The legislative districts of Zambales are the representations of the province of Zambales and the highly urbanized city of Olongapo 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 and second congressional districts.

History

Zambales, including the city of Olongapo (chartered in 1966), comprised a lone district from 1898 to 1972. The province and chartered city were represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region III from 1978 to 1984.

Zambales elected one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984, with Olongapo sending a separate representative as a highly urbanized city. Effective February 11, 1987, the province, with Olongapo regrouping with it, was divided into two congressional districts under the new Constitution,[1] and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Current Districts

  Lakas–CMD (2)

Legislative districts and representatives of Zambales
District Current Representative Party Constituent LGUs Population (2020)[2] Area[3] Map
Image Name
1st Jefferson Khonghun
(since 2022)		 Lakas–CMD 477,837 982.01 km²
2nd Doris Maniquiz
(since 2022)		 Lakas–CMD 432,095 2,848.82 km²


Historical Districts

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative
1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909		 Alberto Barreto
2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912
3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916		 Gabriel Alba
4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919		 Guillermo Pablo
5th Philippine Legislature
1919–1922
6th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925		 Alejo Labrador
7th Philippine Legislature
1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931		 Gregorio Anonas
9th Philippine Legislature
1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature
1934–1935		 Felipe Estrella
1st National Assembly
1935–1938		 Potenciano Lesaca
2nd National Assembly
1938–1941		 Valentin Afable
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
1st Congress
1946–1949		 Ramon Magsaysay[lower-alpha 1]
2nd Congress
1949–1953
vacant
3rd Congress
1953–1957		 Enrique Corpus
4th Congress
1957–1961		 Genaro Magsaysay
5th Congress
1961–1965		 Virgilio L. Afable
6th Congress
1965–1969		 Ramon B. Magsaysay Jr.
7th Congress
1969–1972		 Antonio M. Diaz

Notes

  1. ↑ Appointed by President Elpidio Quirino as Secretary of National Defense in September 1, 1950 making his post vacant.

At-Large (defunct)

1898–1899

Period Representatives
Malolos Congress
1898–1899		 Juan Manday Gabriel
Alejandro Albert
Felix Bautista

1943–1944

Period Representatives
National Assembly
1943–1944		 Valentin Afable
Francisco Dantes

1984–1986

Period Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Antonio M. Diaz

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Philippine Constitution - the LawPhil Project".
  2. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "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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