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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.

Legislative districts of Negros Occidental.

History

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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

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Legislative districts and representatives of Negros Occidental
District Current Representative Party Constituent LGUs Population (2020)[2] Area[3] Map
Image Name
1st Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr.
(since 2019)
NPC 381,716 1,436.59 km²
2nd Alfredo D. Marañon III
(since 2022)
NUP 362,521 967.77 km²
3rd Vacant[note 1] 482,646 942.29 km²
4th Juliet Marie D. Ferrer
(since 2016)
NUP 406,666 750.86 km²
5th Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III
(since 2022)
Independent 464,026 1,220.00 km²
6th Mercedes K. Alvarez
(since 2022)
NPC 525,597 2,485.03 km²
Notes
  1. ^ Seat vacant since the appointment of Jose Francisco B. Benitez as Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general on August 16, 2024.

Historical districts

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At-Large (defunct)

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1943-1944

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Period Representative
National Assembly
1943–1944
Vicente F. Castillo
Gil M. Montilla

1984-1986

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Period Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986
Wilson Gamboa
Antonio M. Gatuslao
Roberto A. Gatuslao
Jaime G. Golez
Alfredo G. Maranon, Jr.
Roberto L. Montelibano
Jose Y. Varela, Jr.

See also

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References

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  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.