Legislative districts of Iloilo

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The legislative districts of Iloilo are the representations of the province of Iloilo 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, third, fourth and fifth congressional districts.

The highly urbanized city of Iloilo City and the province of Guimaras were last represented as part of Iloilo in 1986 and 1995, respectively.

History

Iloilo was divided into five representative districts in 1907. Minor adjustments were made to the composition of the third, fourth, and fifth districts through Act No. 3036 enacted on March 9, 1922. 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 seventh 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 (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Iloilo City, being a chartered city, was represented separately in this short-lived legislative body. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its five pre-war representative districts.

The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region VI from 1978 to 1984. In 1984 the province elected five representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa.

The province, excluding the highly urbanized of city of Iloilo, was reapportioned into five congressional districts under the new Constitution^[1] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987. The five districts elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year. Iloilo City also elected its own representative in the 1987 election.

On May 22, 1992 the Provincial Board of Canvassers of Iloilo affirmed the results of the May 11, 1992 plebiscite on the proposed establishment of Guimaras (a sub-province of Iloilo since 1966) as a regular province by virtue of Section 462 of Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991).^[2] Guimaras continued to be represented as part of the second district of Iloilo until it elected its own representative in the 1995 elections.

1st District

 

1st District of Iloilo

• Municipalities: Guimbal, Igbaras (re-established 1918), Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin (re-established 1910), Tigbauan, Tubungan (re-established 1938)
• Population (2020): 374,726

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Amando Avanceña
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Francisco F. Villanueva
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Jose M. Arroyo
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Jose Evangelista
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Eugenio Baldana
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Jose C. Zulueta
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935
1st National Assembly 1935–1938
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945
1st Congress 1946–1949	Mateo M. Nonato
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Jose C. Zulueta
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Pedro G. Trono
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972	Jose C. Zulueta
8th Congress 1987–1992	Oscar G. Garin
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Ninfa S. Garin
12th Congress 2001–2004	Oscar G. Garin
13th Congress 2004–2007	Janette L. Garin
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016	Oscar S. Garin, Jr.
17th Congress 2016–2019
18th Congress 2019–2022	Janette L. Garin
19th Congress 2022–2025

2nd District

 

2nd District of Iloilo

• Municipalities: Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
• Population (2020): 346,189

Period	Representative
10th Congress 1995–1998	Alberto J. Lopez
11th Congress 1998–2001	Augusto L. Syjuco, Jr.
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007	Judy J. Syjuco
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Augusto L. Syjuco, Jr.
16th Congress 2013–2016	Arcadio H. Gorriceta
17th Congress 2016–2019
18th Congress 2019–2022	Michael B. Gorriceta
19th Congress 2022–2025

1907–1972

• Municipalities: Arevalo (merged into Iloilo City 1936), Buenavista, Iloilo (became city 1936), Jaro (re-established 1907, re-merged into Iloilo City 1940), Jordan (Nagaba) (re-established 1917), La Paz (re-established 1919, re-merged into Iloilo City 1936), Pavia (re-established 1921), Leganes (re-established 1939), Nueva Valencia (re-established 1941)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Nicolas Jalandoni
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Carlos Ledesma
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Perfecto J. Salas
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Cresenciano Lozano
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Vicente R. Ybiernas
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Engracio Padilla
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Vicente R. Ybiernas
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Ruperto Montinola
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945	Oscar Ledesma
1st Congress 1946–1949
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Pascual Espinosa
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Rodolfo Ganzon
4th Congress 1957–1961	Pascual Espinosa
5th Congress 1961–1965	Rodolfo Ganzon
6th Congress 1965–1969	Fermin Z. Caram, Jr.
7th Congress 1969–1972

1987–1995

• Municipalities: Alimodian, Buenavista, Jordan, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Nueva Valencia, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Alberto J. Lopez
9th Congress 1992–1995

3rd District

 

3rd District of Iloilo

• Municipalities: Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan
• Population (2020): 456,006

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Licurgo P. Tirador
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Manuel P. Parcon
12th Congress 2001–2004	Arthur D. Defensor, Sr.
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Arthur R. Defensor, Jr.
16th Congress 2013–2016
17th Congress 2016–2019
18th Congress 2019–2022	Lorenz R. Defensor
19th Congress 2022–2025

