Legislative districts of Aklan

The legislative districts of Aklan are the representations of the province of Aklan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Aklan were represented under the 2nd and 3rd districts of the province of Capiz.

Republic Act No. 1414, enacted on April 25, 1956, created the province of Aklan from the western, Akeanon-speaking municipalities of Capiz.[1] The new province began to elect a separate representative starting in the 1957 elections.

Aklan was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region VI from 1978 to 1984. The province returned one representative, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, the province constituted a lone district[2] which elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The signing of Republic Act No. 11077 authored by Carlito S. Marquez on September 24, 2018[3] reapportioned Aklan into two legislative districts, which elected their separate representatives starting in the 2019 elections.

1st District

• Municipalities: Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Kalibo, Libacao, Madalag, New Washington
• Population (2015): 297,318

Period	Representative[4]
18th Congress 2019–2022	Carlito S. Marquez

2nd District

• Municipalities: Buruanga, Ibajay, Lezo, Makato, Malay, Malinao, Nabas, Numancia, Tangalan
• Population (2015): 277,505

Period	Representative[4]
18th Congress 2019–2022	Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.

At-large (defunct)

Period	Representative[4]
4th Congress 1957–1961	Jose B. Legaspi
5th Congress 1961–1965	Godofredo P. Ramos
6th Congress 1965–1969	Rafael B. Legaspi
7th Congress 1969–1972
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Rafael B. Legaspi
8th Congress 1987–1992	Ramon B. Legaspi
9th Congress 1992–1995	Allen S. Quimpo
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004	Gabrielle V. Calizo-Quimpo
13th Congress 2004–2007	Florencio T. Miraflores
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016	Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.
17th Congress 2016–2019	Carlito S. Marquez

See also

• Legislative districts of Capiz

References

1. "Republic Act No. 1414 - An Act to Create the Province of Aklan". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 25 April 1956. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
2. 1986 Constitutional Commission (2 February 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
3. Congress of the Philippines (24 September 2018). "Republic Act No. 11077 - Act Reapportioning the Province of Aklan into Two (2) Legislative Districts" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2019.
4. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 August 2019.