||||||||