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{{short description|Divisions of the Philippines' provinces and cities for representation in legislative bodies}}{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}{{more citations needed|date=June 2019}}{{Politics of the Philippines}}The legislative districts of the Philippines are the divisions of the Philippines' provinces and cities for representation in the various legislative bodies. Congressional districts are for House of Representatives, while there are districts for Sangguniang Panlalawigan, and some Sangguniang Panlungsod. For purposes of representation, the Senate, most Sangguniang Panlungsod, Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan are all elected at-large, although there were districts for the Senate from 1916 to 1935.The first composition of legislative districts was enshrined in the Ordinance appended to the Constitution. Changes in the composition of legislative districts were later added as new provinces and cities were created, and the composition was modified through laws enacted by Congress.Apportionment on local legislatures is also possible.

History

Representation to the legislature traces its origin to the Spanish era, when the Philippines was granted very limited representation to the Spanish Cortes. During the American period, when the Philippine Bill of 1902 was enacted, the first Philippine Assembly was established as the lower house and the then-existing Philippine Commission as the upper house. Representation in the assembly was apportioned among the provinces with respect to their population, provided that no province shall have less than one member.In 1916, the Philippine Legislature was reconstituted with a Senate as the upper house and the Assembly retained as the lower house. The Senate elected members through Senatorial Districts, a grouping of provinces and areas of the country, while the Assembly retained its way of representation. During the Commonwealth period, the Philippine Legislature was abolished, and a unicameral National Assembly was established, with representation being like that of the Philippine Assembly, each province having at least one member depending on its population.With the passage of the 1940 Amendments to the 1935 Constitution, a bicameral Congress was established with a House of Representatives and a Senate. The House of Representatives way of representation was like that of the Philippine Assembly, while the Senate's members were elected at large.With the coming of the Interim Batasang Pambansa and the regular Batasan during the Marcos regime, representation was done in many ways: most members were elected by regions, some by appointment from the different sectors of the society such as youth and labor, and some were members of the Cabinet appointed by the President. However, with the advent of the 1987 Constitution, the Batasan was scrapped and the Congress was restored. The present way of electing delegates to the House of Representatives is through legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities and the Metropolitan Manila Area and through a party-list system of registered national, regional and sectoral parties or organizations.

Senatorial districts

From 1916 to 1935, the Philippines was divided into 12 senatorial districts. Each district except for the twelfth senatorial district elected two senators to the Senate. The senators from 12th senatorial district were appointed by the U.S. Governor-General. Since 1941, when the Senate was restored, all twenty-four senators have been elected at-large in intervals.{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%;"! Senatorial District! Provinces and/or cities

Philippines's 1st senatorial district>First District	Abra (province)>Abra (re-established 1917), Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela

Philippines's 2nd senatorial district>Second District| La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales

Philippines's 3rd senatorial district>Third District| Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac

Philippines's 4th senatorial district>Fourth District	Manila, Bataan, Laguna (province)>Laguna, Rizal

Philippines's 5th senatorial district>Fifth District	Batangas, Cavite, Marinduque (established 1920), Mindoro (province)>Mindoro, Tayabas

Philippines's 6th senatorial district>Sixth District	Albay, Ambos Camarines (split into Camarines Norte>Norte and Sur 1917), Sorsogon

Philippines's 7th senatorial district>Seventh District| Capiz, Iloilo, Romblon (re-established 1917)

Philippines's 8th senatorial district>Eighth District	Antique (province)>Antique, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Palawan

Philippines's 9th senatorial district>Ninth District	Leyte (province)>Leyte, Samar

Philippines's 10th senatorial district>Tenth District| Cebu

Philippines's 11th senatorial district>Eleventh District	Bohol, Misamis (province)>Misamis (split into Misamis Occidental	and Misamis Oriental>Oriental 1929), Surigao

Philippines's 12th senatorial district>Twelfth District	Baguio, Department of Mindanao and Sulu (abolished in 1920, consisted of the provinces of Agusan (province)>Agusan, Bukidnon, Davao (province)	, Lanao (province)>Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga (province)	), Mountain Province (consisted of the sub-provinces of Apayao, Benguet, Mountain Province>Bontoc, Ifugao, and Kalinga), Nueva Vizcaya

