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Samar's 3rd congressional district was one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar in existence between 1907 and 1965. It was created under the Philippine Organic Act from former territories of the province. The district was originally composed of the municipalities of Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras, San Julian, Sulat and Taft which now constitute the province of Eastern Samar. It was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, and the first five congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1965.

The district was represented by a total of eleven representatives throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1965 following the passage of Republic Act No. 4221 which created the province of Eastern Samar. It was last represented by Felipe J. Abrigo of the Nacionalista Party (NP).

Representation history

See also

• Legislative districts of Samar

References

1. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
2. ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
3. Republic Act No. 4221 (June 19, 1965), An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar, retrieved October 28, 2023
4. Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 20, 2021

v t e   Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Eastern Visayas
Biliran	At-large
Eastern Samar	At-large
Leyte	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Northern Samar	At-large* 1st 2nd
Region VIII	At-large*
Samar	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd*
Southern Leyte	At-large* 1st 2nd
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct. Districts per region I II III IV-A V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII BARMM CAR Mimaropa NCR NIR

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• Politics of Samar (province)
• History of Eastern Samar
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• Constituencies disestablished in 1965