Palawan's 3rd congressional district
Palawan's 3rd congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Province | Palawan |
Region | Mimaropa |
Population | 290,207 (2015)[1] |
Electorate | 178,706 (2019)[2] |
Major settlements | 2 LGUs
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Area | 3,188.35 km2 (1,231.03 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2012 |
Representative | Gil Acosta Jr. |
Political party | PPP |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Palawan's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2013.[3] The district is composed of the city of Puerto Princesa and adjacent municipality of Aborlan.[4] It was created after the 2012 reapportionment that redrew the boundaries of the 2nd district and allocated a new district for Palawan's capital and only city. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Gil Acosta Jr. of the Partidong Pagbabago ng Palawan (PPP).[5]
Representation history[]
# | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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Start | End | |||||||
Palawan's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[] | ||||||||
District created July 19, 2012 from Palawan's 2nd district.[4] | ||||||||
1 | Douglas S. Hagedorn | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | NPC | Elected in 2013. | 2013–present Aborlan, Puerto Princesa | |
2 | Gil P. Acosta | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | NPC | Elected in 2016. | ||
3 | Gil Acosta Jr. | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PPP | Elected in 2019. |
Election results[]
2019[]
2016[]
2013[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Republic Act No. 10171". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
Categories:
- Congressional districts of the Philippines
- Politics of Palawan
- 2012 establishments in the Philippines
- Congressional districts of Mimaropa
- Constituencies established in 2012