| Quirino's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Location of Quirino within the Philippines
| |
| Province | Quirino |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Population | 188,991 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 117,635 (2019)[2] |
| Area | 2,323.47 km2 (897.10 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Representative | Midy N. Cua |
| Political party | Lakas–CMD |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Quirino's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Quirino. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier in the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[3]
Quirino first elected a single representative provincewide at-large for the Regular Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic in 1984 or more than 12 years since its creation as a regular province separate from Nueva Vizcaya on September 10, 1971.[4] Due to the 1972 imposition of martial law and subsequent dissolution of both houses of Congress, the then newly created province has not had a representative elected as provided for in its provincial charter until the restoration of a national legislature in 1978 following a shift to a parliamentary form of government. However, in the national parliament known as the Interim Batasang Pambansa, provincial district representation was replaced by regional representation, with Quirino having been included in the eight-seat Region II's at-large assembly district. The province only elected its first representative following the 1984 Philippine constitutional plebiscite which restored the province, city or district representation in parliament.[5] The district was re-created on February 2, 1987, following the ratification of the 1987 constitution that restored the House of Representatives.[6]
The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Midy Cua, who ran as a member of Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan in the 2022 general elections but took her oath as member of Lakas–CMD before the opening of the said legislative period.[7]
| # | Member | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa |
Party | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||
Quirino's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa[edit] | |||||||
| District created February 1, 1984 from Region II's at-large district.[5] | |||||||
| 1 | Orlando C. Dulay | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | KBL | Elected in 1984. | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | ||
| Start | End | ||||||
Quirino's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit] | |||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987.[6] | |||||||
| 2 | Richard S. Puzon | June 30, 1987 | July 25, 1988 | 8th | Independent | Elected in 1987. Removed from office after an electoral protest. | |
| 3 | Junie E. Cua | July 25, 1988 | June 30, 1998 | Liberal | Declared winner of 1987 elections. | ||
| 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | |||||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | ||||||
| 4 | Ma. Angela E. Cua | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | |
| (3) | Junie E. Cua | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Liberal | Elected in 2001. | |
| 13th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| 5 | Dakila Cua | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | |
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | ||||||
| 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||
| (3) | Junie E. Cua | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2019. | |
| 6 | Midy N. Cua | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | Lakas | Elected in 2022. | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDDS | Midy Cua | 88,864 | 94.09 | |
| Independent | Vic Senica | 5,582 | 5.91 | |
| Total votes | 94,446 | 100.00 | ||
| PDDS hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Junie Cua | 76,320 | 100.00 | |
| Valid ballots | 76,320 | 64.88 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 41,315 | 35.12 | ||
| Total votes | 117,635 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP–Laban hold | ||||
