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. Julio Ledesma IV (20th Congress).jpg Jules Ledesma
(since 2025)
NPC 381,7161,436.59 km² Negros Occidental 1st District.svg
2nd Rep. Alfredo Maranon III (20th Congress).jpg Alfredo Marañon III
(since 2022)
NUP 362,521967.77 km² Negros Occidental 2nd District.svg
3rd Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez (20th Congress).jpg Javi Benitez
(since 2025)
PFP 482,646942.29 km² Negros Occidental 3rd District.svg
4th Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer (20th Congress).jpg Jeffrey Ferrer
(since 2025)
NUP 406,666750.86 km² Negros Occidental 4th District.svg
5th Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo (20th Congress).jpg Dino Yulo
(since 2022)
Lakas 464,0261,220.00 km² Negros Occidental 5th District.svg
6th Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (20th Congress).jpg Mercedes Alvarez-Lansang
(since 2022)
NPC 525,5972,485.03 km² Negros Occidental 6th District.svg
Notes

    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.