Misamis Occidental's at-large congressional district explained

Misamis Occidental's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district of the Philippines that encompassed the entire province of Misamis Occidental. It was created ahead of the 1931 Philippine House of Representatives elections following the 1929 division of Misamis into two provinces.^[1] The district elected one member to the final two meetings of the Philippine Assembly from 1931 to 1935 and to the Commonwealth National Assembly from 1935 to 1941.^[2]

Two members represented the district in the Second Republic National Assembly from 1943 to 1944. It returned to a single-member constituency for the restored House of Representatives in both the Commonwealth Congress from 1945 to 1946 and all seven meetings post-independence until 1972. The district was last contested at the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election and was abolished following the 1987 reapportionment under a new constitution.^[3]

Representation history

	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Misamis Occidental's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
District created November 2, 1929. Redistricted from Misamis's 2nd district.
1	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th			José Ozámiz	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
			10th				Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Misamis Occidental's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(1)	September 15, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st			José Ozámiz	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.
			2nd				Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Misamis Occidental's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District re-created September 7, 1943.^[4]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	3rd			Rufino J. Abadíez	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Eugenio Stuart del Rosario	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat				Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Misamis Occidental's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
2	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st			Eugenio Stuart del Rosario	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.
	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Misamis Occidental's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
3	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1953	1st			Porfirio G. Villarín	Liberal	Elected in 1946.
			2nd					Re-elected in 1949.
4	December 30, 1953	March 17, 1962	3rd			William L. Chiongbian	Liberal	Elected in 1953.
			4th					Re-elected in 1957.
			5th					Re-elected in 1961. Removed from office after an electoral protest.
5	March 17, 1962	December 30, 1965				Guillermo C. Sambo	Nacionalista	Declared winner of 1961 elections.
(4)	December 30, 1965	September 23, 1972	6th			William L. Chiongbian	Nacionalista	Elected in 1965.
			7th					Re-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.
	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Misamis Occidental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.^[5]
6	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Henry A. Regalado	Independent	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Misamis Occidental's 1st and 2nd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Misamis Occidental

Notes and References

1. Web site: Act No. 3537, (1929-11-02) . Lawyerly . February 21, 2021.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 21, 2021.
3. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 21, 2021.
4. Web site: The 1943 Constitution . . February 21, 2021.
5. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . February 21, 2021.