Palawan's 3rd congressional district

Palawan's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Palawan within the Philippines
Province	Palawan
Region	Mimaropa
Population	345,815 (2020) [1]
Electorate	194,033 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	2 LGUs Cities Puerto Princesa Municipalities Aborlan
Area	3,188.35 km2 (1,231.03 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2012
Representative	Gil Acosta Jr.
Political party	Lakas

Palawan's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2013. ^[3] The district is composed of the city of Puerto Princesa and adjacent municipality of Aborlan. ^[4] It was created after the 2012 reapportionment that redrew the boundaries of the 2nd district and allocated a new district for Palawan's capital and only city. The district is represented in the 20th Congress by Gil Acosta Jr. of the Lakas–CMD. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created July 19, 2012 from Palawan's 2nd district. [4]
1			Douglas S. Hagedorn	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	NPC	Elected in 2013.	2013–present Aborlan, Puerto Princesa
2			Gil P. Acosta	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
3			Gil A. Acosta Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PPP	Elected in 2019.
4			Edward S. Hagedorn	June 30, 2022	October 3, 2023	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022. Died.
—	vacant			October 3, 2023	June 30, 2025
3			Gil A. Acosta Jr.	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Elected in 2025.

See also

• Legislative districts of Palawan

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
4. Republic Act No. 10171 (July 19, 2012), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Palawan Into Three (3) Legislative Districts, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved February 16, 2021
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 25, 2023.