Abra's at-large congressional district

Abra's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Abra. Abra has been represented in the country's various national legislatures since 1898. The first congressional delegation consisted of two members in the First Philippine Republic legislature known as the Malolos Congress. Since 1919 when it was re-established as a regular province separate from Ilocos Sur, Abra has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, elected provincewide at-large, except for a brief period between 1943 and 1944 when it was again represented by two members in the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. From 1978 to 1984, all provinces were converted into multi-seat regional at-large districts for the Interim Batasang Pambansa of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Abra forming part of the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district. It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.

The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Menchie Bernos of the Lakas–CMD.

Representation history
{| class=wikitable ! rowspan=2 | # ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan=2 | National Assembly ! colspan=4 | Seat A ! colspan=4 | Seat B !Start!!End ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history
 * rowspan=2 |
 * rowspan=2 |
 * - style="height:3em"
 * colspan="14" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="14" style="text-align:center;" |

Abra's at-large district for the Malolos Congress
! rowspan=2 | # ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan=2 | Legislature ! colspan=4 | Single seat !Start!!End ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history
 * colspan="14" style="text-align:center;" | District created June 18, 1898.
 * - style="height:3em"
 * style="text-align:center;" | –
 * September 15, 1898
 * March 23, 1901
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Isidro Paredes
 * Independent
 * Elected in 1898.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Juan Villamor
 * Independent
 * Elected in 1898.
 * Juan Villamor
 * Independent
 * Elected in 1898.
 * rowspan=2 |
 * rowspan=16 colspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | Seats eliminated
 * - style="height:3em"
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Abra's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
Colectivista Consolidado Democrático ! rowspan=2 | # ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan=2 | National Assembly ! colspan=4 | Single seat !Start!!End ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created March 9, 1917.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1
 * June 3, 1919
 * June 6, 1922
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5th
 * rowspan=6 |
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Eustaquio Purugganan
 * Nacionalista
 * Redistricted from Ilocos Sur's 3rd district and re-elected in 1919.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2
 * June 6, 1922
 * June 2, 1925
 * style="text-align:center;" | 6th
 * style="background-color:#191970|
 * Adolfo Brillantes
 * Nacionalista
 * style="background-color:#191970|
 * Adolfo Brillantes
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1922.
 * rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 3
 * rowspan="4" | June 2, 1925
 * rowspan="4" | September 16, 1935
 * style="text-align:center;" | 7th
 * rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="4" | Quintín Paredes
 * rowspan="3" | Nacionalista
 * rowspan="3" | Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1925.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 8th
 * Re-elected in 1928.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 9th
 * Re-elected in 1931.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Nacionalista
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1934.
 * rowspan=2 |
 * - style="height:3em"
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Abra's at-large district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
Democrático Resigned on appointment as Resident Commissioner. ! rowspan=2 | # ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan=2 | National Assembly ! colspan=4 | Seat A ! colspan=4 | Seat B !Start!!End ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history
 * style="text-align:center;" | (3)
 * November 15, 1935
 * January 9, 1936
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * rowspan=3 |
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Quintín Paredes
 * Nacionalista
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1935.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 4
 * September 1, 1936
 * December 30, 1938
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Agapito Garduque
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1936 to finish Paredes's term.
 * style="text-align:center;" | (3)
 * December 30, 1938
 * December 30, 1941
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Quintín Paredes
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1938.
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1938.
 * rowspan=2 |
 * rowspan=2 |
 * - style="height:3em"
 * colspan="14" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="14" style="text-align:center;" |

