Legislative districts of Negros Occidental explained

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.

History

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

District! colspan="3"
Current RepresentativePartyConstituent LGUsPopulation (2020)[2] Area[3] Map
ImageName
1stGerardo P. Valmayor Jr.
(since 2019)
NPC381,7161,436.59 km²
2ndAlfredo D. Marañon III
(since 2022)
NUP362,521967.77 km²
3rdVacant482,646942.29 km²
4thJuliet Marie D. Ferrer
(since 2016)
NUP406,666750.86 km²
5thEmilio Bernardino L. Yulo III
(since 2022)
Independent464,0261,220.00 km²
6thMercedes K. Alvarez
(since 2022)
NPC525,597 2,485.03 km²
Notes

Historical districts

At-Large (defunct)

1943-1944

PeriodRepresentative
National Assembly
1943 - 1944
Vicente F. Castillo
Gil M. Montilla

1984-1986

PeriodRepresentative
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

Notes and References

  1. Book: OTIS . MAJ. GEN E.S.. Report on Military Operations and Civil Affairs in the Philippine Islands: 1899. 1899 . Govt. Print. Off.. 125. March 12, 2019.
  2. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020 . . June 17, 2022.
  3. Web site: List of Provinces . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419000512/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp . April 19, 2016 . August 2, 2022 . PSGC Interactive . National Statistical Coordination Board.