Catanduanes's at-large congressional district explained

Catanduanes's at-large congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Catanduanes
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Bicol Region
Population:	271,879 (2020)
Electorate:	198,872 (2022)^[1]
Area:	1492.16sqkm
Year:	1945 (single-member district)
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Leo Rodriguez
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	Independent
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Catanduanes's at-large congressional district, also known as Catanduanes's lone district, is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Catanduanes. Catanduanes has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898.^[2] Since 1946 when it was reorganized as an independent province separate from Albay, Catanduanes has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for the period under the Fourth Philippine Republic between 1978 and 1984 when its representation was absorbed by the regional at-large assembly district of Region V.^[3]

The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Leo Rodriguez, who is an independent.^[4]

Representation history

	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Catanduanes's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			José Alejandrino	Independent	Appointed.			Marcelino Santos	Independent	Appointed.
	Term of office		Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Catanduanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District re-created September 26, 1945.^[5]
1	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st			Francisco Perfecto	Nacionalista	Redistricted from Albay's 4th district and re-elected in 1946.
2	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd			Severiano de León	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
(1)	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1957	3rd			Francisco Perfecto	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
3	December 30, 1957	September 23, 1972	4th			José M. Alberto	Liberal	Elected in 1957.
			5th					Re-elected in 1961.
			6th				Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1965.
			7th					Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Catanduanes's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.^[6]
(3)	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			José M. Alberto	KBL	Elected in 1984.
	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Catanduanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District re-created February 2, 1987.
4	June 30, 1987	November 15, 1987	8th			Moises M. Tapia	Independent	Elected in 1987. Died in office.
5	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th			Leandro B. Verceles Jr.	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
			10th					Re-elected in 1995.
			11th					Re-elected in 1998.
6	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th			Joseph Santiago	NPC	Elected in 2001.
			13th					Re-elected in 2004.
			14th					Re-elected in 2007.
7	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th			Cesar V. Sarmiento	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
			16th					Re-elected in 2013.
			17th				PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
8	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th			Hector S. Sanchez	Lakas	Elected in 2019.
9	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	19th			Eulogio R. Rodriguez	Independent	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

Notes and References

1. 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. July 12, 2024.
2. Web site: The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999) . . 1999 . February 15, 2021.
3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 15, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
4. Web site: House Members . . February 15, 2021.
5. Web site: C.A. No. 687 . 26 September 1945 . The Corpus Juris . February 15, 2021.
6. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . February 15, 2021 . July 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718082016/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1984/02/01/proclamation-no-2332-s-1984/ . dead .