Zambales'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

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in 1987 under Section 1 of the ordinance annex of the 1987

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which created its first and

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districts. 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, the seven congresses of the

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from 1946 to 1972, and the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986. On two occasions in its history, Zambales sent more than one member to the national legislatures who were also elected or appointed at-large. Three representatives were sent to the National Assembly (

) of the

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from 1898 to 1901 and two representatives to the

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of the

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from 1943 to 1944. After 1986, all representatives were elected from its two congressional districts.

Representation history

References

{{Philippine congressional districts in Region III Defunct congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Zambales 1898 establishments in the Philippines 1986 disestablishments in the Philippines At-large congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of Central Luzon Constituencies established in 1898 Constituencies disestablished in 1986

Representation history

See also

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