Legislative districts of Quirino

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The legislative districts of Quirino are the representations of the province of Quirino 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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History

The province was part of Nueva Vizcaya until 1973, and was last represented in Congress as part of it in 1972. From 1978 to 1984 it was part of the representation of Region II, and gained its own representation in 1984.

Current districts

Legislative Districts and Congressional Representatives of Quirino
DistrictCurrent RepresentativePartyPopulation (2020)Area
Lone Rep. Midy Cua (19th Congress).jpg Midy Cua
(since 2022)
Lakas–CMD 203,828 [1] 2,323.47 km2

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References

  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved February 13, 2021.