Aurora's at-large congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Province | Aurora |
Region | Central Luzon |
Population | 235,750 (2020)[1] |
Electorate | 154,688 (2022)[2] |
Area | 3,147.32 km2 (1,215.19 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Representative | Rommel T. Angara |
Political party | LDP |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Aurora's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Aurora. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier in the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[3] Aurora first elected a single representative provincewide at-large for the Regular Batasang Pambansa following its creation as a regular province separate from Quezon in 1978 and the subsequent 1984 Philippine constitutional plebiscite that amended the 1973 constitution and abolished the regional at-large assembly districts.[4][5] Before 1978, the province was represented in the national legislatures as part of Quezon's 1st and at-large congressional districts. The district was re-created on February 2, 1987 following the ratification of the 1987 constitution that restored the House of Representatives.[6] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Rommel T. Angara of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP).[7]