Abra's at-large congressional district

Abra's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Abra. Abra has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898.[3] The first congressional delegation consisted of two members in the First Philippine Republic legislature known as the Malolos Congress. Since 1919 when it was re-established as a regular province separate from Ilocos Sur, Abra has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when it was again represented by two members in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic.[4] From 1978 to 1984, all provinces were converted into multi-seat regional at-large districts for the Interim Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Abra forming part of the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district. It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.[4]

Abra's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Abra within the Philippines
ProvinceAbra
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
Population241,160 (2015)[1]
Electorate156,968 (2016)[2]
Area4,165.25 km2 (1,608.21 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1919 (single-member district)
RepresentativeJoseph Sto. Niño B. Bernos
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Joseph Sto. Niño B. Bernos of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[5]

Representation history
# Term of office National
Assembly		 Seat A Seat B
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Abra's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[6]
– September 15, 1898 March 23, 1901 1st Isidro Paredes Independent Elected in 1898. Juan Villamor Independent Elected in 1898.
# Term of office Legislature Single seat Seats eliminated
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Abra's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

District re-created March 9, 1917. Redistricted from Ilocos Sur's 3rd district.[7]
1 June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Eustaquio Purugganan Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
2 June 6, 1922 June 2, 1925 6th Adolfo Brillantes Nacionalista
Colectivista		 Elected in 1922.
3 June 2, 1925 September 16, 1935 7th Quintín Paredes Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1925.
8th Re-elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Term of office National
Assembly		 Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Abra's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(3) November 15, 1935 January 9, 1936 1st Quintín Paredes Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1935.
Resigned on appointment as Resident Commissioner.
4 September 1, 1936 December 30, 1938 Agapito Garduque Nacionalista Elected to finish Paredes's term.
(3) December 30, 1938 December 30, 1941 2nd Quintín Paredes Nacionalista Elected in 1938.
# Term of office National
Assembly		 Seat A Seat B
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Abra's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)

District re-created September 7, 1943.[8]
– September 25, 1943 February 2, 1944 3rd Quintín Paredes KALIBAPI Elected in 1943. Juan C. Brillantes KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
# Term of office Common
wealth
Congress		 Single seat Seats eliminated
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Abra's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
5 June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Jesús V. Paredes Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Abra's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(3) May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Quintín Paredes Liberal Elected in 1946.
6 December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Virgilio V. Valera Liberal Elected in 1949.
7 December 30, 1953 December 30, 1965 3rd Lucas P. Paredes Democratic Elected in 1953.
4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
8 December 30, 1965 September 23, 1972 6th Carmelo Z. Barbero Liberal Elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa		 Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Abra's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[9]
– July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd Arturo V. Barbero KBL Elected in 1984.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Abra's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District re-created February 2, 1987.
9 June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Rudolfo A. Bernardez LABAN Elected in 1987.
10 June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998 9th Jeremias Z. Zapata Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11 June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 11th Vicente Ysidro P. Valera LDP Elected in 1998.
12 June 30, 2001 December 16, 2006 12th Luis P. Bersamin Jr. PDSP Elected in 2001.
13th KAMPI Re-elected in 2004.
Died.
13 June 30, 2007 June 30, 2010 14th Cecilia Seares-Luna Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
14 June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016 15th Maria Jocelyn Bernos Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
15 June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th Joseph Sto. Niño B. Bernos PDP–Laban Elected in 2016.
18th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph Bernos 63,919
Nacionalista Marco Bautista 53,814
Independent Joselito Bringas 7,460
Lakas Cecilia Luna 3,424
Invalid or blank votes 11,307
Total votes 139,924
Liberal hold

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ma. Jocelyn Valera-Bernos 55,323 64.79%
Nacionalista Rolando Somera 19,116 22.39%
Independent Hans Roger Luna 10,952 12.83%
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PDSP Joy Bernos-Valera 46,536 40.85
Lakas–Kampi Cecilia Seares-Luna 45,454 39.90
Nacionalista Ma. Zita Valera 11,249 9.87
PMP Mailed Molina 10,677 9.37
Valid ballots 113,916 95.21
Invalid or blank votes 5,735 4.79
Total votes 119,651 100.00
PDSP gain from Lakas–Kampi

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. "The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999)". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. "The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999)". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. "Act No. 2683, (1917-03-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 16 May 2020.

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