# Bacolod's at-large congressional district

Bacolod's at-large congressional district is the city-wide electoral district in Bacolod, Philippines. It has been electing representatives at-large to the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier to the National Assembly from 1943 to 1944.
The district was first formed ahead of the 1943 Philippine legislative election following the ratification of the Second Philippine Republic constitution which called for a unicameral legislature composed of delegates from all provinces and chartered cities in the country. Bacolod, a chartered city since 1938, elected Francisco Zulueta to the National Assembly, who was joined by then-mayor Alfredo C. Yulo as an appointed second delegate. The district became inactive following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when the city reverted to its old provincial constituency of Negros Occidental's 2nd congressional district. In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House, Bacolod was not entitled to its own separate representation despite being a highly-urbanized city. Instead, it formed part of the multi-member Region VI's at-large district for the interim parliament from 1978 to 1984 and Negros Occidental's at-large district in the regular parliament from 1984 to 1986. The city-wide electoral district was only restored in 1987 under a new constitution.
The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Greg G. Gasataya of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).

## Representation history

| # | Term of office | Term of office | National Assembly | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B |
| # | Start | End | National Assembly | Image | Image | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Image | Image | Member | Party | Electoral history |
| Bacolod's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) ||||||||||||||||
| District created September 7, 1943. ||||||||||||||||
| – | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st | | | Francisco Zulueta | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. | | | | Alfredo C. Yulo | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. |
| District dissolved into Negros Occidental's 2nd district. ||||||||||||||||
| # | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Start | End | Congress | Image | Image | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| Seats eliminated ||||||||||
| Seats eliminated ||||||||||
| 1 | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | | | Romeo G. Guanzon | Lakas ng Bansa | Elected in 1987. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 1 | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 9th | | | Romeo G. Guanzon | LDP | Re-elected in 1992. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 1 | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 10th | | | Romeo G. Guanzon | Lakas | Re-elected in 1995. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 2 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | | | Juan N. Orola Jr. | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 3 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | | | Monico Puentevella | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 3 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 13th | | | Monico Puentevella | Lakas | Re-elected in 2004. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 3 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 14th | | | Monico Puentevella | Lakas | Re-elected in 2007. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 4 | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2013 | 15th | | | Anthony Golez | Independent | Elected in 2010. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 5 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | | | Evelio Leonardia | NPC | Elected in 2013. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 6 | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | | | Greg Gasataya | NPC | Elected in 2016. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 6 | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 18th | | | Greg Gasataya | NPC | Re-elected in 2019. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 6 | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 19th | | | Greg Gasataya | NPC | Re-elected in 2022. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Greg Gasataya (incumbent) | 185,470 | 69.27 |
| | Independent | Dan Atayde | 80,591 | 30.1 |
| | PDDS | Nonong San Miguel | 850 | 0.32 |
| | Independent | Romy Gustilo | 850 | 0.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 267,761 | 100.00 |
| | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold |

### 2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Greg Gasataya (incumbent) | 135,346 | |
| | Lakas | Monico Puentevella | 84,705 | |
| | Independent | Kevin Moises | 3,751 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold |