Legislative districts of the Philippines
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The Legislative districts of the Philippines are the division are the representations of the Philippines' provinces and cities in the Philippine Congress. Representation
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[edit] History
Representation to the legislature traces its origin during the Spanish era, when the Philippines was granted representa
[edit] Senatorial districts
From 1916 to 1935, the Philippines was divided into 12 senatorial districts. Each district, except for the twelfth senatorial district elect two senators to the Senate. The senators from 12th senatorial district were appointed by the U.S. Governor-General. Since 1941, when the Senate was restored all twenty-four senators were elected at-large in intervals.
[edit] First district
Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela
[edit] Second district
La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales
[edit] Third district
Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac
[edit] Fourth district
[edit] Fifth district
Batangas, Cavite, Mindoro, Tayabas
[edit] Sixth district
Albay, Ambos Camarines, Sorsogon
[edit] Seventh district
[edit] Eighth district
Antique, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Palawan
[edit] Ninth district
[edit] Tenth district
[edit] Eleventh district
[edit] Twelfth district
Baguio, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Department of Mindanao and Sulu
[edit] Representative districts
[edit] Abra
- Lone District since 1919.
[edit] Agusan del Norte
- First District since 1987.
- Second District since 1987.
- Defunct: Lone District from 1969 to 1972, and 1984 to 1986.
[edit] Agusan del Sur
- Lone District since 1969.
[edit] Aklan
- Lone District since 1957.
[edit] Albay
- First District since 1907.
- Second District since 1907.
- Third District since 1907.
- Defunct: Fourth District from 1931 to 1946.
[edit] Antique
- Lone District since 1907.
[edit] Apayao
- Lone District since 1998.
[edit] Aurora
- Lone District since 1987.
[edit] Bataan
- First District since 1987.
- Second District since 1987.
- Defunct: Lone District from 1907 to 1972.
[edit] Growth of Representative districts
Abra • Agusan del Norte • Agusan del Sur • Aklan • Albay • Antipolo City • Antique • Apayao • Aurora • Bacolod City • Baguio City • Basilan • Bataan • Batanes • Batangas • Benguet • Biliran • Bohol • Bukidnon • Bulacan • Cagayan • Cagayan de Oro City • Caloocan City • Camarines Norte • Camarines Sur • Camiguin • Capiz • Catanduanes • Cavite • Cebu • Cebu City • Compostela Valley • Cotabato • Davao City • Davao del Norte • Davao del Sur • Davao Oriental • Dinagat Islands • Eastern Samar • Guimaras • Ifugao • Ilocos Norte • Ilocos Sur • Iloilo • Iloilo City • Isabela • Kalinga • La Union • Laguna • Lanao del Norte • Lanao del Sur • Las Piñas City • Leyte • Maguindanao • Makati City • Malabon City-Navotas • Mandaluyong City • Manila • Marikina City • Marinduque • Masbate • Misamis Occidental • Misamis Oriental • Mountain Province • Muntinlupa City • Negros Occidental • Negros Oriental • Northern Samar • Nueva Ecija • Nueva Vizcaya • Occidental Mindoro • Oriental Mindoro • Palawan • Pampanga • Pangasinan • Parañaque City • Pasay City • Pasig City • Pateros-Taguig City • Quezon • Quezon City • Quirino • Rizal • Romblon • Samar • San Jose del Monte City • San Juan • Sarangani • Shariff Kabunsuan • Siquijor • Sorsogon • South Cotabato • Surigao del Norte • Surigao del Sur • Southern Leyte • Sultan Kudarat • Sulu • Taguig City • Tarlac • Tawi-Tawi • Valenzuela City • Zambales • Zamboanga City • Zamboanga del Norte • Zamboanga del Sur • Zamboanga Sibugay
Agusan • Ambos Camarines • Davao • Iligan City • Kalinga-Apayao • Lanao • Las Piñas-Muntinlupa • Las Piñas-Parañaque • Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela • Department of Mindanao and Sulu • Mindoro • Misamis • Olongapo City • Pasig-Marikina • San Juan-Mandaluyong • Surigao • Taguig-Pateros-Muntinlupa • Zamboanga
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