Legislative districts of Aklan

The legislative districts of Aklan are the representations of the province of Aklan 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 and second congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Aklan were represented under the 2nd and 3rd districts of the province of Capiz.

Republic Act No. 1414, enacted on April 25, 1956, created the province of Aklan from the western, Akeanon-speaking municipalities of Capiz.[1] The new province began to elect a separate representative starting in the 1957 elections.

Aklan was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region VI from 1978 to 1984. The province returned one representative, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, the province constituted a lone district[2] which elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The signing of Republic Act No. 11077 authored by Carlito S. Marquez on September 24, 2018[3] reapportioned Aklan into two legislative districts, which elected their separate representatives starting in the 2019 elections.

1st District

Period Representative[4]
18th Congress
20192022
Carlito S. Marquez

2nd District

Period Representative[4]
18th Congress
20192022
Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.

At-large (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
4th Congress
19571961
Jose B. Legaspi
5th Congress
19611965
Godofredo P. Ramos
6th Congress
19651969
Rafael B. Legaspi
7th Congress
19691972
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Rafael B. Legaspi
8th Congress
19871992
Ramon B. Legaspi
9th Congress
19921995
Allen S. Quimpo
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
Gabrielle V. Calizo-Quimpo
13th Congress
20042007
Florencio T. Miraflores
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
20132016
Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.
17th Congress
20162019
Carlito S. Marquez

See also

References

  1. "Republic Act No. 1414 - An Act to Create the Province of Aklan". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 25 April 1956. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. 1986 Constitutional Commission (2 February 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. Congress of the Philippines (24 September 2018). "Republic Act No. 11077 - Act Reapportioning the Province of Aklan into Two (2) Legislative Districts" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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