Legislative districts of Capiz

{{Politics of the Philippines}}

The legislative districts of Capiz are the representation of the province of Capiz 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 and second congressional districts.

History

Capiz initially comprised a single district to the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899. It was later divided into three legislative districts from 1907 to 1957, when Aklan was granted its own representation, reducing it to two legislative districts. Romblon was also represented as part of the third district from 1907 to 1919.

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 three districts.

Capiz was part of the representation of Region VI from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected two assemblymen at-large.

Current districts and representatives

Political parties

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District

! colspan="3" |Current representative

! Constituent LGUs

!Population (2015)

!Area

1st

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| style="text-align:left;" |Tawi Billones
(since 2016)

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| Maayon

| Panay

| Panitan

| Pilar

| Pontevedra

| President Roxas

| Roxas City

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|413,213{{cite web |url=http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%2520-%2520Population%2520of%2520Legislative%2520Districts%2520by%2520Region_Province_and%2520Selected%2520Highly%2520Urbanized%2520or%2520Component%2520City.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405172113/http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%20-%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Region_Province_and%20Selected%20Highly%20Urbanized%20or%20Component%20City.xlsx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |title=TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority |accessdate=April 11, 2020 }}

|730.41 km2

2nd

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| style="text-align:left;" |Jane Castro
(since 2022)

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| Cuartero

| Dao

| Dumalag

| Dumarao

| Ivisan

| Jamindan

| Mambusao

| Sapian

| Sigma

| Tapaz

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|348,171

| 1,864.23 km2

Defunct districts

= 3rd District =

{{main|Capiz's 3rd congressional district}}

{{See also|Legislative districts of Aklan}}

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! Representative

5th Philippine Legislature
1919–1922

| Eufrosino Alba

6th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925

| Manuel Terencio

7th Philippine Legislature
1925–1928

| Manuel Laserna

8th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931

| Teodulfo Suñer

9th Philippine Legislature
1931–1934

| Rufino L. Garde

10th Philippine Legislature
1934–1935

| rowspan="2"| Rafael S. Tumbokon

1st National Assembly
1935–1938
2nd National Assembly
1938–1941

| Juan M. Reyes

1st Commonwealth Congress
1945

| vacant{{efn|group=3|Juan M. Reyes was elected in November 1941 but died before the start of the session on June 9, 1945.}}

1st Congress
1946–1949

| Jose M. Reyes

2nd Congress
1949–1953

| rowspan="2"| Godofredo P. Ramos

3rd Congress
1953–1957

Notes

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== 1907–1909 ==

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! Representative

1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909

| Simeon Mobo

== 1909–1919 ==

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! Representative

2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912

| Braulio C. Manikan

3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916

| Jose Tirol

4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919

| Leonardo Festin

= At-large district =

{{main|Capiz's at-large congressional district}}

== 1898–1899 ==

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! Representatives

rowspan="4"| Malolos Congress
1898–1899

| Miguel Zaragoza

Mariano Bacani
Juan Baltazar

== 1943-1944 ==

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! Representative

rowspan="2"| National Assembly
1943–1944

| Eduardo Abalo

Alfredo V. Jacinto (ex officio)

== 1984-1986 ==

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! Representative

rowspan="2"| Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986

| Enrique M. Belo

Charles B. Escolin

See also

References

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Category:Politics of Capiz