Congressional districts

File:Ph congress 18.svg|thumb|300px|Number of districts per province and some cities in the 18th Congress of the Philippines18th Congress of the Philippines{{legend2|#CFC|Increased representation|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}; {{legend2|#FCC|Decreased representation|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"! rowspan="2" | Province / City! rowspan="2" | Districts! colspan="19" | Congress of the Philippines!19th {{small|2022–2025}}!18th {{small|2019–2022}}!17th {{small|2016–2019}}!16th {{small|2013–2016}}!15th {{small|2010–2013}}!14th {{small|2007–2010}}!13th {{small|2004–2007}}!12th {{small|2001–2004}}!11th {{small|1998–2001}}!10th {{small|1995–1998}}!9th {{small|1992–1995}}!8th {{small|1987–1992}}!7th {{small|1970–1972}}!6th {{small|1966–1969}}!5th {{small|1962–1965}}!4th {{small|1958–1961}}!3rd {{small|1954–1957}}!2nd {{small|1950–1953}}!1st {{small|1946–1949}}

Abra (province)>Abra

Legislative district of Abra>Abra

| 1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Agusan del Norte {{small>(with Cabadbaran)}} and Butuan	Legislative districts of Agusan del Norte>Agusan del Norte												2	style="background:#cfc;" |1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Agusan del Sur {{small>(with Bayugan)}}	Legislative districts of Agusan del Sur>Agusan del Sur					2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	style="background:#cfc;" |1

| Aklan

Legislative districts of Aklan>Aklan		2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1|1|1		1	{{Small|(see Capiz)}}

Albay {{small>(with Legazpi, Albay

, Ligao and Tabaco, Albay>Tabaco)}}

Legislative districts of Albay>Albay

| 3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3

Antique (province)>Antique

Legislative district of Antique>Antique

| 1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

| Apayao

Legislative district of Apayao>Apayao

1

colspan="4"

(see Kalinga)}}

{{small|(see Mountain Province)}}

Aurora (province)>Aurora

Legislative district of Aurora>Aurora

1

{{small|(see Quezon)}}

| Bacolod

Legislative district of Bacolod>Bacolod

1

{{small|(see Negros Occidental)}}

| Baguio

Legislative district of Baguio>Baguio

1

colspan="4"

(see Benguet)}}

{{small|(see Mountain Province)}}

Basilan {{small>(with Isabela and Lamitan)}}

Legislative district of Basilan>Basilan

1

{{small|(see Zamboanga del Sur)}}

Bataan {{small>(with Balanga)}}	Legislative districts of Bataan>Bataan	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	style="background:#cfc;"| 2|1|1|1|1|1|1

| Batanes

Legislative district of Batanes>Batanes											| 1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Batangas {{small>(with Batangas City, Santo Tomas, Batangas	, Lipa, Batangas>Lipa, and Tanauan)}}	Legislative districts of Batangas>Batangas			6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	style="background:#cfc;" |4|3|3|3|3|3|3|3

| Benguet

Legislative district of Benguet>Benguet										1	2	style="background:#cfc;" |2		{{small|(see Mountain Province)}}

| Biliran

Legislative district of Biliran>Biliran

1

colspan="9"

(see Leyte)}}

Bohol {{small>(with Tagbilaran)}}

Legislative districts of Bohol>Bohol

| 3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3

Bukidnon {{small>(with Malaybalay and Valencia)}}	Legislative districts of Bukidnon>Bukidnon				4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	style="background:#cfc;" |3|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Bulacan {{small>(with Malolos, Meycauayan and San Jose del Monte)}}	Legislative districts of Bulacan>Bulacan, Legislative district of San Jose del Monte	>	7	5	5	5	5			5	4	4	4	style="background:#cfc;" |4|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

Cagayan {{small>(with Tuguegarao)}}

Legislative districts of Cagayan>Cagayan

3|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

| Cagayan de Oro

Legislative districts of Cagayan de Oro>Cagayan de Oro						2	1	1	1	1	1	style="background:#cfc;" |1	{{small|(see Misamis Oriental)}}

| Caloocan

Legislative districts of Caloocan>Caloocan

style="background:#cfc;"

