Romblon's at-large congressional district

Romblon's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Romblon within the Philippines
ProvinceRomblon
RegionMimaropa
Population308,985 (2020)[1]
Electorate206,119 (2022)[2]
Area1,533.45 km2 (592.07 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1919 (single-member district)
RepresentativeEleandro Jesus F. Madrona
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Romblon's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Romblon. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1919 and earlier in the Malolos Congress (National Assembly) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901.[3][4] Romblon has been represented by a single representative elected provincewide at-large since its reestablishment as a regular province separate from Capiz in 1917.[5] From 1943 to 1944, the district was again dissolved and reconsolidated with Capiz for the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. Between 1978 and 1984, regional delegations were formed in lieu of provinces for the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Romblon forming part of the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district.[6] It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.[3]

The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[7]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ "The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999)". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Act No. 2724, (1917-12-07)". Lawyerly. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1296". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 May 2020.