Marinduque's at-large congressional district, also known as Marinduque's lone district, is the sole
congressional district of the Philippines
Congressional districts of the Philippines () refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives (with the other 63 being elected ...
in the province of
Marinduque
Marinduque (; ), officially the Province of Marinduque, is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa, formerly designated as Region IV-B. Its capital is the municipality of Boac, the most popul ...
. Marinduque has been represented in the country's various
national legislatures
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since 1898.
The first congressional delegation consisted of two members in the
First Philippine Republic
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legislature known as the
Malolos Congress
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From 1898 to 1899, prior to the Philippine Declaration of I ...
. Since 1922 when it was re-established as a regular province separate from
Tayabas
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, Marinduque has been entitled to one member in the
House of Representatives of the Philippines
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, elected provincewide
at-large
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, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when it was again eliminated and included as part of Tayabas's at-large representation for the
National Assembly
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of the
Second Philippine Republic
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.
The district is currently represented by
Lord Allan Jay Velasco
Lord Allan Jay Quinto Velasco (born November 9, 1977) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from October 12, 2020 to June 2022. He is concurrently serving as the Representative of Marin ...
of the
Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservatism, conservative political party in the Philippines which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco.
History
Formation
In 1990, amid political and economic unce ...
.
Representation history
Election results
2025
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
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Legislative districts of Marinduque
References
{{Philippine congressional districts in Mimaropa
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