Davao City's at-large congressional district may refer to two occasions when a city-wideat-large district was used for elections toPhilippine national legislatures fromDavao City.
The district was first formed ahead of the1943 Philippine legislative election following the ratification of theSecond Philippine Republic constitution which called for a unicameral legislature composed of delegates from all provinces and chartered cities in the country.[1] Davao, a chartered city since 1936, elected Celestino Chávez to theNational Assembly, who was joined by then-mayor Alfonso Oboza as an appointed second delegate.[2] The district became inactive following the restoration of theHouse of Representatives in 1945 when the city reverted to its old provincial constituency ofDavao's at-large congressional district and its successorDavao del Sur's at-large congressional district.[3]
The district was again utilized in the1984 Philippine parliamentary election when Davao City was granted two seats in theBatasang Pambansa as a highly-urbanized city.[4] After 1986, the city elected its representatives from three single-member congressional districts drawn under a new constitution.[5]
| # | Term of office | National Assembly | Seat A | Seat B | |||||||||||
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| Start | End | Image | Member | Party | Electoral history | Image | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
Davao City's at-large district for theNational Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)[edit] | |||||||||||||||
| District created September 7, 1943.[1] | |||||||||||||||
| – | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st |  | Celestino Chávez | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. |  | Alfonso G. Oboza | KALIBAPI | Appointed as anex officio member. | ||||
| # | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa | Seat A | Seat B | |||||||||||
| Start | End | Image | Member | Party | Electoral history | Image | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
Davao City's at-large district for theRegular Batasang Pambansa[edit] | |||||||||||||||
| District re-created February 1, 1984.[6] | |||||||||||||||
| – | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | .jpg) | Manuel M. Garcia | KBL | Elected in 1984. |  | Zafiro Respicio | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1984. | ||||
| District dissolved intoDavao City's 1st,2nd and3rd districts. | |||||||||||||||
