# Palawan's at-large congressional district

Palawan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Palawan, formerly Paragua, 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 and second 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, the seven congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1972, and the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986.
Palawan has had two instances in its history where more than one member represented it in the national legislatures. The province, still separate from Calamianes and Balabac, sent two representatives to the National Assembly (Malolos Congress) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901 and two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944.
After 1986, all representatives were elected from its 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 |
| # | Start | End | National Assembly | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history |
| Paragua's at-large district for the Malolos Congress ||||||||||||||
| District created June 18, 1898. ||||||||||||||
| – | September 15, 1898 | March 23, 1901 | 1st | | | Felipe Calderón | Independent | Appointed. | | | Domingo Colmenar | Independent | Appointed. |
| # | 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 |
| # | Start | End | Legislature | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| 1 | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | | | Santiago M. Patero | Independent | Elected in 1907. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 2 | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 2nd | | | Manuel M. Sandoval | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 2 | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | | | Manuel M. Sandoval | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1912. | 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 |
| # | Start | End | Legislature | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| (2) | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | | | Manuel M. Sandoval | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1916. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 3 | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | | | Román de Jesús | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 4 | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1931 | 6th | | | Patricio Fernández | Nacionalista Colectivista | Elected in 1922. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 4 | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1931 | 7th | | | Patricio Fernández | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1925. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 4 | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | | | Patricio Fernández | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1928. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 5 | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 9th | | | Claudio R. Sandoval | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1931. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 5 | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | | | Claudio R. Sandoval | Nacionalista Democrático | Re-elected in 1934. | 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 |
| # | Start | End | National Assembly | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| (5) | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | | | Claudio R. Sandoval | Nacionalista Democrático | Re-elected in 1935. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (5) | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | | | Claudio R. Sandoval | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | 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 |
| # | Start | End | National Assembly | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history |
| Palawan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) ||||||||||||||
| District re-created September 7, 1943. ||||||||||||||
| – | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st | | | Íñigo R. Peña | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. | | | Patricio Fernández | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. |
| # | 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 |
| # | Start | End | Common wealth Congress | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| 6 | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | | | Sofronio T. Española | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 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 |
| # | Start | End | Congress | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| (6) | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | | | Sofronio T. Española | Liberal | Re-elected in 1946. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 7 | December 30, 1949 | March 6, 1953 | 2nd | | | Gaudencio E. Abordo | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an electoral protest. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (6) | March 6, 1953 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | | | Sofronio T. Española | Liberal | Declared winner of 1949 elections. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (7) | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 3rd | | | Gaudencio E. Abordo | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (7) | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 4th | | | Gaudencio E. Abordo | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1957. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| (7) | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 5th | | | Gaudencio E. Abordo | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1961. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 8 | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1971 | 6th | | | Ramón Mitra Jr. | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| 8 | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1971 | 7th | | | Ramón Mitra Jr. | Liberal | Re-elected in 1969. Resigned on election as senator. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| # | Term of office | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa | | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | Single seat | | | | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| # | Start | End | Batasang Pambansa | | Member | Member | Party | Electoral history | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| Seats eliminated |||||||||
| – | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | | | Ramón Mitra Jr. | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1984. | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated | Seats eliminated |
| District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | District dissolved into Palawan's 1st and 2nd districts. | | | | | |