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The legislative district of Romblon is the representation of the province of Romblon 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.
From 1907 to 1919 Romblon was represented as part of the third district of Capiz. From 1978 to 1984 it was part of the representation of Region IV-A.
| Period | Representative |
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| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 | Leonardo Festin |
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 | |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 | |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 | |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 | |
| 1st National Assembly 1935–1938 | Gabriel Fabella |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938–1941 | Leonardo Festin |
| 1st Commonwealth Congress 1945 | |
| 1st Congress 1946–1949 | Modesto Formilleza |
| 2nd Congress 1949–1953 | Florencio Moreno |
| 3rd Congress 1953–1957 | |
| 4th Congress 1957–1961 | Jose D. Moreno |
| 5th Congress 1961–1965 | |
| 6th Congress 1965–1969 | |
| 7th Congress 1969–1972 | Esteban Solidum Madrona |
| Dictatorship 1972–1978 | Congress abolished |
| Interim Batasang Pambansa 1978–1984 | Nemesio V. Ganan, Jr. |
| National Assembly 1984–1986 | Natalio M. Beltran, Jr. |
| Revolutionary Government 1986–1987 | |
| 8th Congress 1987–1992 | |
| 9th Congress 1992–1995 | Eleandro Jesus Fabic Madrona |
| 10th Congress 1995–1998 | |
| 11th Congress 1998–2001 | |
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 | Perpetuo Barredo Ylagan |
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 | Eduardo Chang Firmalo |
| 14th Congress 2007–2010 | Eleandro Jesus Fabic Madrona |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 | |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 | |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 | Emmanuel Fabic Madrona |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | Eleandro Jesus Fabic Madrona [2] |
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Romblon's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Romblon. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1919 and earlier in the Malolos Congress of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901. Romblon has been represented by a single representative elected provincewide at-large since its reestablishment as a regular province separate from Capiz in 1917. From 1943 to 1944, the district was again dissolved and reconsolidated with Capiz for the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. Between 1978 and 1984, regional delegations were formed in lieu of provinces for the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic, with Romblon forming part of the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district. It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.