The legislative districts of Tarlac are the representations of the province of Tarlac 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

The province was divided into two legislative districts until 1972. It was part of the representation of Region III from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected two assemblymen at-large. In 1986, it was redistricted into three legislative districts.

Current Districts


Legislative districts and representatives of Tarlac
District Current Representative Party Constituent LGUs Population (2020)[1] Area[2] Map
Image Name
1st Jaime Cojuangco
(since 2022)		 Nacionalista 439,800 960.04 km²
2nd Christian Tell Yap
(since 2022)		 NPC 590,435 1,107.87 km²
3rd Noel Rivera
(since 2022)		 NPC 473,221 985.69 km²


At-large (defunct)

1943–1944

Period Representative
National Assembly
1943–1944		 Benigno Simeon Aquino, Sr.
Sergio L. Aquino

1984–1986

Period Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Homobono C. Sawit
Mercedes C. Teodoro

References

  1. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "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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