Legislative districts of Sorsogon

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

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Sorsogon initially comprised a single district to the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899. It was later divided into two congressional districts since 1907, which included Masbate until it was given its own representation in 1922. From 1978 to 1984, it was part of the representation of Region V in the Interim Batasang Pambansa, and it elected two assemblymen at-large in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.

Current Districts

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Legislative districts and representatives of Sorsogon
DistrictCurrent RepresentativePartyConstituent LGUsPopulation (2020)AreaMap
1stMarie Bernadette Escudero
(since 2022)
NPC441,959[1]1,103.73 km2
2ndManuel Fortes, Jr.
(since 2022)
NPC386,696[1]1,015.28 km2


Historical Districts

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At-Large (defunct)

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1943–1944

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PeriodRepresentative
National Assembly
1943–1944
Manuel Estipona
Rafael Ramos

1984–1986

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PeriodRepresentative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986
Salvador H. Escudero III
Augusto G. Ortiz

See also

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References

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