Zamboanga del Sur's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of Zamboanga del Sur in the Philippines. It was represented in the House of Representatives from 1953 to 1972 and in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[1] The province of Zamboanga del Sur was created as a result of the partition of Zamboanga in 1952 and elected its first representative provincewide at-large during the 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections.[2] Roseller T. Lim, who served as representative of Zamboanga's at-large congressional district during the partition, was this district's first representative. The district remained a single-member district until the dissolution of the lower house in 1972. It was later absorbed by the multi-member Region IX's at-large district for the national parliament in 1978.[1] In 1984, provincial and city representations were restored and Zamboanga del Sur elected three members for the regular parliament with a separate representation created for Zamboanga City.[3] The district was abolished following the 1987 reapportionment to establish three districts under a new constitution.[4]
Representation history
edit| # | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | |||||||||||||||
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| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||||||||
Zamboanga del Sur"s at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||||||||||||
| District created June 6, 1952.[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | December 30, 1953 | November 8, 1955 | 3rd | Roseller T. Lim | Nacionalista | Redistricted from Zamboanga's at-large district and re-elected in 1953. Resigned on election as senator. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Canuto M. S. Enerio | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1969 | 5th | Vincenzo Sagun | Liberal | Elected in 1961. | ||||||||||||
| 6th | Re-elected in 1965. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Vicente M. Cerilles | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | ||||||||||||
| District dissolved into the eight-seat Region IX's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa |
Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | |||||||||||||
| Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||
Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansaedit | ||||||||||||||||||
| District re-created February 1, 1984.[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| – | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | Vicente M. Cerilles | KBL | Elected in 1984. | Bienvenido A. Ebarle | KBL | Elected in 1984. | Isidoro E. Real Jr. | UNIDO (CCA) | Elected in 1984. | ||||||
| District dissolved into Zamboanga del Sur's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Republic Act No. 711 (June 6, 1952), An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, retrieved February 18, 2021
- ^ Batas Pambansa Blg. 643 (December 21, 1983), AN ACT TO SUBMIT TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE FOR RATIFICATION OR REJECTION THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILIPPINES PROPOSED BY THE BATASANG PAMBANSA IN ITS SIXTH REGULAR SESSION, CALLING A PLEBISCITE FOR THIS PURPOSE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, retrieved February 18, 2021
- ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Presidential Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 (February 1, 1984), Proclaiming the Ratification in the Plebiscite of January 27, 1984, of the Amendments to the Constitution Embodied in Batasang Pambansa Resolutions Nos. 104, 105, 110, 111, 112 and 113, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved February 18, 2021