Legislative districts of Palawan
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The Legislative Districts of Palawan are the representations of the province of Palawan and the independent city of Puerto Princesa in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province and Puerto Princesa are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through the first, second and third congressional districts of Palawan.
History
Palawan initially comprised a single assembly district from 1907 to 1972. When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the eighth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.
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. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province continued to comprise a lone district.
The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IV-A from 1978 to 1984, and elected one representative, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Palawan was reapportioned into two congressional districts under the new Constitution[1] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
The passage of Republic Act No. 10171 in 2012 separated Puerto Princesa and Aborlan from the second district to form the third district,[2] which first elected its own representative in the 2013 elections.
1st District
- Municipalities: Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay
- Population (2015): 415.230[3]
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 8th Congress 1987–1992 |
David A. Ponce de Leon |
| 9th Congress 1992–1995 | |
| 10th Congress 1995–1998 |
Vicente A. Sandoval |
| 11th Congress 1998–2001 | |
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 | |
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 |
Antonio C. Alvarez |
| 14th Congress 2007–2010 | |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 | |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 |
Franz Josef George E. Alvarez |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 |
2nd District
- Municipalities: Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal (Marcos), Sofronio Española
- Population (2015): 399,148[3]
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 |
Frederick F. Abueg |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 |
1987–2013
- City: Puerto Princesa City1
- Municipalities: Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal (Marcos), Sofronio Española (established 1994)
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 8th Congress 1987–1992 |
Ramon V. Mitra |
| 9th Congress 1992–1995 |
Alfredo Amor E. Abueg, Jr. |
| 10th Congress 1995–1998 | |
| 11th Congress 1998–2001 | |
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 |
Abraham Kahlil B. Mitra |
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 | |
| 14th Congress 2007–2010 | |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 |
Victorino Dennis M. Socrates |
- ^1 Declared highly-urbanized city through Presidential Proclamation No. 1264,[4] affirmed by plebiscite held on July 9, 2007;[5] only votes with Palawan for congressional representation beginning in the 2010 elections. Independent from the province and does not vote for provincial officials in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.[6]
3rd District
- City: Puerto Princesa City1
- Municipalities: Aborlan
- Population (2015): 290,207[3]
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 |
Douglas S. Hagedorn |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 |
Gil P. Acosta |
- ^1 Declared highly-urbanized city through Presidential Proclamation No. 1264,[4] affirmed by plebiscite held on July 9, 2007;[5] only votes with Palawan for congressional representation beginning in the 2010 elections. Independent from the province and does not vote for provincial officials in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.[6]
Lone District (defunct)
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909 |
Santiago M. Patero |
| 2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912 |
Manuel Sandoval |
| 3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916 | |
| 4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 | |
| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Ramon De Jesus |
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Patricio Fernandez |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 | |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Claudio R. Sandoval |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 | |
| 1st National Assembly 1935–1938 | |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938–1941 | |
| 3rd National Assembly 1941–1946 |
Sofronio Española |
| 1st Congress 1946–1949 | |
| 2nd Congress 1949–1953 |
Gaudencio E. Abordo1 |
| Sofronio Española | |
| 3rd Congress 1953–1957 |
Gaudencio E. Abordo |
| 4th Congress 1957–1961 | |
| 5th Congress 1961–1965 | |
| 6th Congress 1965–1969 |
Ramon V. Mitra2 |
| 7th Congress 1969–1972 | |
| vacant |
- ^1 Replaced by Sofronio Española as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on March 6, 1953.
- ^2 Elected to the Senate in 1971.
At-Large (defunct)
1943–1944
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| National Assembly 1943–1944 |
Patricio Fernandez (ex officio) |
| Iñigo R. Peña |
1984–1986
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 |
Ramon V. Mitra |
References
- ^ "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ Congress of the Philippines (July 19, 2012). "Republic Act No. 10171". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015_Table%201_Legislative%20Districts.xlsx
- ^ a b "Presidential Proclamation No. 1264 - Conversion of the City of Puerto Princesa into a highly-urbanized city". January 23, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Presidential Proclamation No. 1323 - Declaring Monday, July 9, 2007, as Special (Non-Working) day in the City of Puerto Princesa". July 4, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Congress of the Philippines (October 10, 1991). "Republic Act No. 7160 - An Act providing for a Local Government Code of 1991". Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library