Legislative district of Batanes


The legislative district of Batanes is the representation of the province of Batanes in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its [|lone congressional district].

History

Batanes was initially represented as part of the first district of Cagayan in the 1st Philippine Legislature, having been annexed to that province since the passage of Philippine Commission Act No. 209 on August 22, 1901. Upon its re-establishment as a regular province on May 20, 1909 by virtue of Act No. 1952, Batanes was granted separate representation, and elected its first representative later that year.
When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the first senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, the province was re-annexed to Cagayan and represented as part of that province in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province's continued to comprise a lone district.
The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region II from 1978 to 1984, and elected one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.
Batanes retained its lone congressional district under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Lone District

PeriodRepresentative
2nd Philippine Legislature
1909-1912
Teofilo Castillejos
2nd Philippine Legislature
1909-1912
Vicente Barsana
3rd Philippine Legislature
1912-1916
Vicente Barsana
4th Philippine Legislature
1916-1919
Juan G. Castillejos
5th Philippine Legislature
1919-1922
Claudio Castillejos
6th Philippine Legislature
1922-1925
Claudio Castillejos
7th Philippine Legislature
1925-1928
Vicente Agan
8th Philippine Legislature
1928-1931
Mariano Lizardo
9th Philippine Legislature
1931-1934
Mariano Lizardo
10th Philippine Legislature
1934-1935
Vicente Agan
1st National Assembly
1935-1938
Vicente Agan
2nd National Assembly
1938-1941
Vicente Agan
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
vacant
1st Congress
1946-1949
Anastacio Agan
2nd Congress
1949-1953
Jorge A. Abad
3rd Congress
1953-1957
Jorge A. Abad
4th Congress
1957-1961
Manuel Agudo
5th Congress
1961-1965
Jorge A. Abad
5th Congress
1961-1965
vacant
6th Congress
1965-1969
Aurora B. Abad
7th Congress
1969-1972
vacant
7th Congress
1969-1972
Jorge A. Abad
8th Congress
1987-1992
Florencio B. Abad
8th Congress
1987-1992
vacant
9th Congress
1992-1995
Enrique C. Lizardo
10th Congress
1995-1998
Florencio B. Abad
11th Congress
1998-2001
Florencio B. Abad
12th Congress
2001-2004
Florencio B. Abad
13th Congress
2004-2007
Henedina Abad
14th Congress
2007-2010
Carlo Oliver D. Diasnes
15th Congress
2010-2013
Henedina Abad
16th Congress
2013-2016
Henedina Abad
17th Congress
2016-2019
Henedina Abad
17th Congress
2016-2019
vacant
18th Congress
2019-2022
Ciriaco B. Gato Jr.

Notes

At-Large (defunct)