Abra's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
! rowspan=2 | # ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan=2 | Common wealth Congress ! colspan=4 | Single seat !Start!!End ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history
 * colspan="14" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created September 7, 1943.
 * style="text-align:center;" | –
 * September 25, 1943
 * February 2, 1944
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3rd
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Quintín Paredes
 * KALIBAPI
 * Elected in 1943.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Juan C. Brillantes
 * KALIBAPI
 * Appointed as an ex officio member.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Juan C. Brillantes
 * KALIBAPI
 * Appointed as an ex officio member.
 * rowspan=2 |
 * rowspan=38 colspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | Seats eliminated
 * - style="height:3em"
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Abra's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
! rowspan=2 | # ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan=2 | Congress ! colspan=4 | Single seat !Start!!End ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created May 24, 1945.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5
 * June 9, 1945
 * May 25, 1946
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Jesús V. Paredes
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1941.
 * Jesús V. Paredes
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1941.
 * rowspan=2 |
 * - style="height:3em"
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Abra's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Removed from office after imposition of martial law. ! rowspan=2 | # ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan=2 | Batasang Pambansa ! colspan=4 | Single seat !Start!!End ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history
 * style="text-align:center;" | (3)
 * May 25, 1946
 * December 30, 1949
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * rowspan=7 |
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Quintín Paredes
 * Liberal
 * Elected in 1946.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 6
 * December 30, 1949
 * December 30, 1953
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Virgilio V. Valera
 * Liberal
 * Elected in 1949.
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 7
 * rowspan="3" | December 30, 1953
 * rowspan="3" | December 30, 1965
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3rd
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Lucas P. Paredes
 * Democratic
 * Elected in 1953.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 4th
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1957.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5th
 * Re-elected in 1961.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 8
 * rowspan="2" | December 30, 1965
 * rowspan="2" | September 23, 1972
 * style="text-align:center;" | 6th
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Carmelo Z. Barbero
 * rowspan="2" | Liberal
 * Elected in 1965.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 7th
 * Re-elected in 1969.
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Carmelo Z. Barbero
 * rowspan="2" | Liberal
 * Elected in 1965.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 7th
 * Re-elected in 1969.
 * Re-elected in 1969.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
 * rowspan=2 |
 * - style="height:3em"
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Abra's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
! rowspan=2 | # ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan=2 | Congress ! colspan=4 | Single seat !Start!!End ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Member ! Party ! Electoral history
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created February 1, 1984.
 * - style="height:3em"
 * style="text-align:center;" | –
 * July 23, 1984
 * March 25, 1986
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Arturo V. Barbero
 * KBL
 * Elected in 1984.
 * KBL
 * Elected in 1984.
 * rowspan=2 |
 * - style="height:3em"
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Abra's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Died.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created February 2, 1987.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 9
 * June 30, 1987
 * June 30, 1992
 * style="text-align:center;" | 8th
 * rowspan="99" |
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Rudolfo A. Bernardez
 * LABAN
 * Elected in 1987.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 10
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 1992
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 1998
 * style="text-align:center;" | 9th
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Jeremias Z. Zapata
 * rowspan="2" | Lakas
 * Elected in 1992.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * Re-elected in 1995.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 11
 * June 30, 1998
 * June 30, 2001
 * style="text-align:center;" | 11th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Vicente Ysidro P. Valera
 * LDP
 * Elected in 1998.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 12
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2001
 * rowspan="2" | December 16, 2006
 * style="text-align:center;" | 12th
 * style="background-color:#FFC0CB|
 * rowspan="2" | Luis P. Bersamin Jr.
 * PDSP
 * Elected in 2001.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 13th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * KAMPI
 * Re-elected in 2004.
 * PDSP
 * Elected in 2001.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 13th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * KAMPI
 * Re-elected in 2004.
 * Re-elected in 2004.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 13
 * June 30, 2007
 * June 30, 2010
 * style="text-align:center;" | 14th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Cecilia Seares-Luna
 * Lakas
 * Elected in 2007.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 14
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2010
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2016
 * style="text-align:center;" | 15th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Joy Bernos
 * PDSP
 * Elected in 2010.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 16th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Liberal
 * Re-elected in 2013.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 15
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2016
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2022
 * style="text-align:center;" | 17th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Joseph Bernos
 * PDP–Laban
 * Elected in 2016.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 18th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 2019.
 * style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 16
 * rowspan="2" |June 30, 2022
 * rowspan="2" |Incumbent
 * style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 19th
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Ching Bernos
 * Nacionalista (Asenso Abrenio)
 * rowspan="2" | Elected in 2022.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Lakas (Asenso Abrenio)
 * }
 * rowspan="2" | Ching Bernos
 * Nacionalista (Asenso Abrenio)
 * rowspan="2" | Elected in 2022.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Lakas (Asenso Abrenio)
 * }
 * }