Legislative districts of Negros Occidental

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The legislative districts of Negros Occidental are the representations of the province of Negros Occidental 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 first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth congressional districts.

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Legislative districts of Negros Occidental. Negros Occidental Congressional Districts.svg
Legislative districts of Negros Occidental.

History

In 1899, the cities and pueblos of San Carlos, Calatrava, Escalante, Sagay, Cadiz, Manapla, Victorias, and Saravia shall compose the first district. From General Order No. 30, from Office US Military Governor in the Philippine Islands, Manila, P.I. July 22, 1899. [1]

Negros Occidental was divided into three legislative districts from 1907 to 1972, it was redistricted into six legislative districts in 1986. It was part of the representation of Region VI from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 7 assemblymen at-large. Until 1986, Bacolod was part of its representation.

Current districts

Legislative districts and representatives of Negros Occidental
DistrictCurrent RepresentativePartyConstituent LGUs Population (2020) [2] Area [3] Map
ImageName
1st Rep. Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. (19th Congress).jpg Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr.
(since 2019)
NPC 381,7161,436.59 km² Negros Occidental 1st District.svg
2nd Rep. Alfredo D. Maranon III (19th Congress).jpg Alfredo D. Marañon III
(since 2022)
NUP 362,521967.77 km² Negros Occidental 2nd District.svg
3rd Vacant [note 1] 482,646942.29 km² Negros Occidental 3rd District.svg
4th Rep. Juliet Marie D. Ferrer (19th Congress).jpg Yoyette Ferrer
(since 2016)
NUP 406,666750.86 km² Negros Occidental 4th District.svg
5th Rep. Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III (19th Congress).jpg Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III
(since 2022)
Independent464,0261,220.00 km² Negros Occidental 5th District.svg
6th Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (19th Congress).jpg Mercedes K. Alvarez
(since 2022)
NPC 525,5972,485.03 km² Negros Occidental 6th District.svg
Notes
  1. Seat vacant since the appointment of Jose Francisco B. Benitez as Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general on August 16, 2024.

Historical districts

At-Large (defunct)

1943-1944

PeriodRepresentative
National Assembly
19431944
Vicente F. Castillo
Gil M. Montilla

1984-1986

PeriodRepresentative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Wilson Gamboa
Antonio M. Gatuslao
Roberto A. Gatuslao
Jaime G. Golez
Alfredo G. Maranon, Jr.
Roberto L. Montelibano
Jose Y. Varela, Jr.

See also

References

  1. OTIS, MAJ. GEN E.S. (1899). Report on Military Operations and Civil Affairs in the Philippine Islands: 1899. Govt. Print. Off. p.  125 . Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  3. "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.