2

{{small|(see Rizal)}}

| Camarines Norte

Legislative districts of Camarines Norte>Camarines Norte					2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Camarines Sur {{small>(with Iriga)}} and Naga	Legislative districts of Camarines Sur>Camarines Sur					5	4	4	4	4	4	4	style="background:#cfc;" |4|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

| Camiguin

Legislative district of Camiguin>Camiguin

1

{{Small|(see Misamis Oriental)}}

Capiz {{Small>(with Roxas)}}	Legislative districts of Capiz>Capiz|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2		2|3|3|3

| Catanduanes

Legislative district of Catanduanes>Catanduanes											| 1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Cavite {{small>(with Bacoor, Cavite City, Dasmariñas, General Trias, Imus, Tagaytay, and Trece Martires)}}	Legislative districts of Cavite>Cavite		8	7	7	style="background:#cfc;"								3|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Cebu {{small>(with Bogo, Cebu	, Carcar, Danao, Cebu>Danao, Naga, Cebu	, Talisay, Cebu>Talisay, and Toledo)}} and Mandaue	Legislative districts of Cebu>Cebu			7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	style="background:#fcc;" | 6|7|7|7|7|7|7|7

| Cebu City

Legislative districts of Cebu City>Cebu City

2

{{Small|(see Cebu)}}

Cotabato {{small>(with Kidapawan)}}	Legislative districts of Cotabato>Cotabato				3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	style="background:#cfc;" |2|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

| Davao City

Legislative districts of Davao City>Davao City												3	{{Small|(see Davao del Sur)}}		1	1	1	1	1

| Davao de Oro

Legislative districts of Davao de Oro>Davao de Oro									2	colspan="5"	(see Davao del Norte)}}

Davao del Norte {{small>(with Panabo, Samal, and Tagum)}}	Legislative districts of Davao del Norte>Davao del Norte									2	3	3	style="background:#cfc;" |3		1

Davao del Sur {{small>(with Digos)}}	Legislative district of Davao del Sur>Davao del Sur			1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	style="background:#cfc;" |2		1

| Davao Occidental

Legislative district of Davao Occidental>Davao Occidental			1	colspan="11"	(see Davao del Sur)}}

Davao Oriental {{small>(with Mati)}}	Legislative districts of Davao Oriental>Davao Oriental												2		1

| Dinagat Islands

Legislative district of Dinagat Islands>Dinagat Islands						1	colspan="7"	(see Surigao del Norte)}}	{{Small|(see Surigao)}}

Eastern Samar {{small>(with Borongan)}}

Legislative district of Eastern Samar>Eastern Samar

1

{{Small|(see Samar)}}

| General Santos

Legislative district of General Santos>General Santos	1	colspan="12"	(see South Cotabato)}}	colspan="6"	(see Cotabato)}}

| Guimaras

Legislative district of Guimaras>Guimaras

1

colspan="9"

(see Iloilo)}}

| Ifugao

Legislative district of Ifugao>Ifugao

1

{{Small|(see Mountain Province)}}

| Iligan

Legislative district of Iligan>Iligan					1	colspan="14"	(see Lanao del Norte)}}

Ilocos Norte {{small>(with Laoag and Batac)}}

Legislative districts of Ilocos Norte>Ilocos Norte

| 2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

Ilocos Sur {{small>(with Candon and Vigan)}}

Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur>Ilocos Sur

| 2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

Iloilo {{small>(with Passi)}}

Legislative districts of Iloilo>Iloilo

| 5|5|5|5|5|5|5|5

| Iloilo City

Legislative district of Iloilo City>Iloilo City

1

{{Small|(see Iloilo)}}

Isabela (province)>Isabela {{small	Cauayan, Isabela>Cauayan and Ilagan)}} and Santiago	Legislative districts of Isabela>Isabela		6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	style="background:#cfc;"	|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Kalinga (province)>Kalinga {{small

Tabuk, Kalinga>Tabuk)}}

Legislative district of Kalinga>Kalinga

1

{{Small|(see Mountain Province)}}

La Union {{small>(with San Fernando)}}

Legislative districts of La Union>La Union

| 2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

Laguna (province)>Laguna {{small	Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Laguna>Calamba, San Pablo, Laguna	, San Pedro, Laguna>San Pedro, and Santa Rosa)}}	Legislative districts of Laguna>Laguna, Legislative district of Biñan	, Legislative district of Calamba>Calamba, Santa Rosa	7	style="background:#cfc;"		5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	style="background:#cfc;" |4|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

| Lanao del Norte

Legislative districts of Lanao del Norte>Lanao del Norte												2|1		1	1	1	1	1

Lanao del Sur {{small>(with Marawi)}}

Legislative districts of Lanao del Sur>Lanao del Sur

2|1

1

Lapu-Lapu, Philippines>Lapu-Lapu	Legislative district of Lapu-Lapu>Lapu-Lapu					1	colspan="14"	(see Cebu)}}

| Las Piñas

Legislative district of Las Piñas>Las Piñas

1

rowspan="2"

