# Cavite's at-large congressional district

Cavite's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Cavite for various national legislatures before 1987. The province elected its representatives province-wide at-large from its reorganization under Article 6 of the Decreto de 18 junio de 1898 y las instrucciones sobre el régimen de las provincias y pueblos for the Malolos Congress in 1898 until the creation of a first, second and third district on February 2, 1987. It was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1946, and the first seven congresses of the republic from 1946 to 1972.
On three occasions in its history, Cavite sent more than one member to the national legislatures who were also elected at-large. Four representatives were elected to the National Assembly (Malolos Congress) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901, two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944 (excluding Cavite City, which was represented separately), and three representatives to the Regular Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986.
After 1986, all representatives were elected from congressional districts.

## Representation history

| # | Term of office | Term of office | National Assembly | | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | | Seat C | Seat C | Seat C | Seat C | | Seat D | Seat D | Seat D | Seat D |
| # | Start | End | National Assembly | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history |
| Cavite's at-large district for the Malolos Congress ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District created June 18, 1898. ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | September 15, 1898 | March 23, 1901 | 1st | | | Severino de las Alas | Independent | Elected in 1898. | | | José Basa | Independent | Elected in 1898. | | | Hugo Ilagan | Independent | Elected in 1898. | | | José Salamanca | Independent | Elected in 1898. |
| # | Term of office | Term of office | Legislature | | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Start | End | Legislature | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
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| 1 | October 16, 1907 | July 1, 1908 | 1st | | | Rafael Palma | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. Resigned on appointment as Philippine commissioner. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 2 | January 19, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 1st | | | Emiliano Tria Tirona | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909 to finish Palma's term. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 2 | January 19, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | | | Emiliano Tria Tirona | Independent | Re-elected in 1909. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 3 | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | | | Florentino Joya | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Term of office | Term of office | Legislature | | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | | | | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Start | End | Legislature | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
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| (2) | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | | | Emiliano Tría Tirona | Demócrata | Elected in 1916. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 4 | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | | | Emilio P. Virata | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 5 | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | | | Pedro F. Espíritu | Demócrata | Elected in 1922. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 6 | June 2, 1925 | July 3, 1925 | 7th | | | Augusto A. Reyes | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1925. Died. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 7 | August 15, 1925 | June 15, 1929 | 7th | | | Antero Soriano | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1925 to finish Reyes's term. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 7 | August 15, 1925 | June 15, 1929 | 8th | | | Antero Soriano | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1928. Died. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 8 | August 24, 1929 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | | | Fidel Ibáñez | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1929 to finish Soriano's term. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (2) | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | | | Emiliano Tría Tirona | Demócrata | Elected in 1931. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 9 | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | | | Francisco Arca | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1934. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Term of office | Term of office | National Assembly | | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | | | | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Start | End | National Assembly | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
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| 10 | September 16, 1935 | October 11, 1939 | 1st | | | Justiniano Montano | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1935. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 10 | September 16, 1935 | October 11, 1939 | 2nd | | | Justiniano Montano | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. Election annulled after an electoral protest. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 11 | November 2, 1939 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | | | Manuel S. Rojas | Nacionalista | Declared winner of 1938 elections. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Term of office | Term of office | National Assembly | | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored |
| # | Start | End | National Assembly | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored |
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| – | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st | | | Demetrio B. Encarnación | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. | | | Luís Y. Ferrer | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | |
| # | Term of office | Term of office | Common wealth Congress | | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Start | End | Common wealth Congress | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
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| (10) | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | | | Justiniano Montano | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | | | | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Start | End | Congress | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
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| (10) | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | | | Justiniano Montano | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (11) | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | | | Manuel S. Rojas | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 12 | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1957 | 3rd | | | José T. Cajulis | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (10) | December 30, 1957 | September 23, 1972 | 4th | | | Justiniano Montano | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (10) | December 30, 1957 | September 23, 1972 | 5th | | | Justiniano Montano | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1961. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (10) | December 30, 1957 | September 23, 1972 | 6th | | | Justiniano Montano | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1965. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (10) | December 30, 1957 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | | | Justiniano Montano | Liberal | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
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| # | Term of office | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa | | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | Seat A | | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | Seat B | | Seat C | Seat C | Seat C | Seat C | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored |
| # | Start | End | Batasang Pambansa | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored |
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| – | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | | | Helena Benitez | KBL | Elected in 1984. | | | Renato P. Dragon | KBL | Elected in 1984. | | | Cesar Virata | KBL | Elected in 1984. | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored | Seats restored |
| District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | District dissolved into Cavite's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts. | | | | | |