Legislative districts of Palawan
The legislative districts of Palawan are the representations of the province of Palawan and the highly urbanized city of Puerto Princesa in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province and the city are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their [|first], [|second], and [|third] congressional districts.
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, 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 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], 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 : 415,230
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | David A. Ponce de Leon |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | David A. Ponce de Leon |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Vicente A. Sandoval |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Vicente A. Sandoval |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Vicente A. Sandoval |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Antonio C. Alvarez |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Antonio C. Alvarez |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Antonio C. Alvarez |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Franz Josef George E. Alvarez |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Franz Josef George E. Alvarez |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Franz Josef George E. Alvarez |
2nd District
- Municipalities: Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
- Population : 399,148
| Period | Representative |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Frederick F. Abueg |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Frederick F. Abueg |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Cyrille F. Abueg-Zaldivar |
1987–2013
- City: Puerto Princesa
- Municipalities: Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | Alfredo Amor E. Abueg, Jr. |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Alfredo Amor E. Abueg, Jr. |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Alfredo Amor E. Abueg, Jr. |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Abraham Kahlil B. Mitra |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Abraham Kahlil B. Mitra |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Abraham Kahlil B. Mitra |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Victorino Dennis M. Socrates |
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3rd District
- City: Puerto Princesa
- Municipalities: Aborlan
- Population : 290,207
| Period | Representative |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Douglas S. Hagedorn |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Gil P. Acosta |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Gil A. Acosta Jr. |
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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 | Manuel Sandoval |
| 4th Philippine Legislature 1916-1919 | Manuel Sandoval |
| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919-1922 | Ramon De Jesus |
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922-1925 | Patricio Fernandez |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925-1928 | Patricio Fernandez |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928-1931 | Patricio Fernandez |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931-1934 | Claudio R. Sandoval |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934-1935 | Claudio R. Sandoval |
| 1st National Assembly 1935-1938 | Claudio R. Sandoval |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938-1941 | Claudio R. Sandoval |
| 1st Commonwealth Congress 1945 | Sofronio Española |
| 1st Congress 1946-1949 | Sofronio Española |
| 2nd Congress 1949-1953 | Gaudencio E. Abordo |
| 2nd Congress 1949-1953 | Sofronio Española |
| 3rd Congress 1953-1957 | Gaudencio E. Abordo |
| 4th Congress 1957-1961 | Gaudencio E. Abordo |
| 5th Congress 1961-1965 | Gaudencio E. Abordo |
| 6th Congress 1965-1969 | Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. |
| 7th Congress 1969-1972 | Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. |
| 7th Congress 1969-1972 | vacant |
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