Manila's at-large congressional district may refer to three occasions when a city-wide or provincewide

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district was used for elections to the various Philippine national legislatures from

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. From 1898 to 1901, four representatives from the province of Manila who were elected at-large sat in the

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, the National Assembly of the

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. The city and province were separated in 1901 with both electing their representatives from two districts each. From 1943 to 1944, the

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as a whole sent two representatives to the

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of the

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. Multiple district representation was restored in the city in 1945. In 1978, regional at-large assembly districts were created for the

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with Manila included in the 21-seat Region IV's at-large district. The city returned to its own single multi-member at-large district in 1984 with a six-seat delegation for the

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of the

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. After 1986, Manila elected its representatives from its six congressional districts.

Representation history

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Representation history

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