Albay's 4th congressional district is a defunct congressional district that encompassed the island of Catanduanes, a former territory of the province of Albay. It was represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from 1931 to 1935, in the National Assembly of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1941, and in the House of Representatives of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1945 to 1946.[1] It was created by the 1929 reapportionment that redrew the boundaries of Albay's 2nd congressional district and allocated an additional district for the seven municipalities that comprised the island; the change took effect in 1931.[2] Following the reorganization of a provincial government in Catanduanes in 1945, the district was dissolved and replaced by Catanduanes's at-large congressional district.[3]
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Albay's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islandsedit | ||||||||
| District created June 1, 1931.[2] | ||||||||
| 1 | Pedro Vera | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1931. | 1931–1935 Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Pandan, Panganiban, Viga, Virac | |
| 2 | José T. Surtida | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Albay's 4th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)edit | ||||||||
| (1) | Pedro Vera | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Pandan, Panganiban, Viga, Virac | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Albay's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| 3 | Francisco Perfecto | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. Redistricted to Catanduanes's at-large district. |
1945–1946 Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Pandan, Panganiban, Viga, Virac | |
| District dissolved into Catanduanes's at-large district. | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Act No. 3617 (December 5, 1929), An Act Reorganizing the Representative Districts of the Province of Albay and Creating a Fourth District Comprising the Seven Municipalities in the Island of Catanduanes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 15, 2021
- ^ Commonwealth Act No. 687 (September 26, 1945), An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Catanduanes from the Province of Albay and its Establishment as an Independent Province, The Corpus Juris, retrieved February 15, 2021