Legislative districts of Isabela

The legislative districts of Isabela are the representations of the province of Isabela and the independent component city of Santiago 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, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth congressional districts.

History

The province was represented as a lone legislative district until 1972. It was part of the representation of Region II from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986, it elected 3 assemblymen at-large. In 1986, it was redistricted into four legislative districts.

On September 27, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11080,^[1] increasing the legislative districts from four to six and reapportioned the district assignments of cities and municipalities.^[2]

Six Districts (since 2019)

4th District

City: Santiago^[a]
Municipalities: Cordon, Dinapigue, Jones, San Agustin
Population (2020): 268,602

5th District

Municipalities: Aurora, Burgos, Luna, Mallig, Quezon, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel
Population (2020): 267,550

6th District

City: Cauayan
Municipalities: Echague, San Guillermo, San Isidro
Population (2020): 279,772

Four Districts (1987–2019)

1st District

City: Ilagan (became a city in 2012)
Municipalities: Cabagan, Delfin Albano, Divilacan, Maconacon, Palanan, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Tumauini

2nd District

Municipalities: Aurora, Benito Soliven, Burgos, Gamu, Mallig, Naguilian, Quezon, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel, San Mariano

3rd District

City: Cauayan (became a city in 2001)
Municipalities: Alicia, Angadanan, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, San Guillermo, San Mateo

4th District

City: Santiago^[a] (became a city in 1994)
Municipalities: Cordon, Dinapigue, Echague, Jones, Ramon, San Agustin, San Isidro

Notes

^ a b Independent component city since July 4, 1994. Independent from the province and does not vote for provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 7720.^[3] Only votes with Isabela for congressional representation.
^ Died on February 26, 2003.
^ Elected to complete the unexpired term of predecessor, assumed office on May 19, 2003.

Lone District (defunct)

Notes

^ Unseated by the Assembly.^[4]

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

1984–1986

References

^ http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2018/09sep/20180927-RA-11080-RRD.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Esguerra, Darryl John (27 September 2018). "Duterte creates two new legislative districts in Isabela". newsinfo.inquirer.net.
^ . March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201114/http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/ra_09/RA07720.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Jernegan, Prescott F. (2009). The Philippine Citizen. BiblioBazaar. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-115-97139-3.