Legislative district of Nueva Vizcaya

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The legislative district of Nueva Vizcaya is the representation of the province of Nueva Vizcaya in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.

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Nueva Vizcaya was first represented in the Philippine Assembly in 1916, which included the present-day Quirino Province in 1972. From 1978 to 1984 it was part of the representation of Region II, and since 1984 it has been represented on its own.

Lone District

PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
19871992
Carlos M. Padilla
9th Congress
19921995
Leonardo B. Perez
10th Congress
19951998
Carlos M. Padilla
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
Rodolfo Q. Agbayani
14th Congress
20072010
Carlos M. Padilla
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
Luisa L. Cuaresma
18th Congress
20192022

1916–1972

PeriodRepresentative
4th Philippine Legislature
19161919
Don Miguel Sansano
5th Philippine Legislature
19191922
Donya Theresita Sansano
6th Philippine Legislature
19221925
Eulogio A. Rodriguez Sr.
7th Philippine Legislature
19251928
Antonio G. Escamilla
8th Philippine Legislature
19281931
Manuel Nieto
9th Philippine Legislature
19311934
Domingo Madella
10th Philippine Legislature
19341935
Severino Parungganan
1st National Assembly
19351938
Bernardo L. Fooludo
2nd National Assembly
19381941
Guillermo Bongolan
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
Leon Cabarroguis
1st Congress
19461949
2nd Congress
19491953
3rd Congress
19531957
Leonardo B. Perez
4th Congress
19571961
5th Congress
19611965
6th Congress
19651969
7th Congress
19691972
Benjamin B. Perez

At-large (defunct)

1943–1944

PeriodRepresentative
National Assembly
19431944
Guillermo Bongolan
Demetrio Quirino

1984–1986

PeriodRepresentative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Leonardo B. Perez

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