The legislative districts of Misamis were the representations of the historical province of Misamis in the various national legislatures of the Philippines until 1931. The undivided province's representation encompassed what are now the provinces of Camiguin, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental, and the highly urbanized city of Cagayan de Oro.

History

Misamis was initially represented in the lower house of the Philippine Legislature through two assembly districts. When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the eleventh senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member Senate.

In February 1921 the enactment of Act No. 2968 or the "Artadi Law" enlarged the province of Misamis southward with the annexation of northern areas of Bukidnon: the municipal districts of Claveria and Napaliran were annexed to Balingasag and became part of the first district; the municipal district of Lourdes (also spelled Lourdez), along with areas around the middle stretches of the Iponan and Cagayan rivers, were annexed to Cagayan de Misamis and became part of the second district. Executive Order No. 74 issued on August 22, 1927, re-constituted Claveria and Lourdes into separate municipal districts, and also created two new municipal districts: Taglimao (the area in the middle reaches of the Iponan River) and Lumbia (middle reaches of the Cagayan River).[1]

On November 2, 1929, the Philippine Legislature approved Act No. 3537 which divided Misamis into two new provinces with effect on January 1, 1930.[2] Per Section 6 of the said law the incumbent Misamis first district and second district assemblymen were to represent Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental respectively. The two successor provinces first elected their separate lower house representatives in the 1931 elections.

1st District (defunct)

1907–1922

Period Representative[3]
1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909		 Carlos Corrales
2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912		 Leon Borromeo
3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916
4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919		 Gregorio Borromeo
5th Philippine Legislature
1919–1922		 Jose Artadi

1922–1931

Period Representative[3]
6th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925		 Jose Artadi
7th Philippine Legislature
1925–1928		 Segundo Gaston
8th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931		 Silvino Maestrado

2nd District (defunct)

1907–1922

Period Representative[3]
1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909		 Manuel Corrales
2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912		 Nicolas Capistrano
3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916
4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919		 Ramon B. Neri
5th Philippine Legislature
1919–1922		 Fortunato U. Clavano

1922–1931

Period Representative[3]
6th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925		 Anselmo Bernard
7th Philippine Legislature
1925–1928		 Teogenes Velez
8th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931		 Isidro Vamenta

See also

References

  1. ↑ Governor-General of the Philippine Islands (1928). "Executive Orders and Proclamations issued by the Governor-General during the year 1927". Bureau of Printing. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Philippine Legislature (1930). Public Laws enacted by the Philippine Legislature during the period August 9, 1929 to February 7, 1930 comprising Acts Nos. 3529 to 3672 (Digitized and uploaded by University of Michigan on March 9, 2016). Bureau of Printing. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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