Philippines's 7th senatorial district, officially the Seventh 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 western Visayas provinces of Capiz and Iloilo. Romblon was added in 1917 upon its re-establishment as a regular province separate from Capiz.
The district was represented by a total of eight 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 Ruperto Montinola and Potenciano Treñas of the Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia.
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 José Altavas October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 4th 1 Francisco Felipe Villanueva October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 5th 2 José María Arroyo June 3, 1919 March 8, 1927 Nacionalista Elected in 1919.Died. 2 Jose Hontiveros June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 Demócrata Elected in 1922. 6th NacionalistaColectivista 7th 3 José B. Ledesma July 21, 1927 June 2, 1931 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1927 to finish Arroyo's term. 3 Antonio Belo June 5, 1928 June 5, 1934 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1928. 8th 9th 4 Ruperto Montinola June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 Demócrata Elected in 1931. 4 Potenciano Treñas June 5, 1934 June 10, 1934 NacionalistaDemócrata Pro-Independencia Elected in 1934.Died. 10th NacionalistaDemócrata Pro-Independencia
See also Senatorial districts of the Philippines
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