Antique's at-large congressional district

Antique's at-large congressional district, also known as Antique's lone district, is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Antique. Antique has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898.[3] Since 1907, Antique 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 a second seat was allocated in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic.[4] It was also earlier represented by three members in the First Philippine Republic legislature known as the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1901.[3]

Antique's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Antique within the Philippines
ProvinceAntique
RegionWestern Visayas
Population612,974 (2020)[1]
Electorate387,998 (2022)[2]
Area2,729.17 km2 (1,053.74 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907 (single-member district)
RepresentativeAntonio Legarda Jr.
Political party  NPC
Congressional blocMajority

The district is currently represented by Antonio Agapito "AA" Legarda Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[5]

Representation history

#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Seat ASeat BSeat C
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

Antique's at-large district for the Malolos Congress

District created June 18, 1898.[6]
September 15, 1898March 23, 19011stVicente LópezIndependentElected in 1898.Aristón GellaIndependentAppointed.Eusebio NatividadIndependentAppointed.
#Term of officeLegislatureSingle seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

Antique's at-large district for the Philippine Assembly

District re-created January 9, 1907.[7][8]
1October 16, 1907October 16, 19091stPedro V. JiménezProgresistaElected in 1907.
2October 16, 1909October 16, 19162ndÁngel SalazarProgresistaElected in 1909.
3rdRe-elected in 1912.
#Term of officeLegislatureSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

3October 16, 1916June 6, 19224thRamón MazaNacionalistaElected in 1916.
5thRe-elected in 1919.
(2)June 6, 1922June 2, 19256thÁngel SalazarNacionalista
Colectivista
Elected in 1922.
4June 2, 1925June 5, 19347thSegundo C. MoscosoNacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1925.
8thRe-elected in 1928.
9thRe-elected in 1931.
5June 5, 1934September 16, 193510thCalixto ZaldívarNacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Elected in 1934.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(5)September 16, 1935December 30, 19411stCalixto ZaldívarNacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Elected in 1935.
2ndNacionalistaRe-elected in 1938.
#Term of officeNational
Assembly
Seat ASeat BSeats restored
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created September 7, 1943.[9]
September 25, 1943February 2, 19441stAlberto A. VillavertKALIBAPIElected in 1943.Tobias FornierKALIBAPIAppointed as an ex officio member.
#Term of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
Single seatSeats eliminated
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
6June 9, 1945May 25, 19461stEmigdio V. NietesPopular FrontElected in 1941.
#Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

(6)May 25, 1946December 30, 19491stEmigdio V. NietesPopular FrontRe-elected in 1946.
7December 30, 1949October 31, 19642ndTobias FornierNacionalistaElected in 1949.
3rdRe-elected in 1953.
4thRe-elected in 1957.
5thRe-elected in 1961.
Died.
8December 30, 1965December 30, 19696thJosé A. FornierNacionalistaElected in 1965.
9December 30, 1969September 23, 19727thEnrique A. ZaldívarLiberalElected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
#Term of officeBatasang
Pambansa
Single seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created February 1, 1984.[10]
July 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndArturo F. PacificadorKBLElected in 1984.
Election annulled by the Supreme Court.
Evelio JavierUNIDOPosthumously declared winner of 1984 elections September 22, 1986.[11]
#Term of officeCongressSingle seat
StartEndMemberPartyElectoral history

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

District re-created February 2, 1987.
10June 30, 1987June 30, 19988thExequiel JavierIndependentElected in 1987.
9thLakasRe-elected in 1992.
10thRe-elected in 1995.
11June 30, 1998June 30, 200111thJovito C. Plameras Jr.LakasElected in 1998.
(10)June 30, 2001June 30, 201012thExequiel JavierLakasElected in 2001.
13thRe-elected in 2004.
14thRe-elected in 2007.
12June 30, 2010June 30, 201915thPaolo Everardo S. JavierLiberalElected in 2010.
16thRe-elected in 2013.
17thPDP–LabanRe-elected in 2016.
13June 30, 2019June 30, 202218thLoren LegardaNPCElected in 2019.
14June 30, 2022Incumbent19thAntonio Agapito Legarda Jr.NPCElected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPCAntonio Agapito Legarda Jr. 189,907 56.15
PDP–LabanPaolo Everardo Javier69,29920.49
LiberalAbe Fajardo28,8488.53
PDP–LabanPaolo Javier10,7551.18
Invalid or blank votes39,43311.66
Total votes338,242 100.00

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPCLoren Legarda 199,187 66.43
IndependentExequiel Javier69,71623.25
IndependentRobin Robinos1,9510.65
IndependentRodelo Pidoy1,6620.55
PGRPJun Villaflor7010.23
Invalid or blank votes26,6098.87
Total votes299,826 100.00

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
LiberalPaolo Everardo Javier120,09643.70
UNARaymundo Roquero86,72731.56
NPCRobert Delfin11,0604.02
IndependentJunior Combong3,7911.38
LMNarzal Mallares3,7481.36
IndependentRodelio Pidoy1,7000.62
KBLAntero Villaflor1,0930.40
Invalid or blank votes46,62416.96
Total votes274,839 100.00

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
LiberalPaolo Everardo Javier 94,566 48.05
UNARaymundo Roquero70,58636.00
LMAntero Florante Villaflor2,0141.02
Margin of victory23,98012.18%
Invalid or blank votes29,64215.06
Total votes196,808 100.00
Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lakas–KampiPaolo Everardo Javier 93,081 44.97
NPCSalvacion Z. Perez66,28232.03
KBLArturo Pacificador30,47114.72
PDSPRobert Delfin12,8486.21
AksyonNarzal Mallares3,4431.66
LMAntero Florante Jr.8380.40
Valid ballots206,95388.72
Invalid or blank votes27,62812.95
Total votes234,591 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

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