1907–1922

• Municipalities: Cabatuan, Leon, Santa Barbara, San Miguel (re-established 1915), Maasin (re-established 1918)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Salvador Laguda
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Jose Lopez-Vito
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Ernesto Gustilo
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Nicanor Gregorius
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Jose E. Locsin

1922–1972

• Municipalities: Cabatuan, Janiuay, Alimodian, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga (re-established 1940), New Lucena (Lucena) (re-established 1946), Badiangan (established 1967)

Period	Representative
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Tomas Confesor
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Silvestre Villa
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Atanasio Ampig
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Tomas Confesor
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941	Atanasio Ampig
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945	Tiburcio Lutero
1st Congress 1946–1949
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Patricio V. Confesor
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Ramon C. Tabiana
4th Congress 1957–1961	Domitilo G. Abordo
5th Congress 1961–1965	Ramon C. Tabiana
6th Congress 1965–1969	Gloria M. Tabiana
7th Congress 1969–1972

4th District

 

4th District of Iloilo

• City: Passi (became city 1998)
• Municipalities: Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas, San Enrique
• Population (2020): 402,317

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Narciso D. Monfort
9th Congress 1992–1995	Nicetas P. Panes
10th Congress 1995–1998	Narciso D. Monfort
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007	Ferjenel G. Biron
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016	Hernan G. Biron, Jr.
17th Congress 2016–2019	Ferjenel G. Biron
18th Congress 2019–2022	Braeden John Q. Biron
19th Congress 2022–2025	Ferjenel G Biron

1907–1922

• Municipalities: Barotac Nuevo, Janiuay, Pototan, Dingle (re-established 1908), Dumangas (re-established 1911), Lambunao (re-established 1911)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Adriano Hernández y Dayot
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Espiridión Guanco
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Tiburcio Lutero
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Daniel Evangelista

1922–1972

• Municipalities: Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan, Mina (re-established 1968), Bingawan (established 1969)

Period	Representative
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Federico R. Tirador
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Asencio Arrancillo
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Tomas Buenaflor
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Federico R. Tirador
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Tomas Buenaflor
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945	Ceferino de los Santos
1st Congress 1946–1949	Gaudencio Dimaisip^[a]
	Mariano Peñaflorida^[b]
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Ricardo Yap Ladrido
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972	Mariano Peñaflorida

Notes

1. Died in office.
2. Elected in a special election in 1947, to complete unexpired term of predecessor.

5th District

 

5th District of Iloilo

• Municipalities: Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael, Sara
• Population (2020): 472,661

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Niel D. Tupas Sr.
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Rolex T. Suplico
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Niel C. Tupas, Jr.
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016
17th Congress 2016–2019	Raul C. Tupas
18th Congress 2019–2022
19th Congress 2022–2025

1907–1922

• Municipalities: Balasan, Banate, Passi, Sara, Dueñas (re-established 1920), Ajuy (re-established 1916), Barotac Viejo (re-established 1918), Estancia (re-established 1918), Carles (re-established 1919), San Dionisio (re-established 1920), Calinog (re-established 1920), Concepcion (re-established 1920)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Regino Dorillo
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Ramon López
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Cirilo Mapa
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Juan de León y Benedicto
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Victoriano M. Salcedo

1922–1972

• Municipalities: Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara, Anilao (re-established 1939), Lemery (re-established 1947), Batad (re-established 1949), San Enrique (re-established 1957), San Rafael (established 1969)

Period	Representative
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Tomas Vargas
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Venancio Cudilla
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Victoriano M. Salcedo
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945	Juan Borra
1st Congress 1946–1949
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Jose M. Aldeguer
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

• Includes Guimaras but excludes Iloilo City

Period	Representative
National Assembly 1943–1944	Cirilo Mapa, Jr.^[3]
	Fermin C. Caram (ex officio)^[3]

1984–1986

• Includes Guimaras and Iloilo City

Period	Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Salvador B. Britanico
	Fermin Z. Caram, Jr.
	Arthur D. Defensor
	Narciso D. Monfort
	Rafael P. Palmares

See also

• Legislative district of Guimaras
• Legislative district of Iloilo City

References

1. "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
2. Congress of the Philippines (October 10, 1991). "Republic Act No. 7160 - Local Government Code of 1991". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
3. Official program of the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines and the induction into office of His Excellency Jose P. Laurel. Bureau of Printing. 1943.