La Union's at-large congressional district explained

La Union's at-large congressional district is an obsolete electoral district that was used for electing members of Philippine national legislatures in La Union before 1987.^[1]

La Union first elected its representatives at-large during the 1898 Philippine legislative election for a seat in the Malolos Congress, the National Assembly of the First Philippine Republic, with additional seats granted to two appointed delegates.^[2] Following the installation of U.S. civil government in 1901 and the reorganization of provinces for the Philippine Assembly, La Union was divided into a first and second district.^[1] The provincewide electoral district was re-created ahead of the 1943 Philippine legislative election for a seat in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic, with an additional seat assigned to its provincial governor.^[3] The district became inactive again following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when La Union returned to electing its representatives from its two districts.^[1] In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House in 1978, La Union was included in the multi-member regional electoral district of Region I (Ilocos Region) for its interim parliament. The district was again utilized in the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election when La Union was granted two seats in the regular parliament.^{[1] [4]}

After 1986, La Union elected its representatives from its two single-member congressional districts restored under a new constitution.^[5]

Representation history

	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B					Seat C
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Union's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
District created June 18, 1898.^[6]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st			Joaquín Luna	Independent	Elected in 1898.			Miguel Paterno	Independent	Appointed.			Mateo del Rosario	Independent	Appointed.
	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
La Union's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District re-created September 7, 1943.
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st			Rufino Macagba	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Bonifacio Tadiar	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
District dissolved into La Union's 1st and 2nd districts.
	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
La Union's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.^[7]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Jose Aspiras	KBL	Elected in 1984.			Joaquin L. Ortega	KBL	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into La Union's 1st and 2nd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of La Union

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . March 18, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
2. Web site: The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999) . . 1999 . March 18, 2021.
3. Web site: The 1943 Constitution . . March 18, 2021.
4. Web site: Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21) . Lawyerly . March 18, 2021.
5. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . March 18, 2021.
6. Web site: Decree of June 18, 1898, establishing the Dictatorial Government . . March 18, 2021.
7. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . March 18, 2021.