Philippines's 1st senatorial district, officially the First Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands (), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the northern Luzon provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Isabela. Abra was added in 1917 upon its re-establishment as a regular province separate from Ilocos Sur.
The district was represented by a total of six senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections when the Senate was restored after a constitutional plebiscite, all twenty-four members of the upper house have been elected countrywide at-large. It was last represented by Elpidio Quirino and Melecio Arranz of the Nacionalista Democrático.
List of senators Seat A Legislature Seat B # Image Senator Term of office Party Electoral history # Image Senator Term of office Party Electoral history Start End Start End 1 Vicente Singson Encarnacion October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 Progresista Elected in 1916. 4th 1 Juan Villamor October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 5th 2 Santiago Fonacier June 3, 1919 June 2, 1925 Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 2 Isabelo de los Reyes June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 NacionalistaColectivista Elected in 1922. 6th NacionalistaColectivista NacionalistaConsolidado 7th 3 Elpidio Quirino June 2, 1925 September 16, 1935 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1925. 3 Melecio Arranz June 5, 1928 September 16, 1935 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1928. 8th 9th Re-elected in 1931. NacionalistaDemocrático Re-elected in 1934. 10th NacionalistaDemocrático
See also Senatorial districts of the Philippines
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