Ilocos Sur's 3rd congressional district

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Ilocos Sur's 3rd congressional district was one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Sur in existence between 1907 and 1919.[1] It was created in 1907 from former territories of the province under Philippine Commission Act No. 1582 following the passage of the 1902 Philippine Organic Act.[2] The district was originally composed of the municipalities of Bangued, Bucay, Dolores, La Paz, Pilar, San Quintin and Santa, most of which were located in Abra, a sub-province of Ilocos Sur since 1905.[3] It was a single-member district throughout the three legislatures of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916 and the first legislature of the House of Representatives from 1916 to 1919.[1]

The district was represented by a total of only three representatives throughout its brief existence. It was abolished in 1919 following the passage of Legislative Act No. 2683 which created the province of Abra in 1917. As a result, Santa remained in Ilocos Sur and was redistricted to the 2nd district, while the other towns became part of Abra and were redistricted to its new at-large district.[4] The district was last represented by Eustaquio Purugganan of the Nacionalista Party (NP) who was also elected as the first representative of Abra's at-large congressional district following its dissolution.[1]

Representation history[edit]

# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Ilocos Sur's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly[edit]

District created January 9, 1907.[2][5]
1 Juan Villamor October 16, 1907 October 16, 1912 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1912
Bangued, Bucay, Dolores, La Paz, Pilar, San Quintin, Santa
2nd Re-elected in 1909.
2 Julio Borbón October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912. 1912–1916
Bangued, Bucay, Dolores, La Paz, Pilar, San Quintin, Santa, Tayum

Ilocos Sur's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[edit]

3 Eustaquio Purugganan October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916.
Redistricted to Abra's at-large district.
1916–1919
Bangued, Bucay, Dolores, La Paz, Pilar, San Quintin, Santa, Tayum
District dissolved into Abra's at-large district and Ilocos Sur's 2nd district.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Act No. 1582 (9 January 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved March 18, 2021
  3. ^ Act No. 1306 (28 February 1905), An Act Annexing the Province of Abra to the Province of Ilocos Sur, Making Appropriation for the Payment of Certain Outstanding Liabilities of the Province of Abra. And Providing for the Establishment of Civil Governments in the Settlements of Non-Christian Tribes in the Province of Ilocos Sur, Lawyerly, retrieved March 18, 2021
  4. ^ Act No. 2683 (9 March 1917), An Act to Authorize the Segregation of the Subprovince of Abra From the Province of Ilocos Sur and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Abra, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved March 18, 2021
  5. ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved March 18, 2021.