1

rowspan="2" | 1

{{Small|(see Rizal)}}

| Muntinlupa

Legislative district of Muntinlupa>Muntinlupa									1

Leyte {{small>(with Baybay)}}, Ormoc, and Tacloban

Legislative districts of Leyte>Leyte

5|4

4|5|5|5|5

| Maguindanao and Cotabato City

Legislative districts of Maguindanao>Maguindanao

2

{{Small|(see Cotabato)}}

| Makati

Legislative districts of Makati>Makati									2	1	1	style="background:#cfc;" |1	{{Small|(see Rizal)}}

| Malabon

Legislative district of Malabon>Malabon					1	rowspan="2"		1	rowspan="2"		1	rowspan="2"		1	rowspan="2"| 1

| Navotas

Legislative district of Navotas>Navotas					1

| Mandaluyong

Legislative district of Mandaluyong>Mandaluyong										1	rowspan="2"		1

San Juan, Metro Manila>San Juan	Legislative district of San Juan>San Juan										1

| Mandaue

Legislative district of Mandaue>Mandaue	1	colspan="18"	(see Cebu)}}

| Manila

Legislative districts of Manila>Manila

6

4|4|4|4

4|2

| Marikina

Legislative districts of Marikina>Marikina						2	1	1	1	1	1	style="background:#cfc;" |1	{{Small|(see Rizal)}}

| Marinduque

Legislative district of Marinduque>Marinduque											| 1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Masbate {{small>(with Masbate City)}}

Legislative districts of Masbate>Masbate

3|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Misamis Occidental {{small>(with Oroquieta, Ozamiz, and Tangub)}}

Legislative districts of Misamis Occidental>Misamis Occidental

2|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Misamis Oriental {{small>(with El Salvador and Gingoog)}}

Legislative districts of Misamis Oriental>Misamis Oriental

2|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

| Mountain Province

Legislative district of Mountain Province>Mountain Province

1

3|3|3|3|3|3

Negros Occidental {{small>(with Bago, Negros Occidental

, Cadiz, Negros Occidental>Cadiz, Escalante, Negros Occidental

, Himamaylan, Kabankalan, La Carlota, Negros Occidental>La Carlota, Sagay, Negros Occidental

, San Carlos, Negros Occidental>San Carlos, Silay, Sipalay, Talisay, and Victorias)}}

Legislative districts of Negros Occidental>Negros Occidental

6

3|3|3|3|3|3|3

Negros Oriental {{small>(with Bais, Bayawan, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, and Tanjay)}}

Legislative districts of Negros Oriental>Negros Oriental

3

2|2|2|2|2|2|2

Northern Samar>	Legislative districts of Northern Samar>Northern Samar												2		1	{{Small|(see Samar)}}

Nueva Ecija {{small>(with Cabanatuan, Gapan, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija

, Palayan and San Jose, Nueva Ecija>San Jose)}}

Legislative districts of Nueva Ecija>Nueva Ecija

4|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

Nueva Vizcaya>

Legislative district of Nueva Vizcaya>Nueva Vizcaya

| 1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Occidental Mindoro>

Legislative district of Occidental Mindoro>Occidental Mindoro

| 1|1|1|1|1|1|1

1

Oriental Mindoro {{small>(with Calapan)}}

Legislative districts of Oriental Mindoro>Oriental Mindoro

2|1|1|1|1|1|1

Palawan and Puerto Princesa>	Legislative districts of Palawan>Palawan				3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	style="background:#cfc;" |2|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Pampanga {{small>(with Mabalacat and San Fernando)}} and Angeles City

Legislative districts of Pampanga>Pampanga

4|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

Pangasinan {{small>(with Alaminos, Pangasinan

, San Carlos, Pangasinan>San Carlos, and Urdaneta)}} and Dagupan

Legislative districts of Pangasinan>Pangasinan

6|5|5|5|5|5|5|5

| Parañaque

Legislative districts of Parañaque>Parañaque							2	1	1	1	1	style="background:#cfc;"| 1	{{Small|(see Rizal)}}

| Pasay

Legislative district of Pasay>Pasay

1

| Pasig

Legislative district of Pasig>Pasig

1

Quezon and Lucena, Philippines>Lucena

Legislative districts of Quezon>Quezon

4|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

| Quezon City

Legislative districts of Quezon City>Quezon City				6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	style="background:#cfc;" |4	{{Small|(see Rizal)}}

| Quirino

Legislative district of Quirino>Quirino

1

{{Small|(see Nueva Vizcaya)}}

Rizal (province)>Rizal {{small|(with Antipolo)}}	Legislative districts of Rizal>Rizal, Antipolo	6	4	4	4	4	4	style="background:#cfc;"			3	2	2	2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

| Romblon

Legislative district of Romblon>Romblon											| 1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Samar {{small>(with Calbayog and Catbalogan)}}

