Zamboanga del Norte's at-large congressional district

Zamboanga del Norte's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of Zamboanga del Norte 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 Norte 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] Alberto Q. Ubay served as 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 Norte elected two members for the regular parliament. The district was abolished following the 1987 reapportionment to establish three districts under a new constitution.[3]

Representation history

#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Zamboanga del Norte's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created June 6, 1952 from Zamboanga's at-large district.[2]
1	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1969	3rd			Alberto Q. Ubay	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
			4th					Re-elected in 1957.
			5th					Re-elected in 1961.
			6th				Liberal	Re-elected in 1965.
2	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th			Felipe B. Azcuna	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
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Zamboanga del Norte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.[4]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Romeo G. Jalosjos	KBL	Elected in 1984.			Guardson R. Lood	KBL	Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Zamboanga del Norte's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts.

See also

• Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte

References

1. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
2. Republic Act No. 712 (June 6, 1952), An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga Del Norte and Zamboanga Del Sur, Lawyerly, retrieved February 18, 2021
3. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
4. 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