Quirino's at-large congressional district explained

Quirino's at-large congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Quirino
Region Label:Region
Region:Cagayan Valley
Population:188,991 (2015)[1]
Electorate:117,635 (2019)[2]
Area:2323.47sqkm
Year:1984
Members Label:Representative
Members:Midy N. Cua
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: Lakas–CMD
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Majority

Quirino's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Quirino. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier in the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[3]

Quirino first elected a single representative provincewide at-large for the Regular Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic in 1984 or more than 12 years since its creation as a regular province separate from Nueva Vizcaya on September 10, 1971.[4] Due to the 1972 imposition of martial law and subsequent dissolution of both houses of Congress, the then newly created province has not had a representative elected as provided for in its provincial charter until the restoration of a national legislature in 1978 following a shift to a parliamentary form of government. However, in the national parliament known as the Interim Batasang Pambansa, provincial district representation was replaced by regional representation, with Quirino having been included in the eight-seat Region II's at-large assembly district. The province only elected its first representative following the 1984 Philippine constitutional plebiscite which restored the province, city or district representation in parliament.[5] The district was re-created on February 2, 1987, following the ratification of the 1987 constitution that restored the House of Representatives.[6]

The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Midy Cua, who ran as a member of Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan in the 2022 general elections but took her oath as member of Lakas–CMD before the opening of the said legislative period.[7]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeBatasang
Pambansa
PartyElectoral history
StartEnd

Quirino's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District created February 1, 1984 from Region II's at-large district.
1Orlando C. DulayJuly 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndKBLElected in 1984.
MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral history
StartEnd

Quirino's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District re-created February 2, 1987.
2Richard S. PuzonJune 30, 1987July 25, 19888thIndependentElected in 1987.
Removed from office after an electoral protest.
3Junie E. CuaJuly 25, 1988June 30, 1998LiberalDeclared winner of 1987 elections.
9thLakasRe-elected in 1992.
10thRe-elected in 1995.
4Ma. Angela E. CuaJune 30, 1998June 30, 200111thLAMMPElected in 1998.
(3)Junie E. CuaJune 30, 2001June 30, 201012thLiberalElected in 2001.
13thLakasRe-elected in 2004.
14thRe-elected in 2007.
5Dakila CuaJune 30, 2010June 30, 201915thLiberalElected in 2010.
16thRe-elected in 2013.
17thPDP–LabanRe-elected in 2016.
(3)Junie E. CuaJune 30, 2019June 30, 202218thPDP–LabanElected in 2019.
6Midy N. CuaJune 30, 2022Incumbent 19thLakasElected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . . February 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: January 24, 2020 . Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216033437/https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/Statistics/2019_RVVAV_mcoc_final.pdf . December 16, 2020 . February 13, 2021. Commission on Elections (Philippines).
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 13, 2021.
  4. Web site: Republic Act No. 6394 . Lawyerly . February 13, 2021.
  5. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . February 13, 2020.
  6. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 13, 2021.
  7. News: Cervantes . Filane Mikee . June 9, 2022 . 23 more House members join Lakas-CMD party . live . . https://archive.today/20220704100450/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1176315 . July 4, 2022 . December 13, 2022.