Abra Provincial Board

Abra Provincial Board

Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Abra
Abra Provincial Board ; Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Abra
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Ronald Balao-as, Asenso Abrenio ; since June 30, 2019
Structure
Seats	12 board members; 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	Asenso Abrenio (9) Nonpartisan (3)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large (regular members); Indirect election (ex officio members); Acclamation (sectoral member);
Last election	May 13, 2019
Next election	May 9, 2022
Meeting place
	, Bangued

The Abra Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Abra.

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each sending four members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for four members, with the four candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.

District apportionment[]

Election year	No. of seats per district		Ex officio seats	Total seats
Election year	1st	2nd	Ex officio seats	Total seats
2004–13	4	4	3	11

Redistricting changes[]

Since 2004:

1st District: Boliney, Bucay, Bucloc, Daguioman, Langiden, Luba, Manabo, Peñarrubia, Pidigan, Pilar, Sallapadan, San Isidro, San Quintin, Tubo, Villaviciosa
2nd District: Bangued, Danglas, Dolores, La Paz, Lacub, Lagangilang, Lagayan, Licuan-Baay, Malibcong, San Juan, Tayum, Tineg

List of members[]

An additional three ex officio members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.

Vice Governor[]

Election year	Name	Party
2001
2004			NPC
2007			PDSP
2010			Lakas
2013			Liberal
2016			NUP
2019

1st District[]

Election year
2004	Jonathan Beroña (PDSP)	Victor Valera (NPC)	Edgardo Flores (Liberal)	Ruben Paderes (Lakas)
2007	Jonathan Beroña (PDSP)	Nancy Lupang (Independent)	Edgardo Flores (PDSP)	Elmer Gayao, Sr. (KAMPI)
2010	Nancy Lupang (Lakas-Kampi)	Floro Fontanilla (Liberal)	Elmer Bides (Liberal)	Elmer Gayao, Sr. (Lakas-Kampi)
2013	Elmer Bides (Liberal)	Floro Fontanilla (Liberal)	Leonard Andanan (Liberal)	Antonio Dayag (Liberal)
2016	Elmer Bides (Liberal)	Antonio Dayag (Liberal)	Leonard Andanan (Liberal)	Elmer Gayao, Sr. (NUP)
2019	Rodolfo de la Paz (Asenso Abrenio)	Antonio Dayag (Asenso Abrenio)	Leonard Andanan (Asenso Abrenio)	Arturo Gayao (Asenso Abrenio)

2nd District[]

Election year
2004	James Bersamin (NPC)	Perfecto Cardenes (NPC)	Victorino Baroña (PDSP)	Ramon Dickson (PDSP)
2007	(KAMPI)	Allen Brix Bachiller (KAMPI)	Serafin B. Alzate (KAMPI)	Patrocinio P. Abayao, Jr. (KAMPI)
2010	Maria Elena Jenkins (Independent)	Rosario Bersamin (Liberal)	Allen Brix Bachiller (Lakas-Kampi)	Kathleen Balbin (Lakas-Kampi)
2013	Kathleen Maria Balbin (Liberal)	Ramon Dickson (Liberal)	Allen Brix Bachiller (Nacionalista)	Byrone Alzate (Aksyon)
2016	Kathleen Maria B. Tawantawan (Liberal)	Byrone Alzate (NUP)	Maria Elena A. Jenkins (NUP)	Ana Marie A. Bersamin (Liberal)
2019	Allan Seares (Asenso Abrenio)	Byrone Alzate (Asenso Abrenio)	Maria Elena A. Jenkins (Asenso Abrenio)	Patrocinio Abaya (Asenso Abrenio)