Cavite's at-large congressional district refers to the lone

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in the province of

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for various

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before 1987. The province elected its representatives province-wide

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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

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in 1898 until the creation of a

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and

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district on February 2, 1987. It was a

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throughout the ten legislatures of the

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from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the

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from 1935 to 1946, and the first seven congresses of the republic from 1946 to 1972. On three occasions in its history, Cavite sent more than one member to the national legislatures who were also elected at-large. Four representatives were elected to the National Assembly (

) of the

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from 1898 to 1901, two representatives to the

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of the

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from 1943 to 1944 (excluding

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, which was represented separately), and three representatives to the

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of the

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from 1984 to 1986. After 1986, all representatives were elected from congressional districts.

Representation history

References

{{Philippine congressional districts in Region IV-A Former congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Cavite 1898 establishments in the Philippines 1986 disestablishments in the Philippines At-large congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of Calabarzon Constituencies established in 1898 Constituencies established in 1986

Representation history

See also

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