Legislative districts of Masbate

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The legislative districts of Masbate are the representations of the province of Masbate 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, and third congressional districts.

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History

Masbate was represented as part of the second district of Sorsogon until it was granted its own representation in 1922. The province was part of the representation of Region V from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected two assemblymen at-large. In 1986, it was redistricted into three legislative districts.

1st District

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Towns of the first district of Masbate
PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
19871992
Tito R. Espinosa [lower-alpha 1]
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
Vida Versoza-Espinosa
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
Narciso Manuel R. Bravo Jr.
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
Ma. Vida V. Espinosa-Bravo
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Narciso Manuel R. Bravo Jr.
19th Congress
20222025
Ricardo T. Kho

Notes

  1. Died on February 28, 1995.

2nd District

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Towns of the second district of Masbate
PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
19871992
Luz Cleta R. Bakunawa
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Emilio R. Espinosa, Jr.
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
Antonio T. Kho
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
Elisa T. Kho
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
19th Congress
20222025
Olga T. Kho

3rd District

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Towns of the third district of Masbate
PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
19871992
Moises R. Espinosa [lower-alpha 1]
9th Congress
19921995
Antonio T. Kho
10th Congress
19951998
Fausto L. Seachon, Jr.
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
Rizalina L. Seachon-Lanete
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
Scott Davies S. Lanete
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Wilton T. Kho
19th Congress
20222025

Notes

  1. Died on March 17, 1989.

Lone District (defunct)

PeriodRepresentative
6th Philippine Legislature
19221925
Pablo de la Rosa
7th Philippine Legislature
19251928
Eduardo Marcaida
8th Philippine Legislature
19281931
Pio V. Corpus
9th Philippine Legislature
19311934
10th Philippine Legislature
19341935
Emilio B. Espinosa Sr.
1st National Assembly
19351938
Pio V. Corpus
2nd National Assembly
19381941
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
Emilio B. Espinosa Sr.
1st Congress
19461949
2nd Congress
19491953
3rd Congress
19531957
Mateo S. Pecson
4th Congress
19571961
Emilio R. Espinosa, Jr.
5th Congress
19611965
6th Congress
19651969
Andres Clemente, Jr.
7th Congress
19691972
Emilio R. Espinosa, Jr.

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

PeriodRepresentative
National Assembly
19431944
Pio V. Corpus
Emilio B. Espinosa Sr.

1984–1986

PeriodRepresentative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Jolly T. Fernandez
Venancio L. Yaneza

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