Guimaras's at-large congressional district

Guimaras's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Guimaras within the Philippines
ProvinceGuimaras
RegionWestern Visayas
Population187,842 (2020)[1]
Electorate124,076 (2022)[2]
Area604.57 km2 (233.43 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1991
RepresentativeMaria Lucille Nava
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Guimaras's at-large congressional district is the provincewide electoral district in Guimaras, Philippines. It was created ahead of the 1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections following its conversion into a regular province under the 1991 Local Government Code (Republic Act No. 7160) which was ratified in a 1992 plebiscite concurrent with that year's general election.[3] Guimaras had been a sub-province of Iloilo since 1966 and was last represented as part of Iloilo's 2nd district in the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995 and in earlier national legislatures from 1907 to 1972.[4] It was also formerly included in the multi-member Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984 and the multi-member Iloilo's at-large district for the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899 and for the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[5] The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Maria Lucille Nava of the National Unity Party (NUP).[6][7]

  1. ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Republic Act No. 7160 (October 10, 1991), An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991, retrieved March 13, 2021
  4. ^ Republic Act No. 4667 (June 18, 1966), An Act Creating the Subprovince of Guimaras in the Province of Iloilo, retrieved March 13, 2021
  5. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Lena, Perla (October 8, 2024). "Nava couple swap posts in Guimaras". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved November 11, 2024.