Legislative districts of Samar>Samar

2

1|3|3|3|3|3

| Sarangani

Legislative district of Sarangani>Sarangani

1

colspan="3"

(see South Cotabato)}}

{{Small|(see Cotabato)}}

| Siquijor

Legislative district of Siquijor>Siquijor

1

{{Small|(see Negros Oriental)}}

Sorsogon {{small>(with Sorsogon City)}}

Legislative districts of Sorsogon>Sorsogon

| 2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

South Cotabato {{small>(with Koronadal)}}	Legislative districts of South Cotabato>South Cotabato										2	3	style="background:#cfc;"			1	{{Small|(see Cotabato)}}

Southern Leyte {{small>(with Maasin)}}	Legislative district of Southern Leyte>Southern Leyte	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	{{Small|(see Leyte)}}

Sultan Kudarat {{small>(with Tacurong)}}	Legislative districts of Sultan Kudarat>Sultan Kudarat						2	1	1	1	1	1	style="background:#cfc;" |1	{{small|(see Cotabato)}}

| Sulu

Legislative districts of Sulu>Sulu

2|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

Surigao del Norte {{small>(with Surigao City)}}	Legislative districts of Surigao del Norte>Surigao del Norte												2|1		1	1	1	1	1

Surigao del Sur {{small>(with Bislig and Tandag)}}

Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur>Surigao del Sur

2|1

1

| Taguig and Pateros

Legislative district of Taguig>Taguig and Pateros–Taguig						2	1	1	1	1	1	style="background:#cfc;" |1	{{Small|(see Rizal)}}

Tarlac {{small>(with Tarlac City)}}

Legislative districts of Tarlac>Tarlac

3|2|2|2|2|2|2|2

| Tawi-Tawi

Legislative district of Tawi-Tawi>Tawi-Tawi

1

{{Small|(see Sulu)}}

Valenzuela, Metro Manila>Valenzuela	Legislative districts of Valenzuela>Valenzuela								2	1	1	1	style="background:#cfc;" |1	{{Small|(see Bulacan)}}

| Zambales and Olongapo

Legislative districts of Zambales>Zambales

2|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

| Zamboanga City

Legislative districts of Zamboanga City>Zamboanga City						2	1	1	1	1	1	style="background:#cfc;"|1	{{Small|(see Zamboanga del Sur)}}					1	1

Zamboanga del Norte {{small>(with Dapitan and Dipolog)}}

Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte>Zamboanga del Norte

3|1|1|1

1

Zamboanga del Sur {{small>(with Pagadian)}}	Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur>Zamboanga del Sur								2	3	3	3	style="background:#cfc;" |3|1|1|1		1

| Zamboanga Sibugay

Legislative districts of Zamboanga Sibugay>Zamboanga Sibugay						2	1	style="background:#cfc;"		{{small|(see Zamboanga del Sur)}}

! colspan="2" | Total (Philippines)! 253 !! 243 !! 238 !! 235 !! 230 !! 219 !! 212 !! 209 !! 208 !! 203 !! 200 !! 200! 110!104!104!102!102!100!98

Local districts

As per the Bangsamoro Organic Law, representation in the Bangsamoro Parliament is based from its own parliamentary districts which is distinct from the congressional districts used to determine representation in the national House of Representatives.NEWS, BARMM's new parliamentary districts won't affect representation in House, says BTA member,weblink Panti, Llanesca, June 22, 2019, June 20, 2019, However the current composition of the parliament is interim in nature and all members are appointed by the President with no regard to the current districts established in February 2024.Representation via provincial boards, known as Sangguniang Panlalawigan are also via congressional districts except for a few instances, such as Bulacan's 4th provincial board district includes San Jose del Monte, while its congressional district does not. The province's income determines how many seats it is entitled to, with 6 seats being the least. If a province only has one congressional district, the Commission on Elections then divides the province into two districts based on population and geography.If a city is split into several congressional districts, representation via its city councils, known as Sangguniang Panlungsod, follows the districts as set by the congressional districts; otherwise, representation is via an at-large district.At-large representation is also used in municipalities through their Sangguniang Bayan (except in Pateros, where it is split into two districts), and in barangays through their Sangguniang Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan. At-large representation is always via plurality-at-large voting

See also

• Administrative divisions of the Philippines
• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines

References

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