Camiguin's at-large congressional district explained

Camiguin's at-large congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Camiguin
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Northern Mindanao
Population:	92,808 (2020)^[1]
Electorate:	64,090 (2022)^[2]
Area:	237.95sqkm
Year:	1966
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	Lakas–CMD
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Camiguin's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Camiguin. It was created ahead of the 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections following the separation of the island from Misamis Oriental to form its own province in 1966.^[3] The district was represented in the final congress of the Third Philippine Republic from 1969 to 1972, in the regular parliament that replaced the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1986, and in the restored House from the 8th Congress onwards.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jurdin Jesus Romualdo of Lakas–CMD.^[5]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history
		Start	End
Camiguin's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created June 18, 1966, from Misamis Oriental's at-large district.
1		Jose Paul N. Neri	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the nine-seat Region X's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
	Member	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa	Party	Electoral history
		Start	End
Camiguin's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.^[6]
(1)		Jose Paul N. Neri	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd	Independent	Elected in 1984.
	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history
		Start	End
Camiguin's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District re-created February 2, 1987.
2		Pedro Romualdo	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.
					9th		Re-elected in 1992.
					10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
3		Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	NPC	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
(2)		Pedro Romualdo	June 30, 2007	April 24, 2013	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
					15th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2010. Died in office.
—		vacant	April 24, 2013	June 30, 2013		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
4		Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	NPC	Elected in 2013.
					17th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
(3)		Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo	June 30, 2022	Present	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.

Election results

1992

See also

• Legislative districts of Camiguin

Notes and References

1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020 . . June 17, 2022.
2. Web site: Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Commission on Elections. January 11, 2023.
3. RA. 4669. An Act Separating the Subprovince of Camiguin from the Province of Misamis Oriental and Establishing it as an Independent Province. June 18, 1966. March 5, 2021.
4. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . March 5, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
5. Web site: House Members . . January 11, 2023.
6. PP . 2332, s. 1984 . Proclaiming the ratification in the plebiscite of January 27, 1984, of the amendments to the constitution embodied in Batasang Pambansa Resolutions Nos. 104, 105, 110, 111, 112 AND 113. . February 1, 1984 . March 5, 2021 . July 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718082016/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1984/02/01/proclamation-no-2332-s-1984/ . dead .