Legislative districts of Albay

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The Legislative Districts of Albay are the representations of the province of Albay 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.

Albay was divided into three assembly districts from 1907 to 1931. The fourth district — comprising the sub-province of Catanduanes — was created by virtue of Act No. 3617 enacted in 1929, and elected its own representative starting in 1931. 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 sixth 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 (including the sub-province of Catanduanes) 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. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province continued to comprise four districts.

The sub-province of Catanduanes was converted into a regular province by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 687 enacted on September 26, 1945. The fourth district became the lone district of Catanduanes starting in 1946, thereby reducing the Albay's representation to three.

The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region V from 1978 to 1984, and elected three representatives at-large to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Albay retained its three congressional districts under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The first district of Albay is among the original representative districts from 1907 which has never changed in territorial coverage, along with Ilocos Norte's first and second, Ilocos Sur's first, and Iloilo's first, districts.

1st District

• City: Tabaco City
• Municipalities: Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo (Libog), Tiwi
• Population (2010): 351,721

2nd District

• City: Legazpi City
• Municipalities: Camalig, Daraga (Locsin) (annexed to Legazpi City 1948–1954), Manito, Rapu-Rapu
• Population (2010): 420,285

1907–1931

• Municipalities: Bato, Calolbon, Legazpi (Albay) (Legazpi and Daraga annexed to Albay municipality in 1907; Daraga separated in 1922; Albay municipality renamed Legazpi in 1925), Manito, Pandan, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac, Baras (re-established in 1910), Panganiban (established 1921), Daraga (annexed to Albay municipality 1907–1922)

3rd District

• City: Ligao City
• Municipalities: Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Oas, Polangui, Pio Duran (established 1968)
• Population (2010): 461,426

1907–1931

• Municipalities: Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas,

4th District (defunct)

• Municipalities: Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Pandan, Panganiban, Viga, Virac

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

• includes the sub-province of Catanduanes

1984–1986

See also

• Legislative district of Catanduanes

References

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library

Legislative districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Luzon	Abra Albay Antipolo Apayao Aurora Baguio Bataan Batanes Batangas Benguet Biñan Bulacan Cagayan Caloocan Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Catanduanes Cavite Dasmariñas Ifugao Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur Isabela Kalinga La Union Laguna Las Piñas Malabon Makati Mandaluyong Manila Marikina Marinduque Masbate Mountain Province Muntinlupa Navotas Nueva Ecija Nueva Vizcaya Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Pampanga Pangasinan Parañaque Pasay Pasig Pateros & Taguig Quezon Quezon City Quirino Rizal Romblon San Jose del Monte San Juan Sorsogon Taguig Tarlac Valenzuela Zambales
Visayas	Aklan Antique Bacolod Biliran Bohol Capiz Cebu Cebu City Eastern Samar Guimaras Iloilo Iloilo City Lapu-Lapu City Leyte Negros Occidental Negros Oriental Northern Samar Samar Siquijor Southern Leyte
Mindanao	Agusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Basilan Bukidnon Cagayan de Oro Camiguin Compostela Valley Cotabato Davao City Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Occidental Davao Oriental Dinagat Islands Iligan Lanao del Norte Lanao del Sur Maguindanao Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental Sarangani South Cotabato Sultan Kudarat Sulu Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur Tawi-Tawi Zamboanga City Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga Sibugay
Defunct	Defunct districts  Agusan Ambos Camarines Cavite City Davao Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Las Piñas-Muntinlupa Las Piñas-Parañaque Malabon & Navotas Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela Mindanao & Sulu Mindoro Misamis Olongapo Pasig & Marikina San Pablo San Juan & Mandaluyong Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Taguig, Pateros & Muntinlupa Zamboanga
See also: Districts for the Senate (1916–1935)