Legislative district of Mountain Province

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The Legislative District of Mountain Province is the current representation of the Mountain Province in the Philippine House of Representatives.

The present-day provinces of Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao and Kalinga as well as the independent city of Baguio formed part of the undivided province's representation until 1969. The former Mountain Province was represented by three delegates from 1916 until its division into four separate provinces in 1969, excluding the wartime Japanese-sponsored National Assembly from 1943 to 1944, when the province and the city of Baguio were each represented by two delegates. From 1916 to 1935, the former Mountain Province was represented by three delegates appointed by the Governor-General, regardless of their residence. By virtue of Act No. 4203 of the Philippine Legislature enacted on July 23, 1935 the positions were made elective, and the province was divided into three districts with definite territorial composition.

Since the division of the old Mountain Province into four provinces on June 18, 1966 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4695, it has been reduced to a lone congressional district starting 1969, confined only to the limits of the former sub-province of Bontoc, which retained the name "Mountain Province". This present-day Mountain Province was represented as part of Region I from 1978 to 1984, and elected one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. It retained its lone congressional district under the new Constitution which took effect on February 7, 1987, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Lone District

• Population (2007): 148,661

Period	Representative
7th Congress 1969–1972	Alfredo G. Lamen
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Victor S. Dominguez
8th Congress 1987–1992
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Josephine D. Dominguez
12th Congress 2001–2004	Roy S. Pilando
13th Congress 2004–2007	Victor S. Dominguez
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Maximo B. Dalog

^1 Died on February 8, 2008.

1st District (defunct)

Period	Representative
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Juan Cariño
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Rafael Bulayungan
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Miguel Cornejo
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Juan Cailles
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Hilary P. Clapp
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Felix P. Diaz

• Sub-province of Apayao: Calanasan (Bayag), Conner, Kabugao, Luna, Namaltugan (dissolved 1936), Tauit (dissolved 1936), Pudtol (established 1959), Flora (established 1963), Santa Marcela (established 1967)
• Sub-province of Bontoc: Barlig, Bontoc, Natonin, Sabangan, Sadanga, Sagada, Tinglayan (later transferred to Kalinga sub-province), Paracales (Paracelis) (established 1962)
• Sub-province of Kalinga: Balbalan, Lubuagan, Pinukpuk, Tabuk, Tanudan, Liwan (established 1965), Pasil (established 1966)

Period	Representative
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Saturnino Moldero
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	George K. Tait
1st Congress 1946–1949
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Antonio Canao
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Juan Bondad
4th Congress 1957–1961	Juan Duyan
5th Congress 1961–1965	Alfredo G. Lamen
6th Congress 1965–1969	Juan Duyan

2nd District (defunct)

Period	Representative
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Rafael Bulayungan
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Juan Cariño
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Joaquin Cedamon
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Clemente Irving
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Henry A. Kamora
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Emiliano P. Aguirre

• Baguio City
• Sub-province of Benguet: Atok, Bakun, Bokod, Buguias, Itogon, Kabayan, Kapangan, Kibungan, La Trinidad, Mankayan, Sablan, Tuba, Tublay

Period	Representative
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Felipe E. Jose
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941	Ramon P. Mitra
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946
1st Congress 1946–1949	Jose Mencio
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Ramon P. Mitra
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969	Andres A. Cosalan

^1 Independent from the province and does not vote for provincial officials since 1909 by virtue of Act No. 1964. Only voted as part of Mountain Province for congressional representation.

3rd District (defunct)

Period	Representative
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Valentin Manglapus
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Pedro Aunario
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Henry A. Kamora
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Saturnino Moldero
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Juan Gaerlan
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Rodolfo Hidalgo

• Sub-province of Ifugao: Banaue, Lagawe (Burnay), Hungduan, Kiangan, Mayoyao, Potia (established as municipal district in 1955), Lamut (established as municipal district in 1959)
• Sub-province of Lepanto (later dissolved, annexed to Bontoc): Banaao (annexed to Tadian), Bauko, Besao, Tadian (Kayan)

Period	Representative
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	George K. Tait
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941	Miguel Gumangan
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Gregorio Morrero
1st Congress 1946–1949	Gabriel Dunuan
2nd Congress 1949–1953
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Luis Hora
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969

At-Large (defunct)

Period	Representatives
National Assembly 1943–1944	Florencio Bagwan
	Hilary P. Clapp

See also

• Legislative district of Benguet
  • Legislative district of Baguio City
• Legislative district of Ifugao
• Legislative district of Kalinga-Apayao
  • Legislative district of Apayao
  • Legislative district of Kalinga

References

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library