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.

History

Masbate initially comprised a single district in 1898, when it elected two representatives to the Malolos Congress that lasted until 1899. The island of Burias, currently part of Masbate, also had a separate representation during such legislature.[1]

Masbate later became part of the second district of Sorsogon from 1907 to 1922. Separating from Sorsogon to be reestablished as an independent province in 1920, the province regained its representation effective in 1922.[2] It was part of the representation of Region V from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected two assemblymen at-large. In 1987, it was redistricted into three legislative districts under the new Constitution[3] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Current Districts

Legislative districts and representatives of Masbate
District Current Representative Party Constituent LGUs Population (2020)[4] Area[5] Map
Image Name
1st Ricardo Kho
(since 2022)		 Lakas–CMD 177,651 814.48 km²
2nd Olga Kho
(since 2022)		 Lakas–CMD 404,366 2,053.25 km²
3rd Wilton Kho
(since 2019)		 Lakas–CMD 326,903 1,284.05 km²

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative
6th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925		 Pablo de la Rosa
7th Philippine Legislature
1925–1928		 Eduardo Marcaida
8th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931		 Pio V. Corpus
9th Philippine Legislature
1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature
1934–1935		 Emilio B. Espinosa Sr.
1st National Assembly
1935–1938		 Pio V. Corpus
2nd National Assembly
1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945		 Emilio B. Espinosa Sr.
1st Congress
1946–1949
2nd Congress
1949–1953
3rd Congress
1953–1957		 Mateo S. Pecson
4th Congress
1957–1961		 Emilio R. Espinosa, Jr.
5th Congress
1961–1965
6th Congress
1965–1969		 Andres Clemente, Jr.
7th Congress
1969–1972		 Emilio R. Espinosa, Jr.

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

Period Representative
National Assembly
1943–1944		 Pio V. Corpus
Emilio B. Espinosa Sr.

1984–1986

Period Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Jolly T. Fernandez
Venancio L. Yaneza

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Act No. 2934 (15 December 1920), AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SEPARATION OF THE SUBPROVINEE OF MASBATE FROM THE PROVINCE OF SORSOGON AND THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE FORMER PROVINCE OF MASBATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES., Lawyerly, retrieved January 1, 2023
  3. ↑ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved January 1, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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