Philippines's 1st senatorial district, officially the First Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands ( es, Primer Distrito Senatorial de las Islas Filipinas), was one of the twelve
senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives as ...
, the upper chamber of the bicameral
Philippine Legislature
The Philippine Legislature was the legislature of the Philippines from 1907 to 1935, during the American colonial period, and predecessor of the current Congress of the Philippines. It was bicameral and the legislative branch of the Insular G ...
under the
Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
The Insular Government of the Philippine IslandsThis form of the name appeared in the titles of U.S. Supreme Court cases, but was otherwise rarely used. See Costas v. Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, 221 U.S. 623, 1911. The Admini ...
for each of the
4th to
10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916
Jones Law from the northern
Luzon
Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...
provinces of
Batanes
Batanes, officially the Province of Batanes ( ivv, Provinsiya nu Batanes; Ilocano: ''Probinsia ti Batanes''; fil, Lalawigan ng Batanes, ), is an archipelagic province in the Philippines, administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region. It i ...
,
Cagayan
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the C ...
,
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte, officially the Province of Ilocos Norte ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Norte; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte), is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. Its capital is Laoag City, located in the northwest corner of ...
,
Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital o ...
and
Isabela.
Abra was added in 1917 upon its re-establishment as a regular province separate from Ilocos Sur.
The district was represented by a total of six senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral
National Assembly
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was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the
Tydings–McDuffie Act
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which established the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
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. Since the
1941 elections when the Senate was restored after a
constitutional plebiscite, all twenty-four members of the upper house have been elected countrywide
at-large
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. It was last represented by
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953.
A lawyer by profession, Quirino enter ...
and
Melecio Arranz
Melecio Arranz (May 23, 1888 – April 24, 1966) was a Filipino politician, born in Alcala, Cagayan.
Early life and career
He obtained his degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas. His government s ...
of the
Nacionalista Democrático.
List of senators
See also
*
Senatorial districts of the Philippines
References
{{Philippine senatorial districts
Senatorial districts of the Philippines
1916 establishments in the Philippines
1935 disestablishments in the Philippines
Politics of Abra (province)
Politics of Batanes
Politics of Cagayan
Politics of Ilocos Norte
Politics of Ilocos Sur
Politics of Isabela (province)