Occidental Mindoro's at-large congressional district
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Occidental Mindoro's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Occidental Mindoro. Also known as Occidental Mindoro's lone district, it has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1952.[3] It first elected a representative provincewide at-large for the 2nd Congress of the Third Philippine Republic following the dissolution of the old Mindoro province under Republic Act No. 505 on June 13, 1950.[4] It has remained a single-member district even under the Fourth Philippine Republic parliament known as the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.
| Occidental Mindoro's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Location of Occidental Mindoro within the Philippines | |
| Province | Occidental Mindoro |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Population | 525,354 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 313,427 (2022)[2] |
| Area | 5,865.71 km2 (2,264.76 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 |
| Representative | Leody "Odie" Tarriela |
| Political party | PFP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Leody "Odie" Tarriela of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).[5][6]
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||
Occidental Mindoro's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||
| District created June 13, 1950 from Mindoro's at-large district.[4] | |||||||
| 1 | Jesús V. Abeleda | January 28, 1952 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1951 special elections. | |
| 2 | Felipe S. Abeleda | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 3rd | Liberal | Elected in 1953. | |
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | ||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | ||||||
| 3 | Pedro C. Medalla | December 30, 1965 | September 23, 1972 | 6th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1965. | |
| 7th | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | ||||||
| District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa. | |||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa |
Party | Electoral history | ||
| Start | End | ||||||
Occidental Mindoro's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa | |||||||
| District re-created February 1, 1984.[7] | |||||||
| 4 | Pedro T. Mendiola | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | KBL | Elected in 1984. | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | ||
| Start | End | ||||||
Occidental Mindoro's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | |||||||
| 5 | Mario Gene J. Mendiola | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1987. | |
| 6 | Jose T. Villarosa | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1998 | 9th | Lakas | Elected in 1992. | |
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | ||||||
| 7 | Ma. Amelita A. Calimbas-Villarosa | June 30, 1998 | August 29, 2000 | 11th | Lakas | Elected in 1998. Election annulled after an electoral protest. | |
| 8 | Ricardo V. Quintos | August 29, 2000 | June 30, 2001 | LDP | Declared winner of 1998 elections. | ||
| 9 | Josephine Sato | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | |
| (7) | Ma. Amelita A. Calimbas-Villarosa | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2013 | 13th | Lakas | Elected in 2004. | |
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| 15th | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
| (9) | Josephine Sato | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. | |
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. | ||||||
| 10 | Leody F. Tarriela | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | PDDS | Elected in 2022. | |
| PFP | |||||||
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ a b Republic Act No. 505 (June 13, 1950), An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro, Lawyerly, retrieved May 17, 2020
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "5 from PDP-Laban among 32 turncoats to Marcos party". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ 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 May 17, 2020