Legislative districts of Pangasinan

The legislative districts of Pangasinan are the representations of the province of Pangasinan and the independent component city of Dagupan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province and the city are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth congressional districts.

Map of the Current Legislative districts of Pangasinan

Map of the Reapportioned map of Pangasinan for House Bill No. 4140.

Map of the Reapportioned map of Pangasinan for House Bill No. 5311.

History

Pangasinan was initially composed of one representative district, wherein it had four representatives, at large, to the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899. Two representatives were elected, while the other two were appointed. ^[1] It was later divided into five legislative districts from 1907 to 1972. ^[2]

In the disruption caused by the Second World War, two delegates represented the province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. ^[3] Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its five pre-war representative districts.

It was part of the representation of Region I from 1978 to 1984, ^[4] and from 1984 to 1986 it elected six assemblymen at-large. ^[5]

Pangasinan was reapportioned into six congressional districts under the new Constitution ^[6] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Reapportionment Attempts

2009 Reapportionment Attempt

In May 2009, Representative Victor Agbayani of Pangasinan filed House Bill No. 4140 (14th Congress)|House Bill No. 4140 during the 14th Congress. The bill sought to reapportion the province into seven legislative districts, citing population growth and the need for improved representation. After passing the House of Representatives, the bill was transmitted to the Senate. However, in June 2009, the Senate Committee on Local Government suspended hearings on the measure due to concerns over population data accuracy and potential political implications. As a result, the bill did not progress further and was not enacted into law. ^{[7] [8]}

2022 Reapportionment Attempt

In November 2022, Representative Robert Raymund M. Estrella of Pangasinan filed House Bill No. 6169 during the 19th Congress. The bill proposed to reapportion the province into eight legislative districts, aiming to address population disparities and enhance local governance. ^[9]

Current Districts

Legislative districts and representatives of Pangasinan

District	Current Representative			Party	Constituent LGUs	Population (2024) [10]	Area [11]	Map
	Image		Name
1st			Arthur Celeste (since 2022) Alaminos	Nacionalista	List Agno Alaminos Anda Bani Bolinao Burgos Dasol Infanta Mabini Sual	456,894	1,758.81 km2
2nd			Mark Cojuangco (since 2022) Labrador	NPC	List Aguilar Basista Binmaley Bugallon Labrador Lingayen Mangatarem Urbiztondo	518,738	1,080.86 km2
3rd			Maria Rachel Arenas (since 2022) San Carlos	Lakas–CMD	List Bayambang Calasiao Malasiqui Mapandan San Carlos Santa Barbara	713,514	584.07 km2
4th			Gina de Venecia (since 2025) Dagupan	Lakas–CMD	List Dagupan Manaoag Mangaldan San Fabian San Jacinto	497,112	274.35 km2
5th			Ramon Guico Jr. (since 2022) Binalonan	Lakas–CMD	List Alcala Bautista Binalonan Laoac Pozorrubio Santo Tomas Sison Urdaneta Villasis	528,814	585.67 km2
6th			Marlyn Primicias-Agabas (since 2022) Tayug	Lakas–CMD	List Asingan Balungao Natividad Rosales San Manuel San Nicolas San Quintin Santa Maria Tayug Umingan	473,468	1,175.09 km2

At-Large (defunct)

1898–1899

Period	Representatives
Malolos Congress 1898–1899	Vicente del Prado
	Antonio Feliciano
	Sebastian de Castro
	Adriano Garces

1943–1944

Period	Representative
National Assembly 1943–1944	Bernabe de Aquino
	Santiago U. Estrada (ex officio)

1984–1986

Period	Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Victor E. Agbayani
	Gregorio Cendaña
	Felipe P. De Vera
	Demetrio G. Demetria
	Conrado F. Estrella, Sr.
	Fabian S. Sison

References

1. "The Malolos Congress" (PDF). University of the Philippines Main Library Digital Archives. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
2. Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes , retrieved October 25, 2025
3. "The 1943 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
4. "Batas Pambansa Blg. 51 – An Act Providing for the Apportionment of Seats in the Interim Batasang Pambansa and for Other Purposes". The LawPhil Project. December 22, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
5. "Philippines — 1984 Parliamentary Chamber: Elections held in 1984" (PDF). Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Archives. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
6. 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines – Apportionment Ordinance" . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
7. "House Bill No. 4140, 14th Congress". Senate Legislative Documents Repository. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
8. "Senate body suspends hearing on Pangasinan redistricting". The Philippine Star. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
9. "House Bill No. 6169, 19th Congress". Senate Legislative Documents Repository. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
10. Philippine Statistics Authority. “Highlights of Region I (Ilocos Region) Population 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN).” August 31 2025. https://rsso01.psa.gov.ph/infographics/2024-census-population-ilocos-region-highlights. Accessed [date you accessed the page].
11. "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.