Cebu City's at-large congressional district explained

Cebu City's at-large congressional district was the city-wide electoral district in Cebu City, Philippines. It  elected representatives at-large to the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986 and earlier to the National Assembly from 1943 to 1944.^[1]

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.^[2] Cebu, a chartered city since 1937, elected Paulino Gullas to the National Assembly, who was joined by then-mayor Juan C. Zamora as an appointed second delegate.^[3] The district became inactive following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when the city reverted to its old provincial constituency of Cebu's 2nd congressional district.^[1] In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House in 1978, Cebu City was included in the multi-member regional electoral district of Region VII (Central Visayas) for its interim parliament. The district was again utilized in the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election when Cebu City was granted two seats in the regular parliament as a highly urbanized city.^{[1] [4]}

After 1986, Cebu City elected its representatives from two single-member congressional districts drawn under a new constitution.^[5]

Representation history

	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Cebu City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District created September 7, 1943.
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st			Paulino Gullas	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Juan C. Zamora	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
District dissolved into Cebu's 2nd district.
	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Cebu City's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.^[6]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Antonio Cuenco	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.			Marcelo Fernan	UNIDO	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Cebu City's 1st and 2nd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Cebu City

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . March 16, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
2. Web site: The 1943 Constitution . . March 16, 2021 . June 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200602190153/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1943-constitution/ . dead .
3. Web site: Commonwealth Act No. 58 . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . March 16, 2021.
4. Web site: Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21) . Lawyerly . March 16, 2021.
5. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . March 16, 2021.
6. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . March 16, 2021 . July 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718082016/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1984/02/01/proclamation-no-2332-s-1984/ . dead .