Capiz's 3rd congressional district was one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Capiz in existence between 1907 and 1957.[1] It was created under the Philippine Organic Act from former territories of the province. The district was composed of the municipalities of Buruanga, Ibajay, Malinao, Nabas and Taft in what is now the province of Aklan, and the municipalities of Badajoz, Cajidiocan, Looc, Odiongan, Romblon and San Fernando which now constitute the island province of Romblon. It was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, and the first three congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1957.[1]
The district was represented by a total of fourteen representatives throughout its existence. In 1917, following the re-establishment of the province of Romblon, Capiz was redistricted, leaving the third district with only the municipalities in western Aklan including Calivo.[2] The district was abolished in 1957 following the passage of Republic Act No. 1414 which created the province of Aklan.[3]
It was last represented by Godofredo P. Ramos of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[1]
| Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||||
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Capiz's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly | |||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[4] [5] | |||||||||
| 1 | Simeón Mobo | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Independent | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Badajoz, Buruanga, Cajidiocan, Ibajay, Looc, Malinao, Nabas, Odiongan, Romblon, San Fernando, Taft | ||
| 2 | Braulio C. Manican | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | |||
| 3 | José Tiról | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Progresista | Elected in 1912. | |||
Capiz's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | |||||||||
| 4 | Leonardo Festín | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Progresista | Elected in 1916. Redistricted to Romblon's at-large district. | 1916–1919 Badajoz, Buruanga, Cajidiocan, Ibajay, Looc, Malinao, Nabas, Odiongan, Romblon, San Fernando, Taft | ||
| 5 | Eufrocinio Mobo Alba | June 3, 1919 | February 9, 1921 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. Election annulled by electoral commission following an electoral protest. | 1919–1935 Buruanga, Calivo, Ibajay, Lezo, Libacao, Makato, Malinao, Nabas | ||
| 6 | Gregorio Pastrana | February 9, 1921 | June 6, 1922 | Nacionalista | Declared winner of 1919 elections. | ||||
| 7 | Manuel Terencio | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista | Elected in 1922. | |||
| 8 | Manuel Laserna | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1925. | |||
| 9 | Teódulfo Suñer | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1928. | |||
| 10 | Rufino L. Garde | June 2, 1931 | January 23, 1932 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1931. Election annulled by House following an electoral protest. | |||
| 11 | Rafael Tumbokon | January 23, 1932 | September 16, 1935 | Nacionalista Consolidado | Declared winner of 1931 elections. | ||||
| 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia | Re-elected in 1934. | |||||||
| Member | Term of office | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||||
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Capiz's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | |||||||||
| (11) | Rafael Tumbokon | November 15, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia | Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Buruanga, Calivo, Ibajay, Lezo, Libacao, Makato, Malinao, Nabas | ||
| 12 | Juan M. Reyes | December 30, 1938 | December 17, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. Died. | |||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | |||||||||
| Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||||
| Start | End | ||||||||
Capiz's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | |||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | |||||||||
| (12) | Juan M. Reyes | – | – | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. Died before start of term. | 1945–1946 Buruanga, Calivo, Ibajay, Lezo, Libacao, Makato, Malinao, Nabas, Numancia | ||
| Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||||
| Start | End | ||||||||
Capiz's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||
| 13 | José M. Reyes | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Buruanga, Calivo, Ibajay, Lezo, Libacao, Makato, Malinao, Nabas, Numancia | ||
| 14 | Godofredo P. Ramos | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1957 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | 1949–1957 Buruanga, Calivo, Ibajay, Lezo, Libacao, Madalag, Makato, Malay, Malinao, Nabas, Numancia, Tangalan | ||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | ||||||||
| District dissolved into Aklan's at-large district. | |||||||||