Batanes's at-large congressional district
Constituency for theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Batanes within thePhilippines
Province	Batanes
Region	Cagayan Valley
Population	18,831 (2020)[1]
Electorate	13,665 (2025)[2]
Area	219.01 km2 (84.56 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1909 (single-member district)
Representative	Ciriaco B. Gato Jr.
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	TBD

Batanes's at-large congressional district refers to the lonecongressional district of the Philippines in the province ofBatanes. Batanes has been represented in the country's variousnational legislatures since 1898.^[3] The first congressional delegation consisted of two members in the legislature of theFirst Philippine Republic, also known as theMalolos Congress.

Since 1909, when it was re-established as a province separate fromCagayan, Batanes has been entitled to one member in theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewideat-large, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when it was absorbed by Cagayan's at-large representation for theNational Assembly of theSecond Philippine Republic.^[4]

From 1978 to 1984, all provinces were converted into multi-seat regional at-large districts for theInterim Batasang Pambansa of theFourth Philippine Republic, with Batanes forming part of the seven-seatRegion II's at-large district. It was restored as asingle-member district in 1984.^[4]

The district is currently represented in the20th Congress byCiriaco B. Gato Jr. of theNationalist People's Coalition (NPC).^[5]

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A						Seat B
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for theMalolos Congress [edit]
District created June 18, 1898.[6]
–	September 15, 1898	March 23, 1901	1st				Daniel Tirona	Independent	Elected in 1898.				Vito Belarmino	Independent	Appointed.
#	Term of office		Legislature		Single seat					Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for thePhilippine Assembly [edit]
District re-created May 20, 1909 fromCagayan's 1st district.[7]
1	October 16, 1909	July 22, 1910	2nd				Teófilo Castillejos	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909. Died.
2	September 5, 1911	October 16, 1916					Vicente Barsana	Progresista	Elected in 1911 to finish Castillejos's term.
			3rd						Re-elected in 1912.
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands [edit]
3	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th				Juan C. Castillejos	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.
4	June 3, 1919	June 2, 1925	5th				Claudio Castillejos	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
			6th					Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Re-elected in 1922.
5	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th				Vicente Agan	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
6	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th				Mariano Lizardo	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
			9th						Re-elected in 1931.
(5)	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th				Vicente Agan	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Term of office		National Assembly		Single seat
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for theNational Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) [edit]
(5)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st				Vicente Agan	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.
			2nd					Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seatCagayan's at-large district for theNational Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Term of office		Common wealth Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines [edit]
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(5)	–	–	1st				Vicente Agan	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941. Died before start of term.
—	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946			vacant			–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines [edit]
7	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st				Anastacio Agan	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.
8	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1957	2nd				Jorge A. Abad	Independent	Elected in 1949.
			3rd					Liberal	Re-elected in 1953.
9	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th				Manuel Agudo	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
(8)	December 30, 1961	June 22, 1964	5th				Jorge A. Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1961. Resigned on appointment asSecretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications.
–	June 22, 1964	December 30, 1965			vacant			–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
10	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th				Aurora B. Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
11	December 30, 1969	April 17, 1970	7th				Rufino S. Antonio Jr.	Independent	Elected in 1969. Election annulled by theSupreme Court after an electoral protest.[8]
(8)	April 17, 1970	September 23, 1972					Jorge A. Abad	Liberal	Declared winner of the 1969 elections. Removed from office afterimposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the seven-seatRegion II's at-large district for theInterim Batasang Pambansa.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Single seat
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for theRegular Batasang Pambansa [edit]
District re-created February 1, 1984.[9]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd				Fernando C. Faberes	KBL	Elected in 1984.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
Batanes's at-large district for theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines [edit]
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12	June 30, 1987	December 31, 1989	8th				Florencio Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1987. Resigned on appointment asSecretary of Agrarian Reform.
–	December 31, 1989	June 30, 1992			vacant			–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
13	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th				Enrique C. Lizardo	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
(12)	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th				Florencio Abad	Liberal	Elected in 1995.
			11th						Re-elected in 1998.
			12th						Re-elected in 2001.
14	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th				Henedina Abad	Liberal	Elected in 2004.
15	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th				Carlo Oliver Diasnes	KAMPI	Elected in 2007.
								Lakas
(14)	June 30, 2010	October 8, 2017	15th				Henedina Abad	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
			16th						Re-elected in 2013.
			17th						Re-elected in 2016. Died in office.
–	October 8, 2017	June 30, 2019			vacant			–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
16	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th				Ciriaco B. Gato Jr.	NPC	Elected in 2019.
			19th						Re-elected in 2022.
			20th						Re-elected in 2025.

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