Philippines's 5th senatorial district

Philippines's 5th senatorial district, officially the Fifth 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 southern Luzon provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Mindoro and Tayabas (present-day Quezon and Aurora). Marinduque was added in 1920 upon its re-establishment as a regular province separate from Tayabas.

The district was represented by a total of five 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 Manuel Quezon and Claro Recto 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 Manuel L. Quezon October 16, 1916 September 16, 1935 Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 4th 1 Vicente Ilustre October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 Independent Elected in 1916. 5th 2 Antero Soriano June 3, 1919 June 2, 1925 Nacionalista Elected in 1919. NacionalistaColectivista Re-elected in 1922. 6th NacionalistaColectivista NacionalistaConsolidado 7th 3 José P. Laurel June 2, 1925 June 2, 1931 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1925. Re-elected in 1928. 8th 9th 4 Claro M. Recto June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 Demócrata Elected in 1931. NacionalistaDemocrático Re-elected in 1934. 10th NacionalistaDemocrático

See also Senatorial districts of the Philippines

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