Romblon's at-large congressional district

Romblon's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Romblon. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1919 and earlier in the Malolos Congress (National Assembly) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901.[3][4] Romblon has been represented by a single representative elected provincewide at-large since its reestablishment as a regular province separate from Capiz in 1917.[5] From 1943 to 1944, the district was again dissolved and reconsolidated with Capiz for the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. Between 1978 and 1984, regional delegations were formed in lieu of provinces for the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Romblon forming part of the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district.[6] It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.[3]

Romblon's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Romblon within the Philippines
ProvinceRomblon
RegionMimaropa
Population292,781 (2015)[1]
Electorate198,078 (2019)[2]
Area1,533.45 km2 (592.07 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1919 (single-member district)
RepresentativeEleandro Jesus F. Madrona
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[7]

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

Romblon's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[4]
– September 15, 1898 March 23, 1901 1st Lucas Gonzáles Maninang Independent Appointed. Cirilo Canizares Independent Appointed.
# Term of office Legislature Single seat Seats eliminated
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created December 7, 1917 from Capiz's 3rd district.[5]
1 June 3, 1919 September 16, 1935 5th Leonardo Festín Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
6th Nacionalista
Unipersonalista		 Re-elected in 1922.
7th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Re-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

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

2 November 15, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st Gabriel Fabella Nacionalista
Democrático		 Elected in 1935.
(1) December 30, 1938 December 30, 1941 2nd Leonardo Festín Nacionalista Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
# Term of office Common
wealth
Congress		 Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(1) June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Leonardo Festín Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

3 May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Modesto Formilleza Liberal Elected in 1946.
4 December 30, 1949 September 1, 1955 2nd Florencio Moreno Nacionalista Elected in 1949.
3rd Re-elected in 1953.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works and Communications.
5 December 30, 1957 December 30, 1969 4th José D. Moreno Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
6 December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Esteban S. Madrona Liberal 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.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa		 Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created February 1, 1984.[8]
7 July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd Natalio M. Beltran Jr. UNIDO Elected in 1984.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

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

District re-created February 2, 1987.
(7) June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Natalio M. Beltran Jr. Lakas ng Bansa Re-elected in 1987.
8 June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
9 June 30, 2001 June 30, 2004 12th Perpetuo B. Ylagan Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001.
10 June 30, 2004 June 30, 2007 13th Eduardo C. Firmalo KAMPI Elected in 2004.
(8) June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona Nacionalista Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
11 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th Emmanuel F. Madrona Nacionalista Elected in 2016.
(8) June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona Nacionalista Elected in 2019.

Election results

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Emmanuel Madrona 57,483
Independent Robert Muyo Fabella 57,228
UNA Jose Madrid 13,307
Invalid or blank votes 16,027
Total votes 144,045
Nacionalista hold

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Eleandro Jesus Madrona 66,247 67.28
UNA Natalio Beltran 20,259 20.57
Margin of victory 45,988 46.70%
Invalid or blank votes 11,963 12.15
Total votes 98,469 100.00
Nacionalista hold

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Eleandro Jesus Madrona 71,610 57.25
NPC Alicia Fetalvero 52,326 41.82
Independent Jose Cesar Cabrera 909 0.73
KBL Camilo Montesa, Jr. 281 0.22
Valid ballots 125,126 94.62
Invalid or blank votes 7,113 5.38
Total votes 132,239 100.00
Nacionalista hold

See also
  • Legislative districts of Romblon

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "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 21 May 2020.
  5. "Act No. 2724, (1917-12-07)". Lawyerly. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. "Presidential Decree No. 1296". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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