Occidental Mindoro's at-large congressional district

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
ProvinceOccidental Mindoro
RegionMimaropa
Population487,414 (2015)[1]
Electorate289,953 (2019)[2]
Area5,865.71 km2 (2,264.76 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1952
RepresentativeJosephine Sato
Political party  Liberal
Congressional blocMajority

The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Josephine Sato of the Liberal Party (LP).[5]

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history
StartEnd

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 1952 special elections following creation of new district.
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
StartEnd

Occidental Mindoro's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[6]
4 Pedro T. Mendiola July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd KBL Elected in 1984.
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history
StartEnd

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–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
7 Ma. Amelita A. Calimbas-Villarosa June 30, 1998 August 29, 2000 11th Lakas–CMD 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–CMD Elected in 2001.
(7) Ma. Amelita A. Calimbas-Villarosa June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
(9) Josephine Sato June 30, 2013 Incumbent 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Josephine Ramirez-Sato 142,551
UNA Damsy Malabanan 20,748
Independent Thomas Ledesma 6,556
Invalid or blank votes 29,930
Total votes 199,785
Liberal hold

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Josephine Sato 84,897 65.18
Lakas Edgardo Urieta 35,321 27.12
Margin of victory 49,576 38.06%
Invalid or blank votes 10,036 7.70
Total votes 130,254 100.00
Liberal gain from Lakas

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Ma. Amelita Villarosa 84,626 53.45
NPC Benjamin Tria 67,540 42.66
Aksyon Clarita Samala 4,000 2.53
PGRP Josefino Garillo 1,280 0.81
Independent Samloen Pimentel, Jr. 876 0.55
Valid ballots 158,322 91.88
Invalid or blank votes 13,991 8.12
Total votes 172,313 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

See also
  • Legislative districts of Occidental Mindoro

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. "Republic Act No. 505 (1950-06-13)". Lawyerly. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved May 17, 2020.

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