Legislative districts of Quezon
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The legislative districts of Quezon are the representations of the
History
Areas now under the jurisdiction of Quezon, known as Tayabas until 1949, were initially represented by the at-large district of Tayabas, which elected
In the disruption caused by the
The province of Quezon (with the sub-province of Aurora, established in 1951) was represented in the
Despite being administratively independent from the provincial government of Quezon since July 1, 1991, the city of
Current composition
The province is composed of four districts, each composed of one member, with 3 from NPC and one from Lakas. All are members of the majority bloc.
District | Current Representative | Party | Constituencies | Population (2020)[5] | Area[6] | Map | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Wilfrido Mark McCormick Enverga (since 2019) Mauban |
NPC | 573,895 | 4,178.81 km² | ||||
2nd | David Catarina Suarez (since 2019) Tiaong |
Lakas | 753,343 | 825.38 km² | ||||
3rd | Reynante Uy Arrogancia (since Mulanay
|
NPC | 446,711 | 1,986.20 km² | ||||
4th | Gumaca
|
NPC | 455,434 | 2,079.21 km² |
Historical and defunct district boundaries
Tayabas, later Quezon has been redistricted 3 times since 1907. It included territories of now-provinces of Aurora, Marinduque and parts of now Santa Elena, Camarines Norte.
At-large
1898–1899
Period | Representatives |
---|---|
Malolos Congress 1898–1899 |
Sofio Alandy |
José Espinosa | |
Basilo Teodoro |
1943–1944
Period | Representatives |
---|---|
National Assembly 1943–1944 |
Natalio A. Enriquez (ex officio) |
Tomas B. Morato |
1978–1986
Period | Member of Parliament Mambabatas Pambansa |
---|---|
Interim Batasang Pambansa 1978–1984 |
Godofredo M. Tan |
Medardo L. Tumagay | |
Cesar A. Villariba, Sr. | |
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 |
Cesar D. Bolaños |
Bienvenido O. Marquez, Jr. | |
Hjalamar P. Quintana | |
Oscar F. Santos |
Redistricting
Quezon was last redistricted in 1987. Since then, two bills had been filed in the 17th and 18th Congress to reapportion the province's districts.[8][9]
See also
- Legislative district of Marinduque
- Legislative district of Aurora
References
- ^ "The Malolos Congress: A Centennial publication on the inauguration of the Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 - January 3, 1999)". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 1999. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Act No. 1582 (9 January 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, retrieved September 4, 2022
- ^ "1987 Philippine Constitution - the LawPhil Project".
- ^ "Philippine Laws, Statutes and Codes - Chan Robles Virtual Law Library".
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of Legislative Districts by Province and Selected Highly Urbanized/ Component City: 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Province of Camarines Norte vs Province of Quezon : 80796 : October 11, 2001 : J. Sandoval-Gutierrez : En Banc".
- ^ Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (2015-12-20). "More legislative districts pushed in Quezon". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE CURRENT FOUR (4) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEZON TO SEVEN (7) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS". congress.gov.ph. 2019-07-24. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-02.